Tag: Religious issues
Shiite powerhouse al-Sistani helped shape today’s Iraq
One highlight of Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq is his meeting Saturday with a revered religious leader for Shiite Muslims, Grand Ayatollah Ali...
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country's powerful Orthodox establishment, ruling that people who convert...
Islamist party supporters march for unity in Tunisia
Thousands of flag-waving marchers demonstrated Saturday in Tunisia's capital in a show of support for the majority party in parliament.
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French Riviera cities under lockdown as new infections soar
PARIS — Residents of Nice in the French Riviera will be denied their strolls along the beach on a sunny weekend, under a temporary...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
<p>Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
<p>TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
N. Macedonia upholds most convictions on fishermen slayings
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s criminal court on Tuesday reduced the sentences originally imposed on two people and acquitted one in a retrial...