Who Are the Sufis and Why Do Extremists See Them as Threatening?
(The Conversation) — Over 300 people were killed and many more injured in an attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday (Nov. 24).
Minorities Make Up Most of World’s Stateless Population
Minority groups currently make up more than three-quarters of the world's stateless population, according to a new United Nations report released on Nov. 3.
Iran-Iraq Earthquake Called 2017’s Deadliest Yet
NASHVILLE (BP) -- The death toll continues to rise after the deadliest earthquake of 2017 shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday (Nov. 12).
More than 450
Top Indonesia Court Overturns Discriminatory Religious Law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's top court has overturned a law that denied recognition and legal rights to followers of indigenous faiths in a surprise advance for religious
After ISIS, Desire to Rebuild Jonah’s Mosque Now Meets Resistance
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(RNS) — Three years ago the so-called Islamic State destroyed the mosque at the
Pollution the Leading Environmental Cause of Death, Illness
The leading environmental cause of death and illness is pollution, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015 - 16 percent
Progress Made Toward Ending Child Labor, Millions Still Exploited
"How much do you know about your favorite cotton T-shirt's journey to your closet?"
This question opened the Department of Labor's annual "Findings on
Christians and Yazidis in Iraq Stand on the Brink of Extinction
(RNS) — Astonishingly, for three years U.S. government bureaucrats have refused to help endangered religious minority communities like Christians and Yazidis survive the genocide ISIS
China Tightens Worship, Sunday School Restrictions
CHINA (BP) -- China startled Christians by tightening its "choke-hold" on churches there in September, banning Christian education for children and unregistered church
Russia Expands Anti-Missionary Crackdown Against Baptists, Others
Russian officials continue to expand the implementation of last year’s new law targeting missionary and evangelistic activities, including into the region of Crimea that Russia snatched from Ukraine