Shiite paramilitary rebrand forces in Iraq following concerns the name of their operation against ISIS would incite sectarianism. More from Reuters.
Category Archives: Religion + Belief
Poland, slow to accept refugees in the Mediterranean influx, agrees to provide asylum to 60 Syrian Christian families. More from ABC News.
The arrest of a Shiite religious leader in Cairo further frustrate Egypt’s Shiite minority community, who report ongoing discrimination and persecution. More from Middle East Eye.
As some call for expansion of laïcité laws in France, observant French Muslim women struggle with discrimination and exclusion from opportunity. More from The New York Times.
Genocide researcher finds early signs forecasting possible future genocide in the Rohingya situation in Myanmar. More from Public Radio International.
Tens of thousands attend funeral of the 21 murdered in the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque, protesting sectarian violence in Saudi Arabia. More from Reuters.
French filmmaker profiles the niqab and the complexities of Salafist female identity in Tunisia. More from Le Monde (in French).
New law authorizing Myanmar provincial authorities to mandate 3-year gap between births suspected by rights groups as attempt to inhibit Muslim population growth. More from The Guardian.
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