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Paul Spella / The Atlantic Why Are There No New Major Religions?
The story of one imprisoned prophet illustrates the difficulties of getting a “baby religion” off the ground.
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Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters Does the Quran Forbid Electing Christians?
A single verse, possibly misinterpreted, lies at the heart of a contentious election in the largest Muslim nation.
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Yves Herman / Reuters When the Netherlands Had a Muslim-Majority Empire
Geert Wilders's brand of hostility to Islam has deep roots in Dutch society.
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Tyrone Siu / Reuters Taiwan and the Trumpian Uncertainty Principle
The high price of a phone call
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Yuriko Nakao / Reuters The Growing Urban-Rural Divide Around the World
How politics pits demographic groups against each other
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters Asia Awaits the Trump Era
As a candidate, he criticized alliances while vowing a military buildup. What does that mean for half the world?
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Erik de Castro / Reuters The Limits of Rodrigo Duterte’s Anti-Americanism
The fiery president of the Philippines wants to bring his country out of Washington’s shadow. But how far can he go?
