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Dimitar Dilkoff / Getty ISIS Destroyed Jonah’s Tomb, but Not Its Message
Iraqis of Armenian, Arab, Assyrian, and Jewish descent recall what the shrine symbolized on the third anniversary of its destruction.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic The Commodification of Orthodox Judaism
What’s gained and what’s lost when religion becomes an individualist—or even consumerist—endeavor?
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Reuters The Dilemma of the Burqini
Is there any right way to react to the swimwear?
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Atta Kenare / Getty Why Iran Broke Its Strict Hijab Rules for the 'Queen of Math'
Famed mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, who died Friday, was memorialized without the headscarf.
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Oli Scarff / Getty Who Gets to Own Iraq’s Religious Heritage?
An archeologist on cultural preservation in the shadow of ISIS
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Kelley DeBettencourt / Getty / Zak Bickel / ... ‘We’re Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People’
A small, vocal group of Conservative rabbis is pushing the movement to accept marriages between Jews and non-Jews. The fight is really about the future of the religion.
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Yves Herman / Reuters Does the Burqa Have a Future in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights said banning full or partial face veils is “necessary in a democratic society.”
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Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters What a Protestant Parade Reveals About Theresa May's New Partners
Northern Ireland’s July 12 celebration, known for provoking violence, helps explain the small party that has catapulted to national prominence.
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Department of Justice Hobby Lobby Purchased Thousands of Ancient Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq
The craft-supply giant, which will open its Museum of the Bible in D.C. this fall, will pay a $3 million settlement.
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mikeledray / 21kompot / shutterstock / Katie Martin ... A Conservative Christian Battle Over Gender
Some communities agree that women shouldn’t be pastors. But their members fiercely debate every other kind of women’s empowerment.
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Eddie Keogh / Reuters Donald Trump Offers to Help Charlie Gard
The president of the United States stepped in to defend a British infant whose life support will be removed after European courts sided with doctors against his parents.
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Karim Jaafar / Getty The Muslim Brotherhood Is the Root of the Qatar Crisis
The Saudi-led bloc has made 13 demands of Doha, but they’re mostly about resolving one issue—and time is almost up.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters Which Christians Is Trump Willing to Protect?
The president promised to save them from persecution in the Middle East, but in Detroit, some Iraqis are being rounded up for potential deportation.
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Tim Graham / Getty A Newly Discovered Manuscript and Its Lesson on Islam
Early drafts of a canonical work show how Muslims' understanding of their faith has evolved.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Sally Yates on Bob Mueller: ‘Folks Ought to Have Tremendous Confidence in Him’
The former acting attorney general says she believes the Department of Justice can withstand anything that happens during the Trump administration.
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Vincent West / Reuters Making Babies, No Sex Necessary
One professor claims that future humans will be made from skin cells and prescreened for things like hair color and sex.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars
Cecile Richards says the organization will not spin off its abortion services, even though Congress is threatening to cut off a portion of the group’s funding.
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Neil Hall / Reuters Is ISIS More Violent During Ramadan?
The group has called for increased attacks during the Islamic holy month.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Supreme Court Strikes Down a Major Church-State Barrier
Trinity Lutheran v. Comer finds that governments can’t discriminate against churches that would otherwise qualify for funding just because they’re religious institutions.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters ‘Muslims Feel Under Siege’
A 17-year-old woman murdered after leaving a mosque in Virginia. For American Muslims, Ramadan has been a charged time.
