The Islamic interpretation of the Yazidi faith is what members of ISIS used to justify the enslavement of over 6,000 women and children and the murder of more than 5,000 people.

As we open Sefer Devarim, we stand at a dramatic turning point. While the previous book, Bamidbar, spanned nearly forty years ...

Rashi tells us that when Moses avoided responding immediately to Korah’s complaint, his reason was perhaps that Korah’s ...

Despite bombings in Damascus, including when France’s president was in town, Syrians voice confidence in their safety. At the same time, they distrust official information, leaving room for conspiracy ...

Syria's newly elected parliament has held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad. The ...

A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former ruler of Qatar, dies at 74, leaving a transformative legacy in diplomacy and development.

US decision to delist Syria as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ prompts cautious optimism among businesses and citizens.

At the 2022 Wild Goose Festival, historian and author Diana Butler Bass said in a sermon titled “All the Marys”: “When the ...

Last December, he followed that pattern by adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A federal ...

Fadel Shaker surrendered to authorities last October after spending 12 years evading arrest, hiding in the Palestinian ...

Lebanese authorities have released on bail a pop star-turned-militant who spent months in jail awaiting a retrial on charges ...