Islam
Houses of Worship: Qatar State Grand Mosque
Qatar sits on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf with Saudi Arabia to the west as their only neighboring country. Over the past 30 years, Qatar’s…
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Islam
Religious Intolerance in Myanmar
Along the Bay of Bengal and wrapping around the Andaman Sea is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. It is home to 54 million, with…
Islam
The Fight of the Hazaras
The Hazaras have been subject to discrimination and oppression at least since the 19th century. As an ethnic minority within Afghanistan whose population largely belongs to…
Islam
What is a Fatwa? A Scholar of Religion Strips the Word of its Stereotypes
When the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued an Islamic edict against Salman Rushdie on February 14, 1989, an Arabic word the cleric…
Ethics
Sudan Sentences a Woman To Be Stoned to Death Based on Islamic Law
On June 26 in Sudan, Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab was convicted and sentenced to execution by stoning on a charge of adultery, a violation of Islamic law.…
Islam
The Gifts of Islam
1.5 to 2 billion of the world’s people identify as Muslim. That means that nearly 1 out of 4 people in the world believe in the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 1, 2022
Buddhism
Muslim World League’s Historic Multifaith Forum in Saudi Arabia
The Muslim World League held the Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers, a multifaith event with leaders from around the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
Features
Faith-based Pursuit of Nourishing Food Gives Rise to Sustainable Farm
With the industrial food system common to farming in the United States, from the way slaughterhouses are run to the pesticides used on crop farms, Samer…
Features
United States Commission of International Religious Freedom Publishes a Sobering Report
It’s hard to imagine that in present-day some will be denied the freedom to worship as they please or discuss differences with a particular faith without…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 9, 2022
Hinduism
When the Flame Ignites: Islamophobia comes to India
Ram Navami is an Indian festival held yearly in honor of the birth of Lord Ram. It is an anticipated celebration rich in tradition, music, and…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 7, 2022
Features
U.S. President Joe Biden Hosts Reception to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
On May 2 U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a reception in the East Room—the largest State Room of the White House—to…
Hindu
Religious Garments Ban Sparks College Protests in India
Colleges in Karnataka, India, have started banning the use of any religious garment not explicitly called for in their dress code. This prevents Muslim women from…