Joseph Massad on why the West still backs Zionism. Jon Elmer on Yemen battle footage. How politicians marked the genocide’s third anniversary and more.

While the caravan struggles along a muddy riverside path, tempers fray, Chen catches fish, merchants risk their necks for pistachios, and Darius waits anxiously for Ahmed and Weili to return.

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A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territories

Scientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network of alarms that will reach even the remotest communities: they hope to use mosques to save lives.

A five-year trial is assessing whether the ubiquitous loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can double up as warning klaxons for earthquakes.

Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity

Christian nationalism in Britain is being driven largely by people who rarely attend church and are more concerned with defending the country’s Christian heritage, according to research.

The report, by the thinktank Theos, identified five different groups within the UK in a survey that looked at their attitudes to Christianity and Britishness.

A reflection on Bergen County, faith, and the quiet ache of spiritual misalignment   I. The Hardness of a Place There is a particular hardness to Bergen County — a quiet, polished hardness that settles into people’s bones without them noticing. It’s the kind of place where everyone is rushing, performing, surviving, and somehow still […]

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