Iran
Prime Minister Netanyahu, don’t take us to Masada
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 15, 2024
(RNS) — Israel survived a night of dark fear. Let's keep it that way.
Argentine court blames Iran and Hezbollah for deadly 1994 Jewish center bombing
By DÉbora Rey and Isabel Debre — April 12, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) —The court said the attack came in retaliation for Argentina reneging on a nuclear cooperation deal with Tehran.
A prayer for finding balance in the Holy Land
By Thomas Reese — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Cease-fire now; release the hostages now.
Parsis in Mumbai fight existential decline in aspirants to priesthood
By Priyadarshini Sen — November 14, 2023
MUMBAI, India (RNS) — With steadily declining numbers, some of India’s Zoroastrians are looking to reduce the strain of becoming a priest in order to encourage more young men to devote themselves to the rituals that sustain the world’s first monotheistic religion.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades
By Pardis Mahdavi — October 9, 2023
(The Conversation) — Narges Mohammadi is the second Iranian woman, after Shirin Ebadi, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains locked up in Evin, Iran’s most notorious prison for political detainees.
‘Am I going to feel anything?’: Young Zoroastrians reconnect with their faith
By Tori Luecking — October 3, 2023
(RNS) — Looking to ensure a future for the aging, mostly immigrant Zoroastrian community, the faith’s leaders in the United States are rallying young Zoroastrians to make friendships across demographic lines and rediscover their spiritual heritage.
Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds
By Bob Smietana — September 25, 2023
(RNS) — A new reports finds that the number of Christian refugees coming to the US has declined at a time when persecution is on the rise.
Three anniversaries will force issues of religious persecution at the UN General Assembly
By Knox Thames — September 12, 2023
(RNS) — Whether world leaders grapple with interconnecting issues of religion and global affairs remains to be seen, but they cannot afford to ignore them.
Iran’s street art shows defiance, resistance and resilience
By Pouya Afshar — August 30, 2023
(The Conversation) — Iranian artists are showing renewed determination to promote freedom as a cultural necessity in Iran, even in the face of a government crackdown.
A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi — August 10, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — These days, with uncovered women a common sight on Tehran streets, authorities have begun raiding companies where women employees or customers have been seen without the headscarf, or hijab.
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
By Amir Vahdat — July 28, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In Afghanistan, the Taliban cut mobile phone services in key cities holding commemorations for fear of militants targeting Shiites, whom Sunni extremists consider heretics.
Official says Yemeni pilgrims depart Sanaa on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016
By Ahmed Al-haj — June 20, 2023
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The flights between Sanaa and Saudi Arabia are another sign of easing tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which has been attempting to end its involvement in country's conflict.
Repression of women points to worsening religious freedom trends abroad
By Nury Turkel and Abraham Cooper — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand.
Iran, 27 other countries critiqued by watchdog for religious freedom violations
By Adelle M. Banks — May 1, 2023
(RNS) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom decried Iran’s use of violence against protesters in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death.
Who are Iran’s morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history
By Pardis Mahdavi — December 13, 2022
(The Conversation) — Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of the Middle East even prior to the date.
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