Shenaz Kermalli

Shenaz Kermalli is an author at Religion News Service.

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The ’Splainer: What is the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum and why was it attacked?

By Shenaz Kermalli — June 7, 2017
(RNS) The mausoleum is one of the most important symbols of Iranian pride. It’s famously referred to within Iran as 'the holy shrine.'

Manchester’s Muslims fear backlash after concert attack

By Shenaz Kermalli — May 25, 2017
(RNS) The attack, claimed by the so-called Islamic State, has many in Manchester’s sizable Muslim population worried about their safety.

Canadian Copts ponder the future of their faith back in Egypt

By Shenaz Kermalli — April 25, 2017
TORONTO (RNS) Ontario has one of the largest concentrations of Copts in the diaspora. Many are reeling with sorrow and grasping for an explanation of what is happening to their church back in Egypt, a country that has been its home for almost two millennia.
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