Opinion

(RNS) — Some of Rumi’s best-known poems speak about uprootedness and the desire to relocate. Now they are helping refugee and US Muslim youth adjust.

(RNS) — He could not stand silent, knowing people were persecuted for their faith.

(RNS) — With a podcast, a magazine, a publishing imprint and a major in-person gathering in Salt Lake City in October, the young Faith Matters organization is on the move.

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Iranian politics explains how Iranians have organized resistance movements for the past several decades while risking arrest and public flogging.

(RNS) — Iran’s ‘morality police’ focus on the hijab not to enforce Islam but to target vulnerable women.

(RNS) — The ancient Jewish ritual of Shabbat, especially Friday night dinners, can help young adults navigate the obstacles to well-being.

(RNS) — A word that comes straight out of the Jewish moral vocabulary list. Sometimes, it is about our own families.

(RNS) — We need to be careful about how we outsource our accountability.

(RNS) — Many wounds reported by laity are inflicted not by individuals but by the institution itself.

(RNS) — Young Latter-day Saints who struggle with mental health say they depend on strong support from outside their homes.

(The Conversation) — A historian of American Judaism explains how cookbooks across the 20th century have influenced and reflected the shifting tastes of American Jews.

(The Conversation) — Queen Elizabeth II encouraged tolerance in a multifaith United Kingdom. To appreciate the significance of her efforts, it is important to understand the country’s complicated religious history.