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What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
By Luis Andres Henao — December 8, 2023
(AP) — Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.
UNESCO is criticized after Cambodia evicts thousands around World Heritage site Angkor Wat
By Grant Peck — November 16, 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — Amnesty International accused UNESCO of disregarding U.N. guidelines and failing in its obligation to intervene and promote the human right to housing.
Using high-tech laser gear, UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war
By Jon Gambrell — June 13, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — They include religious sites, museums, monuments and libraries.
Feared ritual dancers in Zimbabwe try to revamp public image
By Farai Mutsaka — November 18, 2022
(AP) — Performers of the Gule Wamkulu, or “the great barefoot dance,” are seeking to counter such negative impressions and rehabilitate the group’s reputation in society.
The UAE is restoring Christian life in the Persian Gulf
By Knox Thames — February 11, 2022
(RNS) — The tiny gulf nation is supporting religious and cultural restoration to spread tolerance in the Middle East.
How Ohio’s Indigenous sacred sites became a religious flashpoint
By Diana Kruzman — December 21, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (RNS) — A battle for access to sacred sites is taking place, from mountains in Arizona to rivers in North Dakota, aimed at fending off developers or government agencies to preserve the physical integrity directly linked to their spiritual value.
How coronavirus lockdowns in the US starve vulnerable abroad
By Darren Tyler — July 7, 2020
(RNS) — More people may die from the lockdown policies designed to stop the virus than from the virus itself.
Iranian cultural sites include landmarks important to Jews and Christians, too
By Yonat Shimron — January 7, 2020
(RNS) — Among Iran's important religious sites are the tombs of Esther and Mordecai, Daniel and King Cyrus.
Search for undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls reveals dispute over West Bank artifacts
By Bob Smietana — February 5, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — An architectural dig looking for Dead Sea Scrolls in the Qumran region has sparked a debate over ownership of artifacts from Israel's past.
Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
By Yonat Shimron — July 8, 2017
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials say the move negated the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient shrine.
Papyrus offers nonbiblical mention of Judean kingdom in Jerusalem
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Plundered from a cave in the Judean Desert, the scroll provides evidence of the existence of an organized Judean kingdom in Jerusalem.
Site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls is pinpointed
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Dozens of catapults and stones were found which archaeologists say were used by the Romans, led by Titus, against the Jewish guards defending a wall of the Second Temple.
Erasing the Temple Mount’s Jewish claims only makes the conflict worse
By guest — October 19, 2016
(RNS) UNESCO member states, some of which successfully 'erased' Jews from their territories through physical extermination during the 20th century, are once again trying to do so with vitriolic rhetoric.
UNESCO gaslights the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 16, 2016
(RNS) Why is the world screwing with Jewish brains? Because that's the latest front in the war against the Jews.
UN agency ignores Jewish ties to Temple Mount
By Lauren Markoe — October 13, 2016
(RNS) A UNESCO vote unsettles those who see it as an attempt to dismiss Jewish ties to the faith's holiest site.
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