Yemen
Yemen’s Baha’is keep the faith amid conflict and crackdown
By Brian Pellot — November 29, 2016
(RNS) Two Baha’i men in Yemen were unexpectedly released from detention Sunday after months without charge. The men’s wives are still fighting for religious freedom.
Catholic priest abducted in Yemen reportedly alive, could be released
By David Gibson — May 4, 2016
ROME (RNS) Initial rumors fueled fears that the Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil had been crucified by ISIS-affiliated militants.
Surviving nun recalls Yemen massacre
By Rosie Scammell — March 18, 2016
ROME (RNS) The handwritten notes tell how gunmen hunted down the nuns, four of the 16 victims, and then destroyed the Christian symbols in the Catholic nursing home.
Pope Francis calls murdered nuns in Yemen ‘today’s martyrs’
By David Gibson — March 6, 2016
(RNS) The pope said the sisters and other victims of the "diabolical violence” are also casualties of the "globalization of indifference" to such tragedies.
Four Catholic nuns among the dead in massacre by gunmen in Yemen
By Rosie Scammell — March 4, 2016
ROME (RNS) The nuns, from the order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, are among 16 people killed by gunmen who attacked a retirement home.
Bike lanes * Saint Barbie * So long: October’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — November 2, 2015
Churches attack bike lanes for "burdening" their religious freedom as Saint Barbie leads a plastic revolution in Argentina. Savor every word of this last ever recap as I say “so long” to On Freedom.
Boston Marathon, Terrorism, and President Obama
By Omid Safi — April 16, 2013
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon, President Obama stated: "Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror."
Mr. President, I wonder if you realize how right you are.
Mr. President, I wonder if you realize what that means when we are the ones dropping bombs on civilians in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan.
Middle East riots fueled by competition between radicals, moderates as new democracies emerge
By Oren Dorell — September 17, 2012
(RNS) Whether U.S. foreign policy has helped create a political environment where radicals are struggling to remain relevant, or emboldened extremists to act out, is a matter of disagreement. By Oren Dorell.
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