At this time of tremendous national polarization, it might seem counterintuitive to turn to religious freedom for guidance on how to overcome the deep cleavages in American society. The introduction ...

Here’s something that will never happen in America: A woman in Saudi Arabia is poised to make at least $270,000 and maybe as much as $1.3 million in a televised poetry competition for her ...

As India prepares to celebrate its 78th Independence Day on 15th August 2025, the nation’s tricolour will once again fly high, reminding us of a hard-won political freedom. But alongside that historic ...

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is cleaning up comments she made about the U.S. Civil War after catching heat from both sides of the political aisle. Haley faced a backlash from the ...

There are three holidays in June that, although seemingly different, are stitched together by a common, universal thread, specifically, freedom and self-determination. Italian Republic Day, celebrated ...

Fifteen years ago, the Family Research Council advocated for Abdul Rahman, an Afghan Muslim man who had converted to Christianity and was being persecuted. Even in the face of a new Constitution, ...

The recent arson that destroyed Beth Israel, Jackson, Miss.’s only synagogue, evokes that state’s dark legacy of violence toward those supporting racial equality — one stretching back more than 60 ...