An American professor happened upon a manuscript by one of the Bible’s translators at Cambridge, a discovery that may shed light on how the translators worked.
Three artists took credit for Arabic graffiti calling the show “racist” that appeared in a recent episode. They said it was a protest of the series’ false and misleading portrayals of Muslims.
Religious diversity is under threat across the Middle East and other parts of the globe, according to a State Department report on religious freedoms, which recounts the rise of ISIS and its attacks on Christians and other minorities.
The most exquisite food in the world, say many celebrated chefs, is being made not in Copenhagen or New York, but in a remote temple complex south of Seoul by a 59-year-old Buddhist nun.
Government rabbis decide who is officially Jewish, which affects issues including marriage and divorce. But religious and political rivals have started their own system for conversion.
John Harris's family has buried Cockney East Enders in style for generations. But London has changed, so the funeral home now has washrooms for Hindus and will soon make room for Muslim rites as well.
What fuels Islamic extremism? Many point to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with Yasir Qadhi of Rhodes College about how to discourage Americans from joining ISIS.