Lora Moftah

A court case about Jesus' "lost tomb" has resulted in one of Israel's largest defamation settlements in recent years.

Unanimously chosen to head the Israeli parliament's permanent gender equality committee, Arab lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman says she wants to enact feminist laws and improve the lives of Israel's Arab citizens.

From calculating prayer times to connecting users to charitable projects, Islamic apps have become an increasingly valuable tool for observant Muslims.

The visit will be the first between the two leaders since the start of the Ukraine conflict.

Two astronomical associations have announced the start date of the Islamic holy month, but most Muslims won’t be marking their calendars just yet.

Critics of the controversial treatments hope a New Jersey case will set a precedent for fighting the practice around the country.

A human rights organization says aid has been unevenly distributed to members of lower castes in the country.

A blasphemy case against a reformist Islamic scholar has undermined President Sisi's stated effort to reform Islam.

“This measure is absolutely unheard of in Judaism, having no basis whatsoever in any Jewish text,” opponents say.

The Dalai Lama has urged Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to help persecuted Rohingya Muslims amid a "complicated" refugee crisis.

A new directive by rabbis in North London said that women who defy the ban risk having their children expelled from school.

A bill to strengthen legal protections for transgender people was advanced in Iran, where homosexuality is not only criminalized but, in some cases, punishable by death.

Human rights groups are calling on the government to step up protections of women accused of witchcraft after one accused woman was hacked to death.

The church's top diplomat called the Catholic-majority country's legalization of same-sex marriage a "defeat for humanity."

Experts hope the move could have a ripple effect on the 26 other African nations where the practice remains prevalent.

Calls to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a mosque have been growing in Turkey.

Zedi Feruzi had spoken out against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to stand for a third-term in office.

The Israeli Prime Minister publicly expressed his gratitude to the Obama administration for blocking a U.N. nuclear weapons conference.

However, the Islamic State group conceded the scenario is "far-fetched" in the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq.

Officials appeal for calm after a controversial decision to acquit a white police officer who was charged with killing two black suspects in Cleveland.

The high-profile case of Cleveland officer Michael Brelo has received national attention amid increased scrutiny of lethal force used by police.

Perhaps no single event has represented the Irish Catholic church's transformation better than the same-sex marriage referendum.

After a deadly mosque attack on Friday, a minority in the Sunni kingdom comes under the spotlight.

Voters on Friday are expected to resoundingly say 'Yes' to a landmark amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage.

The Iran-backed group has pointed a finger at Saudi Arabia and the U.S. for ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Syria.

The officers are now scheduled to be arraigned on July 2, Baltimore's prosecutor announced on Thursday.

Procedures to restore hymens are becoming increasingly popular in the region.

The traditional caste system remains entrenched, even among India’s seemingly progressive forces.

Recovering the church's ancient headquarters is part of a campaign to seek reparations for the genocide.