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Hanukkah stabbing suspect indicted in New York on six counts of attempted murder
The man accused of going on a stabbing rampage at the New York-area home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration was indicted on Friday on ... World News -
Christians, Muslims, Jews unite against assisted suicide
Leaders from three of the world’s major religions have joined forces against assisted suicide and euthanasia, in a declaration issued at the ... Variety -
German gunman published ‘manifesto’ before anti-Semitic attack
A gunman who shot dead two people in the German city of Halle published an anti-Semitic “manifesto” online more than a week ago, the SITE ... World News -
German prosecutor: Shooting suspect wanted to carry out massacre, inspire others
Germany’s federal prosecutor said on Thursday that Stephan B., the man suspected of an attack on a synagogue in eastern Germany on Wednesday ... World News -
Sudan calls on Jewish community to return to the ‘pluralistic’ nation
Judaism has a long history in Sudan. While the majority of Jewish families left the country following its independence in 1956 as anti-Semitic ... Features -
Back to the roots: Iraqi Jews want their citizenship reinstated
It appears that the issue of Jews of Iraqi descent demanding back their nationality has taken a new turn after an article by Israeli writer Jackie ... Features -
Western Wall stone crashes down in Jerusalem
Jerusalem authorities restricted access to one of Judaism’s holiest sites on Monday after a massive stone block from the Western Wall fell to ... Middle East -
Retracing the roots of Kuwaiti Christians, Bahraini Jews
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Bosnia's Muslims, Christians and Jews chide politicians
Bosnia's religious leaders say politicians are standing in the way of peaceful coexistence between Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities trying to ... Features -
Why do Tunisian Jews flock to this island temple at this time every year?
Thousands of Jews began performing religious services on Friday morning at the Temple of Ghriba Synagogue, in the Tunisian island of Djerba. This ... Features -
Retracing Bahrain’s Jewish contributions to Gulf economics and politics
The Manama neighborhood adjoining Bab al-Bahrain – the gate considered the center point of the tiny island kingdom– has a religious ... Features -
Israel law renews hot debate on army service for ultra-Orthodox
Debate over whether ultra-Orthodox young men studying at seminaries should perform mandatory military service has flared again Middle East -
Catholics should not try to convert Jews, Vatican says
Catholics should not try to convert Jews and should work with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday World News -
Porn star Jenna Jameson sparks backlash for defending Israel
Jameson, a former webcam model and pornographic actress during the 1990s, recently converted from Catholicism to Judaism Variety -
Israeli Cabinet reverses policy easing conversion to Judaism
The move tightens the grip of ultra-Orthodox parties over religious issues in Israel Middle East -
Norway’s Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
Chanting ‘No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia,’ Norway’s Muslims formed what they called a ring of peace Art and culture -
Syrian Jewish bibles could spark ownership dispute
Known as the Crowns of Damascus, the nine leather-bound parchment books were written mostly in Spain and Italy between 700 and 1,000 years ago Art and culture -
Muslim-Jewish comedy ‘The Infidel’ wins London praise
The hit stage adaptation of the 2010 cult comedy film The Infidel, comes to the end of its successful run this weekend at the Theatre Royal Stratford ... Variety -
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Israel was faced with criticism after it closed the holy site Middle East -
Zara pulls yellow-star tee shirt over link to Nazis
The shirt has a yellow star resembling a star which Nazis forced European Jews to wear Variety -
Interfaith house of prayer to be built in Berlin
The future interfaith meeting place is planned for the Petriplatz square in downtown Berlin News -
Values, not visas are the making of a citizen
David Cameron, who, for the record, was not at all nasty, never mentioned Britain’s Muslim community by name Middle East -
Britain’s Ed Miliband wants to be 'first Jewish' PM, forgets Disraeli
The Labor Party leader is under fire after saying he wanted to be the country’s 'First Jewish Prime Minister,' a title already taken by Benjamin Disraeli Variety -
Deputy leader of Egypt's Jewish community buried
Haroun was a daughter of prominent politician Chehata Haroun, known for his anti-Zionist politics Middle East -
Unholy tensions on Temple Mount
No issue epitomizes this entanglement more than the delicate, some might argue fragile, coexistence between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem Middle East -
Ultra-Orthodox rally in Israel against draft bill
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied against plans that require them to serve in the Israeli military Middle East -
Raw emotions in Israel after the death of a divisive rabbi
The surreal sight of a funeral taking place in the middle of the night is not uncommon in Jerusalem. The Jewish tradition requires that the deceased ... Middle East -
Egypt’s playground fight: ‘My religion is better than yours’
Repetitiveness is often boring, and that’s exactly what I will be doing in this article. Some ideas are worth being analyzed, discussed and even ... Middle East -
New York pupils could get Muslim school holidays
School children in New York are likely to get two extra days off to mark the biggest annual Muslim holidays if the city’s next mayor gets his ... World News -
Poland, Lithuania divided over ritual animal slaughter
In a war of words, or perhaps just a business opportunity, Lithuania has taken a step towards legalizing the ritual slaughter of livestock for food, ... Variety