Religious minorities

Yazidi fighters disarm in Iraq's Sinjar after a decade of division - what comes next? - analysis

Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.

An abandoned improvised mortar system is seen on the side of a road in Sinjar, Iraq, with a Kurdish flag flying in the background, January 26, 2016
A delegate in ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026.

China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools


Religious freedom in Israel: Christianity doing well - WATCH LIVE

The discussion is termed "Holy to Many: Views on Religious Freedom."

Druze-Israelis protest the Nation-State Law

Trying to beat the Middle Eastern heat… modestly

For Orthodox Jewish women, tzniut, or modesty, involves wearing shirts that cover the collar bone and have three-quarter sleeves past the elbows.

Arab women wearing burkinis at a beach in Tel Aviv

Religious minorities forbidden from teaching in Iranian kindergartens

"It is clear that this announcement is explicitly opposed to the laws of the country," wrote a Zoroastrian member of Iran's Parliament.

Students play with Lego bricks in the Pishtaz School in Tehran October 2011

A democratic nation state of the Jewish people

The new law does not erode a single right or protection of any minority. It actually reaffirms Israel’s commitment to minority groups.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

‘A milestone’ victory for Shabbat observant sports competitors

Shabbat Team says it has fielded dozens of complaints in recent years by religious sportsmen in different fields who have found it impossible to compete.

Culture Minister Miri Regev cabinet meeting March 11, 2018

Nation-state bill strikes blow to minorities

So the question arises as to whether the nation-state bill is essentially just a declaration, and what – if any – problems does it generate?

A man holds up an Israeli flag at the start of a soccer match [Illustrative]

Why haredim need secular studies

There are not enough jobs within yeshivot for haredim who want to become teachers and rabbis. Often the jobs that are available – even as a cashier in a neighborhood store – require outside contact.

Young haredim take part in a protest against mandatory IDF conscription, March 2018

Religious tolerance is a safeguard of peace and security

The Jerusalem Post

High Court rules TA shops can remain open on Shabbat

Haredi MKs vow legislative override.

The Sarona Food Market in Tel Aviv

Drôle de monde

De la difficulté des minorités religieuses en pays musulmans

Des femmes arabes à Pisgat Zeev