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Nov 17
4 min

One of the world's largest religious gatherings is moving ahead as planned

BY LAURA SPINNEY The Magh Mela, the annual Hindu pilgrimage to Prayagraj, India, usually attracts around 10 million people. Officials ann...

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Vatican message to Hindus for Diwali 2020

Editorial Team

Nov 14
4 min

Vatican message to Hindus for Diwali 2020

Nov 13th, 2020 (Updated Nov 14th, 2020) The theme of light conquering darkness is found in many of the world's religions. It is also the ...

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Europe's Muslims are European. Stop outsourcing their plight to foreign leaders.

Editorial Team

Nov 14
4 min

Europe's Muslims are European. Stop outsourcing their plight to foreign leaders.

Crucially, it demands an end to the outsourcing of Europe-Muslim relations to foreign leaders.

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‘In 2018 I wrote publicly about my heritage. Soon after, the anti-Semitic messages began’

Editorial Team

Oct 25
7 min

‘In 2018 I wrote publicly about my heritage. Soon after, the anti-Semitic messages began’

The harassment many women face on social media has become frighteningly normalised in recent years.

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First Muslim to ever present a papal encyclical praises ‘Fratelli Tutti’

Editorial Team

Oct 12
6 min

First Muslim to ever present a papal encyclical praises ‘Fratelli Tutti’

He views the pope’s encyclical as “the guide to putting into practice the Human Fraternity document,”

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How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off

Editorial Team

Sep 8
11 min

How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off

Five years ago, as more and more refugees crossed into Europe, Germany’s chancellor proclaimed, ‘We’ll manage this.’

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How Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha amid coronavirus

Editorial Team

Jul 28
4 min

How Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha amid coronavirus

About 1.8 billion Muslims celebrate Eid amid a pandemic that has so far infected more than 16 million people. by Mersiha Gadzo A girl sta...

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Wellbeing not GDP must be our measure of progress

Editorial Team

Jul 28
4 min

Wellbeing not GDP must be our measure of progress

The pursuit of economic growth has often come at the expense of our own wellbeing and that of our environment.

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Survivors recount Bosnia's Srebrenica genocide, 25 years on

Editorial Team

Jul 11
8 min

Survivors recount Bosnia's Srebrenica genocide, 25 years on

Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of a genocide committed by Serb forces in Srebrenica where thousands perished.

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