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Obama and Netanyahu in Washington talks

Barack Obama will meet the Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu for
the fifth time today at the start of a US visit aimed at improving
strained relations between Israel and the US.

‘Water as human right’ campaign gets global Protestant backing

Church-backed campaigners say they have received a boost from a global
body representing 80 million Protestants that has called access to water
a basic human right.

In a sacred Italian race, some bristle at the prize

No horse race is more sacred in Italy than the Palio, which traces its
lineage back 700 years. This year, however, the hotly contested chase
has taken an unexpectedly ecumenical — and disputed — twist.

The examined life behind bars

In an institutional trailer on the grounds of the Durham Correctional Center, four inmates, three Duke Divinity School students and a schoolteacher read aloud a description of what they ate for lunch.

Music becomes the center of fatwa spat in Saudi Arabia

One cleric’s endorsement of breastfeeding for grown men and another’s saying music is not un-Islamic have opened up a pitched battle in Saudi Arabia over who can issue fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts.

Tory MP launches first legal bid to ban burka in Britain

A Tory MP has launched a legal bid to ban Muslim women from wearing burkas in public places.

The examined life behind bars

In an institutional trailer on the grounds of the Durham Correctional Center, four inmates, three Duke Divinity School students and a schoolteacher read aloud a description of what they ate for lunch.

Music becomes the center of fatwa spat in Saudi Arabia

One cleric’s endorsement of breastfeeding for grown men and another’s saying music is not un-Islamic have opened up a pitched battle in Saudi Arabia over who can issue fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts.

Tory MP launches first legal bid to ban burka in Britain

A Tory MP has launched a legal bid to ban Muslim women from wearing burkas in public places.

Icelandic leader in milestone gay marriage

Iceland’s prime minister made history last week when she wed her girlfriend, becoming the world’s first head of government to enter a gay marriage.

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