Egypt churches play matchmaker as Christians' marriages decline Egypt's churches are trying to help their unmarried male and female members tie the knot, but the move is making some people angry. A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Oct 20, 2021 An Egyptian Coptic priest (C) holds Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic St. Mark Church in Minya city, some 245 kilometres south of Cairo on Jan. 6, 2021.
Egypt celebrates Prophet's birthday with Sufi music stars Egypt held the first Mawlid festival with Sufi chanting performances to highlight the main core of Sufism, which is combining all religions and urges people to accept each other, whatever their religion is. Salwa Samir | Culture | Oct 19, 2021
Children's books share Sudan's endangered Nobiin with new readers Three Nubian-Sudanese writers have published children's books written in the Nobiin language and using the Old Nubian script. Marc Espanol | Culture | Oct 16, 2021
Israeli minister promotes controversial reform on conversion into Judaism Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana is determined to break the monopoly of ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate over conversions into Judaism. Danny Zaken | Israel | Oct 11, 2021
Egypt strengthens influence in Africa through church The Egyptian government is working through the Egyptian Orthodox Church in Africa, especially in the Nile Basin countries, as part of a soft power strategy to boost its influence in light of the crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. George Mikhail | Egypt | Oct 7, 2021
Three Israeli ministers visit Emirates on sidelines of Dubai expo Three Israeli ministers are using the opportunity of the 2020 Dubai Expo to visit the country and meet with their Emirati counterparts. Rina Bassist | Israel | Oct 5, 2021
Jewish Israelis flock to Temple Mount in greater numbers Despite warnings from some rabbis that visits are forbidden, more Jewish Israelis are ascending the Temple Mount than ever. Danny Zaken | Israel | Sep 21, 2021
Sisi statements spark debate about status for Egyptian atheists The Egyptian president's remarks on human rights have drawn attention to freedom of belief for the nonreligious. Shahira Amin | Egypt | Sep 20, 2021
LISTEN: Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch The new leader of the historic church must now navigate the unique political and spiritual challenges facing his shrinking community in Iraq and its worldwide diaspora. Joe Snell | Iraq | Sep 16, 2021
Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew I set to meet Biden at White House The patriarch will also meet Ankara's US ambassador while in Washington. Amberin Zaman | Turkey | Sep 15, 2021
Bennett’s government advances ultra-Orthodox public school system The new Israeli government focuses efforts on pushing forward and expanding an ultra-Orthodox public school system. Danny Zaken | Israel | Sep 2, 2021
Israeli budget approved in victory for Arab coalition party The big winner of the approval of Israel’s 2021 state budget is the leader of the Arab coalition party Ra’am, Mansour Abbas. Mazal Mualem | Israel | Aug 3, 2021
War of words rages between Israeli-Arab coalition, opposition legislators The Joint List, which is part of the opposition, is apparently unhappy with the Ra’am Party, which is part of the coalition, getting so much media attention. Afif Abu Much | Israel | Aug 2, 2021
Top Sunni cleric laments Iran's discrimination against minorities In his scathing criticism, Mawlawi Abdul-Hamid also recognized the ongoing protests in Khuzestan province, which in his view, should not be reduced to the water crisis. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jul 30, 2021
Affordable housing for Jaffa’s Arab residents: too little, too late With the prices of houses skyrocketing in the center of Israel, even projects designed for the low-income Arab population of Jaffa have become too expensive for them. Afif Abu Much | Israel | Jul 29, 2021
Intel: US lifts Iran-related sanctions, says no connection to nuclear deal Elizabeth Hagedorn | Iran | Oct 8, 2021
An Egyptian Coptic priest (C) holds Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic St. Mark Church in Minya city, some 245 kilometres south of Cairo on Jan. 6, 2021.
