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A small Congressional body is gearing up to address the needs of the Middle East’s Christians and other religious minorities, who continue to suffer at the hands of ISIS and other persecutors. Thousands have left their homes and are struggling to survive the winter in flimsy tents, and many in Congress are pushing for America to do more.
Read MoreRaif Badawi, a Saudi dissident, blogger and activist, will not be whipped Friday in the second installment of his 1,000-lash sentence for blasphemy. Authorities cited concern for his health.
Read MorePope Francis said Thursday that “one cannot kill in the name of God,” but freedom of expression has “limits,” answering questions about the French magazine Charlie Hebdo during a flight from Sri Lanka to the Philippines.
Read MoreDozens of people displaced by war in Syria and Iraq have died in the last week, following an unusually tenacious snowstorm in the Middle East.
Read MoreI discuss the state of American paranoia for Fare Forward’s “Unfinished Business: 2015 in Preview.” Read on Fare Forward.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia will begin punishing Raif Badawi Friday, a blogger and activist convicted of “insulting Islam.” His punishment includes 1,000 lashes, 10 years in prison and a million-riyal fine, equivalent to over $250,000.
Read MoreIntensive multi-day coverage of events surrounding the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, January 2015.
Read MoreThough its government recently attracted headlines for spending a week trying to extinguish an oil tanker fire, Libya continues to struggle through a years-long civil war between rival forces competing for legitimacy.
Read MoreIran’s President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Sunday that he could try a rarely-used political tactic to pass a nuclear deal with the United States: a direct referendum with the voters.
Read MorePope Francis appointed 20 new cardinals on Sunday, bringing many previously-unrepresented Catholic flocks into the group that will elect his successor.
Read MoreHeader photo: inscription in the Alhambra, Spain. Taken by me; all rights reserved.
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