Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

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A Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 ...

A deadly suicide bombing at a Damascus church on Sunday June 22 has reignited urgent calls for global recognition of the ...

Music is Culture is an unusual organization, dedicated to preserving and nurturing at-risk cultures around the world. Among their projects is one focused on the Ndau ethnic group in southern Zimbabawe ...

On the eve of our nation’s 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of ...

It is part of a larger process in which the PKK is moving to lay down its arms.In May, the PKK said it would lay down its ...

Assisting in the reconstruction of Syria is not nation-building but an investment in regional stability that will yield dividends for years to come, writes Owen Kirby ...

Americans began to acknowledge the diversity of ethnicities and religions in the Caucasus: a fragmented region composed of ...

First a disclaimer: America has been responsible for appalling savagery in the past 250 years. There is no sugar-coating our ...