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Ramadan worshippers

Ramadan and Passover: Amid the violence, a sign of hope

By MARC SCHNEIER

February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots

Lorena Khateeb at the Women Leaders Summit

Israeli-Druze social activist: Israeli society will recover

Batia Ofer

Why we must fight intolerance - opinion

By Batia Ofer

Religious leaders from Haifa attend one of the meetings hosted by University of Haifa's Laboratory for Religious Studies.

Religious leaders call for respect, dialogue amid wartime tensions in Haifa

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SAUDI AMBASSADOR to Washington Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud has introduced new terminology stating that Saudi Arabia wants integration with Israel. These expressions cannot be ignored, says the writer.

Saudi Arabia says incident involving rabbi's kippah was 'unfortunate'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE WRITER (center) meets in Dubai with Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee of the UAE Federal National Council, and Rabbi Eyal Vered, an adult youth educator in religious Zionism.

The Emiratis’ Islam of tolerance is the hope of the Muslim world

People hold Palestinian and South African flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians at Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, October 22, 2023.

Jewish SA Councilor heckled for mentioning Mandela, wearing Magen David

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jews pray while activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer on Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, September 25, 2023.

Netanyahu blames 'left-wing extremists' for Yom Kippur clashes in Tel Aviv

By ARIELLA MARSDEN

Illustrative image of a bible.

WATCH: Pakistani man arrested for 'desecrating' Bible with his slippers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ICEJ President Dr. Juergen Buehler speaking Sunday night at the opening of the sixth Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, hosted by the Israel Government Press Office.

Christian embassy chief: Jerusalem attacks raise Feast of Tabernacles concerns

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, earlier this month.

This man can save Israel from disaster – if he acts now - opinion

By TOMER SAMARKANDI

Police detain protestors during a protest against what they say are attacks on Muslims following clashes the previous week triggered by remarks, made by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, on Prophet Mohammed, in Kolkata, India, June 15, 2022.

At least five killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes south of New Delhi

By REUTERS

Demonstrators hold antisemitic symbols and signs as they protest outside the Tampa Convention Center, where Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit was being held, in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2022.

Florida rabbi faces antisemitic harassment after speaking up at a school board vote

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

A Secular woman argues with an Ultra orthodox jewish man outside a memorial service for Rabbi Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias on February 17, 2019.

Secular, Orthodox Israelis open up about religious tensions in Israel - survey

By YUVAL BAGNO/MAARIV

Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan April 22, 2023.

Pakistan rejects US commission report on religious freedom

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

IT APPEARS that we are afflicted with tolerance confusion, says the writer.

What kind of tolerance is needed in Israel today? - opinion

By DR. DONALD SWEETING

RABBI MICHAEL KOHN and Sasikumar Tharmalingam – the two men, a rabbi and a Hindu priest, came together to work out a system of cooperation in precisely the manner and purpose for which the House of Religions was created.

The House of Religions: From Hindu Temple to kosher kitchen - opinion

By BARBARA ANGELAKIS