Proposed changes criticised for religious tone as interim government accused of going ‘well beyond’ its caretaker role ...

Look here,” he showed me, “all these buds. I’ll be cutting off what could be flowers.”It was January in western Pennsylvania, windy, cold with freezing temperatures prepared to stay.   But the man who ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...

He told his harrowing story of capture by the Israel Defense Forces and eventual release in the New Yorker, and one of the poems in this collection retells that story. Abu Toha is writing about ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" ...

The event brought together esteemed scholars to explore the realm of religious poetry and literature. Renowned poet Iftikhar Arif presided over the session, while Farhana Owais moderated the ...

I have never been religious, and more and more (aging? accumulating trials of existence?) I feel that as a lack, and one that poetry can assuage. So this was my year of bafflement, gratitude and ...

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy includes a shelf of over 30 books that he wrote over the course of his long life. Carter, who ...

Syria’s new rulers have unveiled changes to the national school curriculum, sparking widespread concern and protests. The new ...

In his long epic poem, “Jacob and the Wolf,” the poet re-imagines the story of how Joseph’s brothers, the sons of Jacob, sold ...