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<p>Our ongoing coverage of faith and religion — and its influence on important issues around the globe.</p>

‘Our community is terrified’: A faith leader talks about what it means to be a Palestinian Christian in the US

Israel-Hamas war

Pastor Khader Khalilia is one of the few Palestinian Christian faith leaders in the United States. He talks to The World’s host, Marco Werman, about what it’s been like to lead a church in the US, especially during the past nine months of war in Gaza.

‘It so clearly discriminates against Muslims’: India rolls out faith-based test for citizenship

Sacred Nation

A far-right Dutch politician who once railed against Islam now spends his time defending it

Religion
Muslims pray in a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Grozny, Russia, on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

The world celebrates Eid — including some of The World’s listeners

Religion
Sabha Aminikia immigrated to the US as a refugee and began studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. But even as he launched his career in America, his music was often focused on Iran.

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that ‘wash this part of humanity’

Movement
The US Constitution's first page

Americans are prone to reading Constitution as scripture, says legal scholar

US politics

Regarding the Constitution as divine amounts to “constitutional fundamentalism,” according to one law professor.

A large group of people sit on a wooden boat with a man rowing at the head of the boat toward a golden colored city at night.

In ‘Twice Born,’ author Aatish Taseer explores the impact of caste in today’s India

Caste in America

Aatish Taseer talks with The World’s Marco Werman about his experiences with caste in modern-day India and describes one of the most revealing moments from his new book, “The Twice Born: Life and Death on the Ganges.”

A woman poses for a photo surrounded by red Christmas ornaments in Bangkok, Thailand.

Photos: The world celebrates Christmas

Religion

What does Christmas look like around the world? Here’s a peek from Thailand, Pakistan, Iraq, Australia, China and several other countries.

Novelist Mark Salzman on Devotion

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen and novelist Mark Salzman look at the close intersections of artistic creation and religious devotion. Salzman is the author of Iron and Silk, The Soloist, and Lost in Place. His latest book, Lying Awake, about the spiritual journey of a Carmelite nun, has just been published in paperback by Vintage.

Novelist Mark Salzman on Religious Devotion

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen and novelist Mark Salzman look at the close intersections of artistic creation and religious devotion.Salzman is the author ofIron and Silk,The Soloist, andLost in Place. His latest book,Lying Awake, about the spiritual journey of a Carmelite nun, has just been published in paperback by Vintage. (Originally aired: November 10, 2001)

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