Arielle Angel, Nathan Goldman, Judee Rosenbaum, and Mitch Abidor argue about the evolving role of religion at Jewish Currents

Israelis tend to view the Nakba as a small, local affair that was quite restrained compared to Nazi genocide. For Palestinians, it is an ongoing dispossession. By Sam Freed.

The writer Pratap Bhanu Mehta discusses the Indian Prime Minister’s huge win, the differences between him and other authoritarians, and what the future holds for India’s Muslims. By Isaac Chotiner.

The US and its allies have fatally underestimated the religious motivation of their adversaries, and lost countless conflicts as a result. By Patrick Cockburn.

For decades thousands of Irish mothers were confined in homes and had their babies taken from them. Will the full truth ever be revealed? By Deirdre Finnerty.

Trump should not waste his opportunity to begin repairing Wahhabism’s trail of wreckage. By John Hannah.

Virtually all the Nigerian women forced into prostitution in Germany were bound to their madams through a bizarre voodoo curse. One year ago, the spiritual leader Oba Ewuare II issued a countercurse in the hope of putting a stop to human-trafficking in the region. Has it helped? A visual story by Alexander Epp and Olaf Heuser.

Eleven women responded to charges that rights groups say include contact with international media and human rights groups, in the second hearing of a high-profile trial that foreign reporters and diplomats are barred from attending.

Malcolm X died fifty-one years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms. By Ahmed Shawki. (Feb. 2016)

A Tale of Colonial Cover-ups, Wars, and Witch-Finding. By Equanimous Rex.

“I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.” – Gore Vidal. By Aaron Dabbah.

A fight over all things visible and invisible, featuring practical magic, empire, and terrible men. By Soraya Field Fiorio.

Living in Gore Vidal’s “United States of Amnesia,” Democratic stalwarts have naturally forgotten the litany of lies the intelligence community has shamelessly produced at the behest of their political betters. By Jason Hirthler.

Few democracies require children to make a daily declaration of fealty to country. By Jack David Eller.

Millions of American children were placed in orphanages. Some didn’t make it out alive. By Christine Kenneally.

Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over. By Maia Hibbett.

Maxim Neverov reportedly fined by authorities over images posted on social network VKontakte. By Tom Barnes. (Aug. 11, 2018)

By denying access to its critics, Israel is turning its back on Jewish Americans. Peter Beinart’s detention at Ben Gurion Airport should be a wake-up call. By Sofie Werthan.

A peerless chronicler of clerical sex and 'culture of deceit.' By Rod Dreher.

Decades-long dispute between India and Pakistan is collapsing into itself. By Jeffrey Gettleman.