Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws, whose passage in 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and banned “race-mixing” between Jews and other Germans. Eighty-eight years later, the…
Category: Religion
Paying for hostages’ release involves moral risks − a political philosopher explains
Five Americans held as hostages by Iran have been returned to the United States following a political deal in which President Joe Biden agreed to unfreeze US$6 billion in Iranian funds held…
Why the classic Chinese novel’s mischievous monkey – and his very human quest – has inspired centuries of adaptations
One summer afternoon in the late 1980s, my mother and I passed by a tea house on our trip out of town. The crowded building was usually a boisterous place filled with…
Why India fears the Khalistan movement and how Canada became embroiled in diplomatic spat over killing of Sikh separatist
India and Canada have engaged in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions as part of an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil. The expulsions follow claims by Canadian…
Tinmel – Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque – is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake
The damage from the earthquake that struck Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, is still being assessed. Moroccans are grappling not just with the loss of thousands of lives, but also with the…
AI won’t be replacing your priest, minister, rabbi or imam any time soon
An android called 'Kannon Mindar,' which preaches Buddhist sermons. Richard Atrero de Guzman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Early in the summer of 2023, robots projected on a screen delivered sermons to about 300…
What ancient Greek stories of humans transformed into plants can teach us about fragility and resilience
For me, gardening is the most joyful summer activity, when I can see my hard work rewarded with colorful blooms and lush greenery. Science explains this feeling by recognizing the deep bond…
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays
Starting the evening of Sept. 15, 2023, and again the evening of Sept. 24, Jews around the world will be filing into synagogues to mark their “Days of Awe” – the High…
You don’t know how it works, what it’s going to do or whether it’ll serve your interests
There are alien minds among us. Not the little green men of science fiction, but the alien minds that power the facial recognition in your smartphone, determine your creditworthiness and write poetry…
How September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church
Lavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell. Anderson, a dedicated Mormon who had previously edited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ magazines, was also a scholar, writer and…