Religious minorities

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.
 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools

 New Year's Eve celebrations at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran, 2023; illustrative.

Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims

 JPost Asks Anything: How has the Gaza War impacted Palestinians and Israeli Arabs?

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them


Religious minorities forbidden from teaching in Iranian kindergartens

"It is clear that this announcement is explicitly opposed to the laws of the country," wrote a Zoroastrian member of Iran's Parliament.

Students play with Lego bricks in the Pishtaz School in Tehran October 2011

A democratic nation state of the Jewish people

The new law does not erode a single right or protection of any minority. It actually reaffirms Israel’s commitment to minority groups.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

‘A milestone’ victory for Shabbat observant sports competitors

Shabbat Team says it has fielded dozens of complaints in recent years by religious sportsmen in different fields who have found it impossible to compete.

Culture Minister Miri Regev cabinet meeting March 11, 2018

Nation-state bill strikes blow to minorities

So the question arises as to whether the nation-state bill is essentially just a declaration, and what – if any – problems does it generate?

A man holds up an Israeli flag at the start of a soccer match [Illustrative]

Why haredim need secular studies

There are not enough jobs within yeshivot for haredim who want to become teachers and rabbis. Often the jobs that are available – even as a cashier in a neighborhood store – require outside contact.

Young haredim take part in a protest against mandatory IDF conscription, March 2018

Religious tolerance is a safeguard of peace and security

The Jerusalem Post

High Court rules TA shops can remain open on Shabbat

Haredi MKs vow legislative override.

The Sarona Food Market in Tel Aviv

Drôle de monde

De la difficulté des minorités religieuses en pays musulmans

Des femmes arabes à Pisgat Zeev