Religious tolerance

What Abu Dhabi taught me about tolerance

"If more people chose conversation over slogans and curiosity over condemnation, we might discover that we have far more in common than we have been led to believe"

Multiethnic western and middle eastern business team working together in an office of Dubai. Sales people and employees at work on new projects
JORDAN’S QUEEN RANIA: She argued in a CNN interview in November 2023 that ‘Israel uses antisemitism to deflect criticism,’ the writers note.

Queen Rania and manifestations of antisemitism in Jordan - opinion

EVYATAR DAVID, a 24-year-old hostage, is seen in a Hamas video released last month. While our hostages starve in tunnels, the world remains blind to their suffering, the writer charges.

Extremism and antisemitism are becoming mainstream - opinion

Christianity, illustrative

Why are religious leaders silent on antisemitism? - opinion


Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

Indonesia's national curriculum has faced several changes in the curriculum content, namely on subjects including Judaism and the Jewish people, Israel and the Holocaust, and minorities

Visually impaired students recite the Koran written in braille during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Raudlatul Makfufin Islamic boarding school in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2025.

Vatican ambr. and MKs condemn harassment of Christians, says ‘no place for hate’

This marks the first time the committee has held a discussion on the harassment of Christians.

 Gilad Kariv and Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana attend a meeting of the Knesset's Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs on Monday 5, May 2025.

Azerbaijan becomes first Muslim-majority country to define antisemitism in textbooks

An IMPACT-se report studied 53 textbooks from Azerbaijan's national curriculum, finding notable updates, including the removal of anti-Israel narratives, and showing no signs of Islamist rhetoric.

 Azerbaijan & Israel Cooperation

Egyptian government legalizes 293 churches, reinforcing religious inclusivity

Under Article 8 of Law No. 80, which governs the construction and restoration of churches in Egypt, the government continues to support religious institutions by aligning them with legal standards.

Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II receives President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the new Coptic Cathedral east of Cairo, Egypt

Ramadan and Passover: Amid the violence, a sign of hope - opinion

Even amid the war between Israel and Hamas the conflict has not morphed into a more calamitous religious war between Muslims and Jews.

 Ramadan worshippers

New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots

The preliminary class action settlement covers men and women required to remove religious attire before being photographed.

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Israeli-Druze social activist: Israeli society will recover

Lorena Khateeb spoke at The Jerusalem Post's Women Leaders Summit.

 Lorena Khateeb at the Women Leaders Summit

Why we must fight intolerance - opinion

To stand against intolerance is to stand against those that would choose not to respect or embrace others and their diversity.

 Batia Ofer

Religious leaders call for respect, dialogue amid wartime tensions in Haifa

The statement added that the notion of tolerance and mutual respect are values upheld across Abrahamic faiths.

 Religious leaders from Haifa attend one of the meetings hosted by University of Haifa's Laboratory for Religious Studies.

Saudi Arabia says incident involving rabbi's kippah was 'unfortunate'

Saudi Arabia responds to religious freedom delegation cut short in Saudi Arabia as co-chair refuses to remove kippah in public

 SAUDI AMBASSADOR to Washington Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud has introduced new terminology stating that Saudi Arabia wants integration with Israel. These expressions cannot be ignored, says the writer.