religious freedom

Israel has stopped West Bank Christians from entering Jerusalem
Easter
MENA
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Israel stops Palestinians from marking Good Friday in Jerusalem

Israel has precented thousands of Christians from participating from marking Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday in Jerusalem.

The New Arab Staff
18 April, 2025
Palestinian women checkpoint [Getty]
Ramadan 2025
MENA
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Al-Aqsa: Palestinians barred from final Ramadan Friday prayers

The New Arab Staff
28 March, 2025
The Bahai faith was founded in Iran but is now a global faith
Iran
MENA
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Iran arrests 10 Bahai women in 'shocking' raids: group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2025
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Louisiana requires display of Ten Commandments in all classrooms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Extremists set fire to Christian homes in southern Egypt

Nabila El-Gaafary
24 April, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian court declines custody Coptic couple's custody case

Thaer Mansour
20 March, 2023
India
World
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Religious freedoms in India 'under threat': US rights group

The New Arab Staff
23 November, 2022
Anthony Blinken
MENA
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Blinken promises to protect Jerusalem 'status quo'

The New Arab Staff
11 September, 2022
Afghanistan
World
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Taliban impose 'harsh' limits on Afghans' religious freedom

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2022
The US State Department building
State Department
MENA
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CAIR, Republicans criticise US state grants for atheism

Brooke Anderson
14 July, 2022
Mo Salah
Sports
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Mo Salah's prayers cited in US Christian coach's court case

The New Arab Staff
29 April, 2022
The app was removed [Getty]
China
World
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Apple takes down Quran app in China, prompting criticism

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 October, 2021
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Sri Lanka
MENA
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Sri Lanka cabinet approves ban on Muslim face veils

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2021
Erdogan Pompeo
visit
MENA
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Erdogan turned down meeting with Pompeo: report

The New Arab Staff
16 November, 2020
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Sisi
Analysis
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Copts in Egypt: Trapped between a strongman and saviour

Charlie Hoyle
04 February, 2020
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US
MENA
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Sudan dropped from US violators of religious freedom blacklist

The New Arab & agencies
22 December, 2019
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US
MENA
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US envoy doubles down on China Uighur criticism

The New Arab & agencies
11 March, 2019
Ahmadi Pakistan
US
MENA
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Pakistan added to US blacklist for 'religious freedom violations'

The New Arab & agencies
12 December, 2018
Protests against censorship in Tehran
women's rights
MENA
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Iran rejects critical US human rights report as 'biased'

The New Arab & agencies
22 April, 2018
Andrew Bruson trial Izmir - AP
religious freedom
MENA
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Turkey rules to keep US pastor behind bars

The New Arab & agencies
17 April, 2018
Sudan church demolished
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan 'bulldozes Christian church and arrests two pastors'

Robert Cusack
10 May, 2017