DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Mohsen Kadivar, an Iranian dissident who teaches Islam at Duke University, is as critical about what the ...

America’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, sports an array of tattoos with Christian messaging, including one which reads ...

Before Islam reached Iran in the 7th century, the country had a long and complex religious history. The best-known of these earlier religions is Zoroastrianism, but it was not the only one. Over ...

As the Iranian people yearn for their liberation, a reflection on the improbable connection between ancient Persian ...

(RNS) — Its religious commitment cannot be overemphasized.