IYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — It liberates. It represses. It is a prayer. It is a prison. It protects. It obliterates. Rarely in human history has a piece of cloth been assigned so many roles. Been embroiled ...

One of the readers who responded to my column this week about the cross in Lehigh County’s seal suggested that I pose a hypothetical to my readers. I decided to take him up on it today. Just to ...

We can easily assert that almost all religions of the world have some particular symbols and signs that are sacred and significant to them. It could be a picture, a textual representation or an icon ...

Most people would expect to see icons of Jesus, Mary and the saints in a Catholic church, so the artwork in one New York City church might surprise visitors. Starting Oct. 25, the Church of St. Paul ...

NEW YORK – A federal appeals court has upheld New York City’s policy on school holiday displays, which allows symbols of Jewish and Muslim holidays but prohibits Christian nativity scenes. Santa Claus ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding ...

More than 2 million people threw pebbles Tuesday at three stone pillars representing the devil's temptations, performing one of last rituals of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the hajj. The pilgrims, ...

The Chinese capital is beginning to clamp down on Muslim and Arabic symbols. Beijing has ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to begin removing Arabic script and Islamic symbols from their signs.

EDISON – Mayor Sam Joshi said symbols of hate and discrimination are not welcome in the township, after a piece of construction equipment, viewed as a symbol of hate by the Muslim community, was ...

BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an ...