Religion

Qaddafi's Classrooms

A tour of textbooks in Libya -- from the musings of the dictator's Green Book to the "democracy pamphlets" that have replaced it.

APRIL 23, 2012

Think Again: Al Qaeda

A year after Osama bin Laden's death, the obituaries for his terrorist group are still way too premature.

BY SETH G. JONES | MAY/JUNE 2012

Work Hard, Pray Hard

Do Muslim Americans embody the Protestant work ethic better than their Protestant counterparts?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY/JUNE 2012

The LWOT: Anders Behring Breivik on trial in Norway

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 20, 2012

Patriot Games

How the FBI spent a decade hunting white supremacists and missed Timothy McVeigh.

BY J.M. BERGER | APRIL 18, 2012

Afghanistan the Beautiful

Exclusive photos from Foreign Policy's new eBook, Afghanistan by Donkey.

BY THORNE ANDERSON | APRIL 17, 2012

The New Islamists

How the most extreme adherents of radical Islam are getting with the times.

BY OLIVIER ROY | APRIL 16, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

North Korea launches a dud, a fragile cease-fire holds in Syria, and Rick Santorum bows out.

APRIL 13, 2012

The LWOT: Britain allowed to extradite five alleged extremists

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 13, 2012

The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012

16 Ways to Fix Burma

On the eve of the country's historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future.

MARCH 30, 2012

The LWOT: Christian militia members acquitted

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 30, 2012

Of Popes and Potatoes

Can Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Havana offer any hope for the Cuban people?

BY YOANI SÁNCHEZ | MARCH 23, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

A tragedy in Toulouse, spring has sprung, and a general testifies.

MARCH 23, 2012

The LWOT: French homegrown extremist shot dead

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 23, 2012

A Tragedy in Toulouse

Could a series of seemingly race-inspired killings in France upend the presidential election?

BY ERIC PAPE | MARCH 19, 2012

Fire on the Mountain

How many Tibetans have to burn themselves before the Chinese care?

BY TSERING WOESER | MARCH 13, 2012

The Islamic World's Quiet Revolution

Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change -- but this time it's all about demographics.

BY NICHOLAS EBERSTADT | MARCH 9, 2012

The LWOT: Attorney General says U.S. can target Americans

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 9, 2012

Hoping Against All Hope

Tibetans are setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule. So is there anything the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile can do about it?

BY SUDIP MAZUMDAR | MARCH 5, 2012

Save the Middle East's Christians

France will remain by the side of the Arab world's embattled minority.

BY ALAIN JUPPÉ | FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Mosquebusters

When there's something Muslim in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Meet the British lawyer fighting Islam, one parking ticket at a time.

BY SPIKE JOHNSON | FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Among the Mosquebusters

A look at the reactionary forces waging a legal turf war against Islam in England -- and inside the mosque they hope to kick out.

BY SPIKE JOHNSON | FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Waiting for Spring

If the Middle East is your yardstick, the countries of Central Asia ought to be on the verge of revolution. But don't hold your breath.

BY SCOTT RADNITZ | FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Separated at Birth

Indonesia's transition to democracy can tell us a lot about the likely course of Egypt's revolution. There's good news and there's bad news.

BY JOHN T. SIDEL | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Pews, Priests, and Praying in the PRC

Christianity is having its moment in China.

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

China's 'Come to Jesus' Moment

How Beijing got religion.

BY ERIC FISH | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Strange Revolution in Bahrain, One Year On

The revolt in little Bahrain is easy to ignore. But it’s actually part of a big global story.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Votes Versus Rights

The debate that's shaping the outcome of the Arab Spring.

BY CHARLES KURZMAN | FEBRUARY 10, 2012