The latest study I did with my undergraduate research assistant, Eleanor Pugh, examined how one news organization, Forum 18, covers constraints on religion in the five post-Soviet countries of remote ...

Being a Christian is very important to being truly Filipino; And it is very important that the Philippine president shares ...

Legislation in the five republics of Central Asia routinely enforces extremism laws that have little or nothing to do with legitimate security threats but are aimed at punishing individuals engaged in ...

THE MOTHER OF MERCY To enter into fruitful religious dialogue with Buddhism, experts in Asian theology advise to highlight mercy and passion. These two themes are representative of Buddhist doctrine.

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it promotes superstition.

Although Buddhism is the worlds fourth largest religion and is dominant in several Asian nations experiencing very low fertility, the impact of Buddhism on childbearing has received comparatively ...

Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.

Nearly a quarter of the world’s people live in the geographic area known as South Asia, making it one of the most densely-populated places on the planet. Representing a multiplicity of religions, ...

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been ...

Foreign journalists find it tough, sometimes impossible, to report on religious issues from inside authoritarian countries. Peter Leonard, the former Central Asia editor of the news outlet ...