People shout slogans during a protest against satirical LeMan magazine after they published a cartoon that allegedly depicted ...

The Kazakhstan hijab ban law stems from the country's efforts to curb religious fundamentalism and promote secular values.

Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and over 100 officials in Izmir over allegations of corruption. Police ...

Sociologists of religion present a new edition of one of the most comprehensive empirical studies of religious trends across the world – Detlef ...

Aamir Khan slams Turkey and speaks up on religion-based attacks in Aap Ki Adalat appearance. The actor also addressed old photos with Erdogan, defended patriotism and extended his support towards ...

Dive into the fascinating Yazidi religion, an ancient and oral faith rooted in the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Learn about their unique monotheistic beliefs, reverence for the Peacock ...

For Turkey, this internal enemy has primarily taken the form of Saudi-backed Wahhabism, a strict, ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam. Putin attends Christmas service in Moscow, Russia, in ...

Both Turkey and Russia, regional powers in these unstable areas, have made religion a central component of their propaganda. They have each sought to present themselves as the guardian of their ...

The arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on 19 March has put a spotlight on the state of democracy in Turkey. It marks a possible turning po Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Turkey democracy crisis: where religion, power and repression intersect Published: March 31, 2025 12:25pm EDT. Deniz Torcu, IE University. Author. Deniz Torcu ...

For example, three-quarters of adults or more in middle-income countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey say religion does not encourage superstitious thinking. But ...

Despite appearances, argues Tonge, the past century has not been one of declining influence of religion in Turkish society — but quite the opposite, for “Erdoğan’s New Turkey is Old Ottoman ...