Workers are asking employers to respond to rising Islamophobia and antisemitism. But office discussions about religion are complicated.
Category: Religion and Belief
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Behind the Story: How a Writer Prepared for a 40,000-Mile Trip
The dozens of books that T writer Aatish Taseer read before his journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq, and what he learned from each pilgrimage.
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The Lucrative Business of Being a Witch on Etsy and TikTok
Modern witches no longer lurk in dark alleys or operate out of the back rooms of stores, you can instead buy their services online for a pretty penny or two.
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In the Heart of the Italian Alps, the Sacri Monti Offer a Trove of Art
Along a scenic route in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, nine sanctuaries known as the Sacri Monti house a trove of Renaissance and Baroque art.
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How This Start-Up Raised Its Median Donations by 80%
A start-up used the Hebrew word “chai” and its numerical match, 18, to bump up giving amounts. What magic number would do the same for you?
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Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84
An intense and uncompromising player, he made music that one critic said was more about “motion and spirit” than tonal centers, rhythms and melodies.
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Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92
She wrote about heroic Jewish resisters in her book “Defiance,” which was later made into a film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber.
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In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims
Turkey’s largest city is dotted with the tombs of religious figures, where pilgrims seek divine intervention. “When you ask for something from God, those who are beloved by God can be a go-between.”
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Llegan a Ciudad de México a jugar béisbol. Pero antes, peregrinan
La religión tiene un papel muy visible en los deportes latinoamericanos. Y algunos peloteros que juegan en la capital mexicana tienen una tradición: visitar a la Virgen de Guadalupe.
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Baseball Players Visit Mexico’s Basilica de Santa María de Guadalupe
When in the capital for road games, many Mexican League players join the throngs paying their respects at the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe.
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Ireland Says Goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor
In the coastal town of Bray, south of Dublin, the site of Ms. O’Connor’s last Irish home, mourners prepared to pay their last respects to the singer.