A Malaysian lawmaker recently said that allowing child marriage in the country would put a stop to rampant premarital sex among teenagers.
The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel said that non-Jews should not reside in the country if they do not adhere to seven laws mandated by Judaism.
An elderly woman sued Israeli airline El Al for alleged gender discrimination after she was asked to switch seats to appease an ultra-Orthodox Jew.
LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are some of the most regressive in the world but a local news report suggests that the kingdom might be taking a step even further. According to Saudi newspaper Oraz, prosecutors in the country are pushing for the death penalty against LGBT individuals who come out or speak freely about their sexual orientation on social media.
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An ancient tradition that barred women from entering into the sanctum sanctorum of two temples in Maharashtra was broken earlier this month.
Political parties and religious groups asked the Pakistani government to withdraw an un-Islamic law that offers unprecedented protection to women.
A Mississippi legislation that would make it easier for congregants to carry guns inside churches is moving through the state legislature.
Two nuns, who grow, refine, package and sell marijuana products for medical use, recently posed for a series of photographs, documenting their life.
More than 300 FBI agents raided a number of yeshivas and businesses in the ultra-orthodox Jewish village of Ramapo in New York last month.
A mob of Hindu radicals in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh reportedly assaulted as many as 60 Christians praying at a Pentecostal church last month.