Mzansi is many things: unequal, violent, frustrated, politically volatile and economically strained. But it is not a war zone. Dissatisfaction with governance, fears about crime,…

The sheer brilliance of Iran’s three-tiered governance structure

Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion

In Abu Dhabi, a space built for coexistence raises difficult questions about religion, power and the violence unfolding across the region

Is reconciliation through food hard to swallow? Perhaps we should emulate John Lennon and give peas a chance

Religious organisations, political leaders and citizens all have a role to play in defending the principle of secularism

It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises

Specific foods and recipes are associated with specific countries and also traditions, but as people have moved so have these foods

Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.

These are community spaces and should be available to all

South Africans seem to favour politicians who combine secular and socially liberal policies with religious rhetoric that is inclusive of all faiths

Religion is often the business plan of fraudsters who lie effortlessly to their congregants

A new video installation by Imameleng Masitha at the AVA gallery digs into our rituals to mark mortality and the longing for home soil amid moving and migration

Because populism is a pre-political idea, it can fracture the sense of collective identity that is necessary to uphold a liberal democracy, especially in nations with conflict in…

There are a number of factors that have heightened religious tensions in Nigeria, the world’s scariest country in which to be a Christian

Elands Bay’s queer folk were determined to find a home in the town’s conservative churches

Gomo Lesejane’s work has allowed her to find resonance in the stories of people like her who could never fully embody their queer identities in temples, churches, mosques and…

Judaism holds that people determine their own destinies but that G-d is ultimately in control and everything will come right in the end

If to be ‘normal’ is to be Western European, North American, male, white, middle class, able bodied and heterosexual, then all our attempts at normativity fail

Exclusion remains real for many LGBTIQ+ Christians – but there are committed activists trying to change that