Lora Moftah

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Lora Moftah is a World News Reporter for the International Business Times focusing on Religion. Follow her @LoraMoftah or email l.moftah@ibtimes.com

"There should be no discrepancy in how the law is applied to Muslims versus someone who is not Muslim."

The apology from Aldi supermarkets followed an outcry by Muslim customers who discovered that a halal-labeled product contained pork blood and skin.

Persecution of the minority religious group has only increased under the leadership of moderate President Hassan Rouhani.

Heather Hironimus had argued that circumcision violated her son's Christian religious beliefs.

To many in its religious minority, the Vatican’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is about more than just politics.

The violence is the first of its kind directed at the community amid escalating threats against Pakistan's religious minorities.

The move has sparked criticism from Israel, which said that it did not help promote peace negotiations.

Hummus has come to symbolize some of the deeper political and cultural tensions at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The first Latin American pope has been vocal on the plight of undocumented immigrants, including those entering the U.S. from Mexico.

Civil marriages may be gaining support among Israel’s secular population but are an unlikely prospect under the newly formed coalition government.

Updated hate crimes legislation may target the country's largest Protestant church.

The Conservative victory in the U.K. elections paradoxically raises the possibility of renewed efforts to achieve Scottish independence.

A leading British Hindu organization has urged supporters to vote Conservative over the party's stance on sensitive caste legislation in the U.K.

Ed Miliband could give Britain its first self-identified Jewish leader if his party wins Thursday. But some British Jews aren't happy about it.

Women have largely been targeted by the Islamic Republic's strict dress code, but now certain male hairstyles are under scrutiny.

Palestinian Christians feel pride as Pope Francis prepares to elevate two Arabic-speaking nuns to sainthood.

Parliament is considering a bill that would forbid the government from registering names with Arabic origins.

Sunday's violence in Texas has American Muslims looking for ways to counter what they see as anti-Muslim bigotry.

Pagans are celebrating one of their big annual festivals on Thursday.

“In Islam, sex is an essential part of spirituality."

St. George’s Day has come to represent the jingoism of some English right-wing parties, and multiculturalists are fighting that.

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