Why Christians love Queen Esther; how Jews feel about dogs and cats; Pakistan’s secular Muslims get organized; more

In recent novels, sermons, and Bible-study guides, evangelicals and mainline Protestants alike find inspiration in the biblical tale

Are Jews a Dog People or a Cat People?Yet another difficult internal and ancient debate that modern Jews are unlikely to resolve

Young Pakistanis Are Asking: If There Can Be Secular Jews, Why Not Atheist Muslims?In Lahore a Facebook group dedicated to atheists and agnostics serves a silent minority in the world’s other religious nation-state

From Baghdad to Tel Aviv and Back: An Israeli Star Digs Into His Grandfather’s MusicDudu Tassa immerses himself in the Arabic music of his late grandfather and reinterprets it for modern audiences