Amir Ohana is the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset; he lives with another man and they have adopted twins, and his election to the position has drawn sharp criticism from rabbis and ultra-Orthodox officials who refuse to shake his hand.

Fears are growing that a new pope with an anti-Islamic outlook could revive the confrontational policies of earlier pontiffs, reigniting tensions with the Muslim world.

Following his outspoken support for Donald Trump’s reelection, Hamtramck Yemeni Muslim mayor Amer Ghaleb has been named the next U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.

The Catholic Churches in Italy and Egypt conflict over allowing gay priests, with the Vatican accepting celibate gay men and Egypt rejecting it.

How a new curriculum ignited controversy in Morocco. What's the link to homosexuality colors, and how did it slip past the government?