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The pandemic has precipitated a cultural showdown between mainstream Israeli society and the ultra-Orthodox (or ‘haredi’, meaning ‘God-fearing’) Jewish community.
Bahrain also joined the ‘Abraham Accords’ in late 2020, while Sudan and Morocco promised to follow suit.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258938
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Religious communities and their COVID-19 responses.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252854
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In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280059
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The government's preferred timetable for the UK referendum on EU membership.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200938
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Climate and disaster risk.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244478
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The premier’s preferred candidate, Zeev Elkin, was defeated in the first round on October 30. The mayor of Jerusalem is a prominent position and wields substantial influence, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239644
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They were charged with engaging in premarital sex and getting an abortion. The case has become a national and even an international cause, with human rights organisations…
A repeal vote would pave the way to legalise abortion in Ireland, which has one of the most restrictive abortion frameworks in Europe.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233534
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Although Turks' response to the outrage in Paris on January 7 has been mixed, with some Islamist newspapers and their readers justifying it as revenge for insults to the Prophet…