Religion

6 months before the events of May 2021, I met in Jaffa with Shira (name changed), a member of the religious settlement group (garin torani), who moved to live there in 2009 with her spouse and their five children, from one of the Gush Etzion localities.

Anna Grudzinska shows, how, in the Polish case, “populist nationalism” becomes a tool used to obliterate not only women’s rights but also constitutional democracy as such.

At the intersection of religion and sexuality, this journal article, based on research supported by HBF's Keeping the Faith project, explores how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people navigate dynamics of inclusion and exclusion within faith-based settings.

Rising antifeminist, homo- and transphobic politics of right-wing parties in Greece, influenced by the orthodox church, are threatening progressive achievements in the country. 

In Italy, a new Catholic movement is emerging, which is pursuing counter-democratic goals and giving a new dimension to the backlash.

Ayla grew up as a second generation Turkish German in Berlin. In the interview she shares her story about growing up in a Muslim family, running away from home as a teenager, becoming a mother and converting to Catholicism while falling in love with a woman.