The tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done': Syrian exiles hope for a brighter future
Jihad Abdo fled Syria due to threats over his anti-government statements, marking a profound personal and professional loss amidst a struggle for freedom.
Church in Kenya for L.G.B.T.Q. Africans Thrives Despite Attacks
Kenya's L.G.B.T.Q. church has endured a decade of persecution while finally discovering a secret sanctuary to worship freely.
New Year's Eve celebrates St. Silvester - the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
St. Silvester's feast day on Dec. 31 highlights his key role during a transformative era for Christianity.
Marc-Antoine Muret: A Scandalous Scholarship - San Francisco Bay Times
Muret's downfall illustrates the risks of personal connections in academia amid competitive rivalries.
Vladimir Putin secures 87% of the vote in Russia to extend his power.
Russian Jehovah's Witnesses facing increased persecution and imprisonment.
Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin's most vocal opponents?
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is just one of many Kremlin critics to have fallen foul of the government under President Vladimir Putin's rule.
Navalny, 47, who Russian prison authorities said had died on Friday, was jailed in early 2021 after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from a near-fatal poisoning attack.
Some of Putin's high-profile critics have been in exile for years.
Baruch Spinoza and the Art of Thinking in Dangerous Times
Adriaan Koerbagh was a philosopher who championed political and intellectual freedom.
Koerbagh shows us the importance of prudence and boldness in standing up for our beliefs.
Lit Snax 1.26.24 - San Francisco Bay Times
Camp! offers an historical survey of the camp sensibility and its cultural significance.
By Any Other Name is a historical novel that combines elements of murder mystery and queer romance.
Witchcraft examines the history of witchcraft trials and the persecution of marginalized individuals.