Religious minorities

‘They had him crucified’: Christian convert faces torture, execution in Egypt for leaving Islam

“He was tortured. They attempted to remove his cross tattoo and brought him Islamic religious figures. They had him crucified the whole time he was there," his fiancee, Sophia told the 'Post.'

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek and his fiancee, Sophia.
An abandoned improvised mortar system is seen on the side of a road in Sinjar, Iraq, with a Kurdish flag flying in the background, January 26, 2016

Yazidi fighters disarm in Iraq's Sinjar after a decade of division - what comes next? - analysis

Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A delegate in ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026.

China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines

Members of China’s 55 government-recognized ethnic minorities, which include the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, make up just under 9% of the population.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Drôle de monde

De la difficulté des minorités religieuses en pays musulmans

JULY 9, 2017ByMICHELE MAZEL
Des femmes arabes à Pisgat Zeev