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Faith

Rights

Cuba’s constitutional referendum awakens religious groups to their own power

Middle East

A Jewish holiday celebrated by Christian Zionists

GroundTruth's founder and CEO Charles Sennott traveled to Jerusalem to witness the traditional Jewish holiday Sukkot, or the...

Sep 28, 2018
Faith

Cuba’s faithful seek more rights in an era of slow reform

HAVANA — As she jogged along the oceanside promenade known as the Malecón, a woman stopped to hug...

Jul 31, 2018
Abel Hernandez Eskenazi, front right, dances with other members of the youth organization at their weekly dance group May 14. Eskenazi, 17, has been leading religious services since his Bar Mitzvah four years ago. (Photo by Riley Robinson/The GroundTruth Project)
Faith

In Havana, young Jews create community

HAVANA — A clear voice rings out into the synagogue. It pierces through the blasts of the seven...

Jul 31, 2018
The image of Saint Mercedes, mounted a flight of stairs above the altar at Our Lady of Mercy church, is the reason many Santería practitioners visit. When they look at the image, they see Obatalá, the parent of all orishas. Yojander Pérez López, a volunteer at the church, said it can be frustrating when people enter and call the statue by the orisha’s name. “She is not Obatalá, she is the mother of Christ,” he said. (Photo by Paxtyn Merten/The GroundTruth Project)
Faith

In Cuba, Santería flourishes two decades after ban was lifted

HAVANA — A young woman in a blue shirt is thigh-deep in the Straits of Florida, carrying a...

Jul 31, 2018
Isqura Arudin, 33, faced religious discrimination at her job as a teacher. She said she was told, ‘you are Muslim and with that thing on your head you can’t work in Cuba,’ for wearing a hijab.
Faith

Cuba’s emerging Muslim community adds to religious diversity

HAVANA, Cuba – In a small living room in central Havana, a group of Cubans crammed together with...

Jul 31, 2018
Wonyoung Sohn visits the 1,200-year-old Bongeunsa Temple. He has been advocating for inter-faith understanding, after incidents in which radical Christians vandalized Buddhist temples. (Chris Damien/GroundTruth)
Faith

Why some religious leaders see resolving inter-faith conflict as a step to Korean reunification

SEOUL— As Wonyoung Sohn, a Methodist pastor and former professor of Christian theology, steps from the bustling Gangnam...

May 02, 2018
A worshippers stands outside of Seoul Central Masjid, the heart of the Muslim community in Korea. (Razzan Nakhlawi/GroundTruth)
Faith

Life on Seoul’s ‘Muslim Street’

“Koreans who have visited Turkey visit my shop for these sweets,” says Ebru Uzun, the Turkish proprietor of...

Apr 28, 2018
The circle is the symbol of Won Buddhism, representing the enlightened mind and the interconnectedness of all beings. (Sherry Simpson/GroundTruth)
Faith

Followers of a Korean sect of Buddhism have kept up a decades-long anti-nuclear fight

YEONGGWANG COUNTY, Korea – Grace Song is a Won Buddhist minister. Instead of the traditional robes and shaved...

Apr 26, 2018
Rev. Craig Bartlett leads the Open Doors Church in Seoul, one of the few LGBT-affirming congregations. (Erin Rode/GroundTruth)
Faith

Amid anti-gay sentiment, LGBT-affirming churches provide fellowship and advocacy

SEOUL — As service begins at Open Doors Metropolitan Church, about a dozen members draw up chairs and sprawl...

Apr 25, 2018
With political instability and an economic downturn, Koreans are turning to traditional shamanic ceremonies. (Miranda Mazariegos/GroundTruth)
Faith

Amid economic and political tensions, shamanism regains popularity in South Korea

SEOUL - On the outskirts of Seoul, in the midst of an industrial, largely abandoned area, a winding...

Apr 25, 2018
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