A convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backward Class Muslim. He is only a Muslim and that’s all there is to it, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled while declaring ...

Fueled by an unprecedented volume of convert baptisms, global membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints surged last year to over 17.8 million members. In total, the church added ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways, even ...

Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they ...