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The true motives behind Islamic State’s use of sexual slavery

By David Frankfurter
September 8, 2015

Members of the minority Yazidi sect hug each other on the outskirts of Kirkuk

Members of the Yazidi sect, among the 200 elderly and infirm released by Islamic State militants, on the outskirts of Kirkuk, April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Football match in Berlin ends in brawl amid anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim insults

By Reuters Staff
September 2, 2015
(Several weeks before the brawl, Berlin hosted the Maccabi Games, the so-called "Jewish Olymppics", for the first time. A volunteer plays with a ball outside the Olympic Park during preparations for the 14th European Maccabi Games in Berlin, Germany July 27, 2015. Jewish athletes from dozens of nations will compete during the event, held in Germany for the first time in its history, according to the organisers. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

(Several weeks before the brawl, Berlin hosted the 14th European Maccabi Games for Jewish athletes for the first time. Here a volunteer plays with a ball outside the Olympic Park in Berlin, scene of the Games, on July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

Anti-Muslim Buddhist group moves toward Myanmar’s political mainstream

By Reuters Staff
September 2, 2015
(Ashin Tilawkar Biwonsa (C), 77, Ma Ba Tha's founder and chairman, talks during a meeting at Ma Ba Tha's head office in Yangon August 26, 2015. Picture taken August 26. To match Insight MYANMAR-BUDDHISTS/ REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

(Ashin Tilawkar Biwonsa (C), 77, Ma Ba Tha’s founder and chairman, talks during a meeting at Ma Ba Tha’s head office in Yangon August 26, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

Satellite images confirm major temple destroyed in Syria’s Palmyra – U.N.

September 2, 2015
(An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on August 25, 2015 purports to show explosives on stone ledges of columns during what they said was the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters the images did appear to show the destruction of the ancient Baal Shamin temple and correlated with descriptions given by residents of the explosion detonated there on Sunday. Five photos were distributed on social media showing explosives being carried inside, being planted around the walls of the temple, a large blast and then rubble. The arabic script seen along the bottom edge of the photograph reads "Placing explosives in the Baal Shamin pagan temple in the city of Tadmour". REUTERS/Social Media)

(An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on August 25, 2015 purports to show explosives on stone ledges of columns during what they said was the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. REUTERS/Social Media)

India’s Hindu population drops below 80 pct as Muslim ratio rises

By Reuters Staff
September 2, 2015
(Devotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai August 18, 2014. Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, is being celebrated across the country today. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade)

(Devotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai August 18, 2014. Janmashtami marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade)

Militants posing as migrants? Unlikely, say European experts

September 2, 2015
(Syrian refugees arrive on two dinghies on the island of Lesbos, Greece August 22, 2015. Greece ferried hundreds of refugees to its mainland on Friday to relieve the pressure on outlying islands that have been overwhelmed by thousands of people arriving by boat to flee Syria's civil war. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)

(Syrian refugees arrive on two dinghies on the island of Lesbos, Greece August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)

‘Sister Wives’ clan uses U.S. same-sex marriage ruling in polygamy case

By Reuters Staff
September 1, 2015
(Sister-wives Valerie (L) and Vicki serve breakfast to their children in their polygamous house in Herriman, Utah, in this file photo from May 30, 2007. Polygamy, once hidden in the shadows of Utah and Arizona, is breaking into the open as fundamentalist Mormons push to decriminalize it on religious grounds, while at the same time stamping out abuses such as forced marriages of underage brides. To match feature USA-MORMONS/POLYGAMY/ REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski)

(Sister-wives Valerie (L) and Vicki serve breakfast to their children in their polygamous house in Herriman, Utah, in this file photo from May 30, 2007. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski)

Mexican animators bring story of Polish WW2 saint Maksymilian Kolbe to screen

By Reuters Staff
September 1, 2015
(Fr. Maximilian Kolbe in a 1940 photograph)

(Fr. Maksymilian Kolbe in a 1940 photograph)

Mexcian filmmakers are making a 3D animation movie that introduces to a younger generation the life of a Polish monk who laid down his life for a stranger at Auschwitz death camp and was later canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis to allow all priests to forgive abortion during Holy Year

By Reuters Staff
September 1, 2015
(Pope Francis blesses as he leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi)

(Pope Francis blesses the crowd as he leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi)

The dharma of dollars: What Buddhism says about money and meaning

By Reuters Staff
August 31, 2015
(A pure gold statue of Buddha is displayed at the Ginza Tanaka store in Tokyo November 26, 2009. Gold hit a record high above $1,192 on Thursday as sentiment remained solid on expectations of more central bank buying of bullion and further dollar weakness. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao)

(A pure gold statue of Buddha is displayed at the Ginza Tanaka store in Tokyo November 26, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao)

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