More than 4,500 years ago, in one of humanity’s earliest civilizations, gender-diverse individuals held respected and ...

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

On a serene plain in southwestern Iran, the stepped ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil has stood for more than 3,500 years, making it the best-preserved ziggurat outside Mesopotamia and one of the rare ...

Evidence indicates that these people held positions of power because of their gender ambiguity, not despite it.

Assyrian political organizations and religious institutions in northern Iraq have been systematically infiltrated through KRG-linked channels. Financial inducements, selective employment, and ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Is Christianity just a copycat religion? Many critics answer, “Yes,” and argue that much of the Old Testament is nothing more ...

Two inscribed clay cylinders discovered in Iraq have provided the first foundation text documenting King Nebuchadnezzar II's restoration of the ancient ziggurat at Kish, confirming what archaeologists ...

The number of American adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained steady, a new Pew Research Center report finds. Surveys conducted since 2020 ...

After decades of steady decline, new research indicates that the number of Americans identifying as religious may have stabilized, signaling a possible plateau in the nation’s ongoing religious ...