I grew up in Israel, which is modern day Judea, which is where Mary grew up. So I feel very, very comfortable portraying her.

JTA — For decades, Americans United for Separation of Church and State called its adversaries “religious extremists.” Today, the group has a more specific target: fighting Christian nationalism.

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Before anything else happened, Maryam al-Muqayad says male Israeli troops told her to take off her clothes. Then, the soldiers took the 13-year-old Palestinian girl, dragged her by her hair and ...