TRENTON, N.J. — Among the casualties of the Iraq war is a little-known religious faith called Mandaeanism that has survived roughly two millennia and whose adherents believe that John the Baptist was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gnostic religions view the material world as the product of a mistake in the heavenly realm, the creation of one or more inferior ...

When the bride and groom arrive at the Mandaean Association, the Middle Eastern salad is ready and flower petals are lightly strewn across the floor. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

WORCESTER — They were kidnapped and murdered in Iraq, persecuted because of their ancient Mandaean religion and pacifist beliefs that made them easy targets amid chaotic, sectarian violence. They fled ...

Stephen Crittenden: The Mandaeans are a tiny pre-Christian sect that originated in the border regions of Southern Iraq and Iran. There's about 50,000 Mandaeans worldwide, and their main prophet is ...

BASRA, Iraq (RFE/RL) -- The killing of two ethnic Mandaeans in neighboring jewelry stores in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on September 19 is being considered a religious hate crime, RFE/RL's Radio ...

No single country wants to take all the Iraqi Mandaean refugees, and that's putting the tiny population at risk, a United Nations refugee official said Thursday. Vincent Cochetel told the Associated ...

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More than 300 Iranian families were forced to leave their homeland in the western province of Khuzestan after facing a series of discriminatory acts for following the faith Sabian Mandaeism which is ...

Members of an ancient religious group living in the UK are warning their faith could soon disappear. The Sabian Mandaeans have fled persecution in Iraq. Some have found safety in Britain, but now they ...