カテゴリー: Religion
Since 1947, India and Pakistan have shared profound affinities across ferociously policed bordersPankaj Mishra is a novelist and essayist from India; Ali Sethi is a writer and musician from PakistanIn a remarkable document from the 13th century, a Sufi…
Majority of public figures have chosen not to comment on attack on Indian-born writerThe literary world and public figures across the globe have expressed shock and outrage after the author Salman Rushdie was attacked at an event in New York.But in Pak…
My brother John Prior, who has died aged 75, trained as a Roman Catholic priest in the UK before spending most of his life on the island of Flores in Indonesia, working within parishes, then as an academic theologian, and always as a man passionate abo…
Dawoodi Bohra leader Mufaddal Saifuddin, who is in the UK to preach, is an advocate of the abusive practice whose visa should be revoked, say activistsCampaigners have criticised the UK government for granting a visa to a religious leader who has advoc…
Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami blames the Unification church, also known as the Moonies, for bankrupting his familyThe apparent motive given by the man accused of assassinating Shinzo Abe has cast a spotlight on the Unification church and its ties to politic…
Police open cases against Leena Manimekalai for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ with short film Kaali An Indian film director is facing police investigation over the poster for her new film, which depicts the Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette and …
Journalists demand release of the co-founder of the fact-checking website Alt News after he was accused of insulting HindusDelhi police have arrested the Muslim co-founder of a fact-checking website, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on Twitt…
My friend and mentor Dr Natubhai Shah, who has died aged 89, was a GP for almost 30 years before becoming founding CEO of the Jain Network. The aim of the network is to bring awareness of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism to the western world. Jai…
Michelle Bachelet, strongly criticised over Xinjiang visit, cites personal reasons for decisionThe United Nations’ human rights chief has announced her decision to step down, citing “personal reasons”, amid weeks of speculation following her recent Chi…
Anger over the ruling party’s belligerence simmers, but community leaders know the far right itches for confrontationThe sound of bulldozers reverberated in cities cross India over the weekend as authorities knocked down the homes of Muslims allegedly …
Uttar Pradesh authorities demolish property belonging to people allegedly involved in unrestAuthorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory r…
Disciplinary action against members of BJP fails to quell growing anger in Muslim world over comments insulting the prophetSix more countries have joined diplomatic protests across the Muslim world over derogatory remarks insulting the prophet Muhammad…
‘Insulting’ comments by spokespeople for ruling Bharatiya Janata party met with anger in Middle East The Indian government has become embroiled in a diplomatic row with Gulf states after two ruling party spokespeople were accused of making Islamophobic…
Concerns of breaching security law prompt cancellation of services that were among last ways to publicly mark China’s 1989 crackdownFor the first time in 33 years, church services to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown will not be held in Hong K…
Hindu nationalist fears of demographic erasure by Muslims have been stoked by supremacists for years. But new official data reveals a very different storyYati Narsinghanand had a stark warning for India’s one billion Hindus: produce more children or pr…