カテゴリー: Religion
Government criticised for delay as suspects face charges relating to 269 deaths 30 months after attacksThe trial has begun of the 25 men accused of masterminding the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, which killed almost 300 people when churches and lu…
Footage shared on social media blamed for igniting violence between communities that left seven dead, buildings torched and many living in fear It was early morning when Achintya Das, a 55-year-old teacher in the city of Cumilla in Bangladesh, was woke…
South Korean president meets pontiff and gives him a cross made of barbed wire taken from demilitarised zone The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, has made a fresh attempt to have Pope Francis visit North Korea, at a meeting at the Vatican where th…
Young Muslims face charges including ‘promoting enmity’ after match at T20 World Cup in DubaiIndian police have arrested seven Muslim youths for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match on Sunday.Uttar Pradesh’s chief mini…
Fabindia brand ad taken down after BJP claims use of Urdu was offensive to Hindu majorityReleased just as festival season is kicking off across India, it looked like your average advert for festive attire. Models posed, resplendent in red and gold, sho…
Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party are massing before rally in Islamabad to demand release of their leaderThousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party have departed from the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, clashing with police…
Dozens of temples attacked over claims a Qur’an was desecratedDeadly communal violence has broken out in Bangladesh after allegations of the desecration of an Islamic holy book led to dozens of Hindu temples being attacked and police opening fire on a …
Christians in Chhattisgarh say Hindu nationalist BJP has revived claims to tarnish reputation of rival CongressIt was a stifling July afternoon when the crowd moved into the small district of Lakholi, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, and gathered o…
Exclusive: In his first interview with western media, Kandahar’s enforcer promises things will be different from the brutal 1990sMawlawi Mohammad Shebani is officially in charge of policing morals throughout Kandahar, the Taliban heartland of southern …
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female studentsAfter street demonstrations across major cities in Afghanistan, women have now taken to social…
Gulf states are having to reconsider their alliances and especially whether they can still trust the US, says senior sourceThe Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a shattering earthquake that will shape the Middle East for many years, a senior Gulf of…
Threats force several scholars to withdraw as ‘far-right fringe groups’ accuse event of being ‘anti-Hindu’An academic conference in the US addressing Hindu nationalism is being targeted by rightwing Hindu groups, which have sent death threats to partic…
The National party’s opposition to the bill outlawing conversion therapy is anti-children – a ban would send a message to all queer people that they are valid New Zealand’s National party promised grassroots activists that they would vote in favour of …
Francis ‘moved’ by Angela Merkel’s words on western intervention – in fact said by Russian presidentPope Francis has criticised the west’s recent involvement in Afghanistan – inadvertently quoting Vladimir Putin in doing so.In a wide-ranging interview …
Households prepare offerings in prayer for their ancestors and gods, but many temples are closed On the 15th day of Ghost Month, when the gates to hell are believed to open and spirits walk the earth, Taoist masters are invited to the Zhupu Altar, a ma…