カテゴリー: Religion
Since erasing the region’s special status India is selling off its rich land and mineral rights – and crushing all dissentMirza Waheed is a novelist and essayistI’m sure many people have heard of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina. It’s a mo…
Tahir Ahmed Naseem is latest victim of violence connected to blasphemy lawsA Pakistani man on trial for blasphemy has been shot dead in a courtroom, in the latest violent incident connected with the country’s blasphemy laws.Tahir Ahmed Naseem had been …
Beijing claims its re-education camps in Xinjiang are needed to combat Islamic terrorism, but Dilara’s experiences tell a different storyBy the standards of Chinese officialdom, Dilara is surely the perfect minority. She doesn’t wear a headscarf. She d…
UK expected to suspend extradition arrangements with Hong Kong as Liu Xiaoming blames reports of forced sterilisation on ‘anti-China elements’China’s ambassador to the UK gave a brazen defence of his country’s human rights record on Sunday, insisting t…
Republican senators among those hit by sanctions brought in response to US measures The Chinese government has announced sanctions against US officials, including the Republican senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in response to US sanctions over Beijin…
Petitions filed in court to block work on first Hindu temple in capital since Pakistan’s creationThe controversial construction of the first Hindu temple in Pakistan’s capital has been halted after it was challenged in the courts.Plans for the Shri Kri…
Infection risk means families are suffering trauma and guilt by not being able to carry out the Islamic funeral ritual of washing the bodyJusna Begum wakes up to her phone ringing at 1am. When she answers, it’s an inconsolable woman who has just lost h…
Pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites usually attracts 2.5m visitors; about 360,000 Germans face new restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSaudi Arabia has said only Muslims living in the country can take part in this year’…
Democracy campaigners say officers ignored violence by Hindus during clashes with MuslimsDelhi police have been accused of filing false and politically motivated charges against pro-democracy activists to blame them for the Delhi riots – while not arre…
Exclusive: men claim they are victims of religious persecution in case targeting 2,500 foreign MuslimsEight British Muslims detained in India for more than two months face criminal charges after getting caught up in a court case in which thousands of f…
‘Music has the potential to reach many more people,’ says the Tibetan spiritual leaderThe Dalai Lama, whose message of humanity, harmony and peace delivered with a smile has won millions of global followers, is releasing an album of mantras set to musi…
In Telinipara, West Bengal, Hindu attackers burned Muslim homes and shops and vandalised mosques Under the cover of lockdown, they came. Armed with petrol bombs, acid bombs, gas cylinders, molotov cocktails and explosives, the men, numbering around 100…
Less than three years since a crackdown against Rohingya, troops are again accused of war crimes – this time against Rakhine Buddhists Kyaw Thu* waited until night fell before taking his family to the bank of a river not far from their village. While m…
Despite lockdowns and curfews, streets in Jordan and Iran are busy for the end of RamadanCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOutside bakeries in downtown Amman, queues stretched along the street and down the block. Nut retailers…
No confirmed new cases for China; major car rental firm files for US bankruptcy; fears thousands will breach Eid travel ban in Indonesia Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has recorded no new confirmed cases of coronaviru…