Religion
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Kung fu nuns show off martial art skills at monastery reopening in Nepal
Nuns mark opening of Druk Amitabha nunnery with performance, five years after Covid closureAbout a dozen nuns …
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Minister issues warning after British Sikhs report harassment by India
Exclusive: Dan Jarvis has written to the Sikh Federation after allegations of people being stopped at UK airpo…
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British Sikhs being asked about views on India at UK airports, says Labour MP
Exclusive: Preet Gill says a number of Sikhs have been stopped at border, raising concerns over Delhi’s influe…
- Bangladesh, Hinduism, India, Muhammad Yunus, Religion, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World news
India-Bangladesh relations sour as tensions rise over attacks on Hindu minority
Allegations of violence against Hindus prompt mass protests in India and attack on Bangladeshi consulateGrowin…
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More than 40 killed in north-west Pakistan in gun attack on Shia convoy
Violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa follows killing of dozens of people in clashes between Sunnis and minority Shia…
- Asia Pacific, China, David Lammy, Foreign policy, Islam, Labour, Politics, Religion, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
We are in despair at the Labour party’s U-turn on Uyghur genocide ruling | Letter
Dr Gillian Hughes, Dr Charlotte Burck, Dr Julia Nelki and Julia Granville the on the Uyghur Tribunal and David…
- Americas, Canada, India, Justin Trudeau, Narendra Modi, Religion, Sikhism, South and Central Asia, World news
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involve…
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Drive-by shootings, arson and murder: Canada accuses India of campaign against Sikh activists
Officials point to a string of cases they suspect are part of a cross-border effort sanctioned by Delhi to sil…
- Asia Pacific, Catholicism, Christianity, Indonesia, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis, Religion, Timor-Leste, World news
Pope Francis tours Asia and the Pacific – in pictures
Pope Francis has drawn huge crowds during a 12-day visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singa…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Children, Christianity, Curriculums, Education, Gender, Ghana, Global development, Islam, LGBTQ+ rights, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Philippines, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rightsE…
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Celebrity ‘son of God’ pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week manhunt
Apollo Quiboloy, who is also wanted in US on child trafficking charges, hands himself over to police after ult…
- Asia Pacific, Catholicism, Christianity, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis, Religion, The papacy
Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’
The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capita…
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‘Togetherness in our diversity’: Pope Francis preaches unity at south-east Asia’s largest mosque
Pope met the grand imam and representatives from Indonesia’s six officially recognised religions at Jakarta’s …
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Pope arrives in Indonesia, the first stop on longest tour of his papacy
Pontiff lands in Jakarta before travelling on to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore over 12 daysPope …
- Asia Pacific, Catholicism, Christianity, Indonesia, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis, Religion, Singapore, The papacy, World news
Pope Francis to set off on challenging 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pontiff’s itinerary, including visits to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, reflects importance of Asia to Cathol…