Islam
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The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponise…
- Afghanistan, Education, Faith schools, Gender, Global education, Islam, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women under the Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Send your daughters or you get no aid’: the Taliban are making religious schools girls’ only option
Food handouts and employment are increasingly tied to Afghan families’ agreement to strict Islamic educationWh…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, India, Islam, Migration, Race, Religion, South and Central Asia, World news
India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are re…
- Afghanistan, Corporal punishment, Global development, Human rights, Islam, Law, Religion, Sharia law, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women under the Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Whipped in front of everyone’: three women on being flogged by the Taliban
Hundreds of women forced to confess to ‘moral crimes’ they did not commit have been publicly lashed in Afghani…
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The Aga Khan obituary
Spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and billionaire businessman who enjoyed a jet-setting lifestyleFast cars, …
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Hundreds flee deadly sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan
About 300 families relocate after fresh violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims kills 32 peopleAbout 300 famil…
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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…
- 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…
- Children, Children's health, Global development, Global health, Health, Islam, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistani breast milk bank closes after Islamic clerics withdraw approval
Doctors deplore decision and point to country’s high neonatal mortality rate as bank, which opened in June, fo…
- Climate crisis, Egypt, Extreme heat, Hajj, Indonesia, Islam, Middle East and North Africa, Saudi Arabia, World news
More than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die amid temperatures approaching 52C in Mecca
Saudi authorities said they sent away unregistered pilgrims but many appear to have taken part without access …
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China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups
Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed in crackdown by BeijingHundr…
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Narendra Modi loses aura of invincibility as predicted landslide fails to materialise
Exit polls had projected overwhelming victory for the BJP and an even stronger mandate for India’s strongman I…
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Last major Islamic-style mosque in China loses its domes
Exclusive: Experts say changes to Grand Mosque of Shadian mark completion of five-year sinification campaignTh…
- Advertising, Artificial intelligence (AI), Business, Hinduism, India, Islam, Islamophobia, Meta, Narendra Modi, Social media, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountabili…