Islam
- 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…
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From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new intr…
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‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism
A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its…
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Eid al-Fitr: millions of Muslims around the world celebrate end of Ramadan – video
Footage from around the world has captured celebrations of Eid al-Fitr as Muslims marked the end of the fastin…
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The Hindu caretaker and his mosque: a symbol of harmony amid India’s religious discord
Bechan Baba has dedicated his life to Varanasi’s Anarwali mosque, where Hindus and Muslims come to pray – desp…
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Malaysian shop chain that sold ‘Allah socks’ targeted with petrol bombs
Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social m…
- Afghanistan, Capital punishment, Global development, Human rights, Islam, Law, Religion, Sharia law, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ fo…
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India enacts citizenship law criticised as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims
Citizenship amendment act grants Indian nationality to refugees who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddh…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Christchurch, Christchurch shooting, Far right, Internet, Islam, New Zealand, Social media, The far right
Christchurch gunman discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out | Chris Wilson, Ethan Renner, Jack Smylie and Michal Dziwulski for the Conversation
New research into Brenton Tarrant’s posts on 4chan raises questions about why authorities did not detect them …
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India
Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed in the same en…
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Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers
Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banni…