Source: Christianity Today President approves new sanctions targeting non-Hindus and foreign missionaries. Last week, Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalizing religious conversion, joining neighboring countries like […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jesselyn Cook Organizers say the event celebrates light over darkness to promote “love and harmony in a society that feels extremely divided at this moment.” […]
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor The day after the massacre in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump used the word “evil” three times during a brief speech at […]
Canada Post and India Post mark Diwali, Festival of Lights Joint stamp issue is a historic first for these two postal services Posted on Sept. 21, 2017 by Canada Post in News Releases TORONTO […]
By Chetan Bhatt, who teaches and writes about the numerous dangers human rights face today from resurgent Far Right movements We all have origin stories and identity myths, our tribal […]
Source: BBC News BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi Government archaeologists reject claim the structure was built by Hindus and that they should be allowed to worship there Claims that the Taj Mahal […]
Source: The New York Times By AJAZ ASHRAF AUG. 17, 2017 Photo Riots that took place in the streets of Calcutta in 1946 between Muslims and Hindus claimed thousands of lives. CreditKeystone-France/Gamma-Keystone, […]
Source: The Conversation This year, Monday, August 7 marks one of the most important celebrations for Hindus throughout the world: Rakshabandhan, a ceremony honoring the bond between sisters and brothers. […]
Source: Guardian India’s Supreme Court has suspended a law that would have banned the sale of cattle for slaughter nationwide. The government order aimed to “prevent uncontrolled and unregulated animal […]
Source: https://www.rabwah.net/pakistani-hindu-wins-emerging-young-leaders-award/ A Pakistani Hindu has become the first Pakistani to be awarded the Emerging Young Leaders Award. The award is granted by the U.S. Department of State to a group of young leaders in recognition of their efforts to promote positive social change in their communities. Raj Kumar who is […]
Source: BBC Senior figures in India’s ruling party will be tried for criminal conspiracy over the destruction of a 16th Century mosque, the Supreme Court has ruled. The order is […]
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rosanna Xia Contact Reporter Varun Soni straightened his shoulders and grasped the podium, his dark suit flanked by the stately white robes of priests and ministers. A […]
This Hindu Sadhu is Acharya Pramod Krishnan Ji Suggested Reading How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods?
Source: BBC The western Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment. Under an amendment to the state’s Animal Preservation Act, […]
Source: Daily Pakistan By Hamza Rao | Published on March 21, 2017 ISLAMABAD – A religious scholar has issued a fatwa against Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif for ‘blaspheming’ against Islam […]
Source: Reuters By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indian court has declared the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers living entities, giving them the same legal rights as […]
Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University […]
Happy Holi to all our Indian readers from the whole of the Editorial team of the Muslim Times (TMT). One of the biggest themes of TMT is interfaith tolerance, universal […]
Source: Huffinton Post In the first episode, Aslan eats cooked human tissue with members of a fringe Hindu sect. By Antonia Blumberg, Reporter, The Huffington Post A number of Hindu leaders and […]
The series premieres Sunday on CNN, March 5 at 10 p.m. ET – Turn your TVs on to learn some facts about religions and interfaith tolerance CNN’s Reza Aslan to […]