India’s Assam shuts down over plans to amend citizenship law
Source: Al Jazeera The government plans to make it easier for Hindus, Buddhists and Christians to get citizenship while excluding Muslims. by Zeenat Saberin & Abdul Gani Critics say […]
Belief is back: why the world is putting its faith in religion
Source: Guardian By Neil MacGregor, who was the director of the British Museum between 2002-2015. He is the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Living […]
The Muslim Sunrise Publishes a New Volume about Prayers
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; the longest running Islamic magazine since 1921: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2018 Editorial by Mubasher Ahmad; Editor-in-Chief Prayer is universal and it never ceases to bear its significance […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reacts to India train accident
Source: Khaleej Times Around 59 people were killed in the tragedy. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan recently reacted to India’s train tragedy which claimed the lives of 59 revellers. The […]
Man with ‘religion issues’ set fire to church and temple
Source: BBC News A man who had “issues” with religion started fires at two places of worship within minutes of each other. Paul Johnson was arrested for the fires at […]
Morgan Freeman’s Video On Purpose of Life and Futility of Materialism
Epigraph: And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to […]
Brazil presidential candidates woo religious leaders
Source: Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s presidential candidates wooed church leaders Wednesday ahead of a runoff in this deeply religious country with sizable Catholic and evangelical populations. Leading […]
Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA BAGHDAD (AP) — Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient […]
Most news coverage of Muslims is negative. But not when it’s about devotion.
Source: The Washington Post By Erik Bleich ,Julien Souffrant , Emily Stabler and A. Maurits van der Veen Are Muslim religious practices more intense than those of other religions and inherently dangerous to Western societies? […]
Religious hate crimes: Rise in offences recorded by police
Source: BBC News Police have recorded a surge in hate crime directed at people in England and Wales because of their religious beliefs. It rose by 40%, from 5,949 in […]
Chinese official says ‘sinicization’ of religion in Xinjiang must go on
Source: Reuters SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The “sinicization” of religion must be upheld to promote ethnic solidarity and religious harmony, a senior Chinese official has said in the troubled western region […]
Einstein’s letter belittling God and religion will be auctioned for $1 million or more
Source: The Washington Post By Avi Selk A letter in which Albert Einstein explicitly rejected God and religion will be auctioned in December for the second time since the famous physicist […]
Tory London mayoral pick under fire for remarks about Muslims and Hindus
Source: The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh Accommodating Muslims and Hindus “robs Britain of its community” and risks turning the country into a “crime-riddled cesspool” as a result, the Conservative candidate for […]
Greek theologians seek school book boycott
Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An association of theologians in Greece is urging school teachers not to use new books in religious studies classes, arguing that too much emphasis is placed on other faiths in the predominantly Orthodox Christian country. The association’s chairman, Iraklis Rerakis, on Wednesday said […]
In India and Pakistan, religion makes one country’s hero the other’s villain
Source: Quartz BY Haroon Khalid At the entrance of the [Badshahi Masjid in Lahore] are some pictures from the colonial era. They show the mosque’s dilapidated condition after having served as a […]
The Satanic Verses sowed the seeds of rifts that have grown ever wider
Source: The Guardian BY Kenan Malik Thirty years ago last week, Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses was published. Rushdie was then perhaps the most celebrated British novelist of his generation. His new […]
As younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works
Source: Boston Globe By Mark Arsenault GLOBE STAFF SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 A member of the so-called Silent Generation and grandmother of 13, Mary Ann Keyes is the matriarch of a big Catholic family […]
Anger at Dutch plan to ask race and religion of gun licence applicants
Source: The Guardian By Daniel Boffey The Dutch government is facing a storm of protest over plans to register the race and religion of people seeking a firearms licence. The requirements, […]
How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbeanx
Source: The Conversation A throng of Trinidadians line up along the streets of St. James and Cedros to admire the vibrant floats with beautifully bedecked models of mausoleums. Their destination […]