Indonesian Buddhists step out to support Muslims in Ramadan fast
0 seconds of 26 secondsVolume 40% SPECIAL Young members of Dhanagun Temple Bogor hand out snacks for Muslims to break their fast in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Mar. 26, […]
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers quit to protest ‘threat to community’
Muslim ministers resign after hardline Buddhist monks demand their removal following deadly Easter bombings. by Rukshana Rizwie & Lisa Fuller Colombo, Sri Lanka – All of Sri Lanka’s Muslim […]
‘Mawanella was the start’: Sri Lankan town reels from bombing links
Faith leaders say local youths were radicalised by extremist preacher Mohammed Zahran Hashim Michael Safi in Mawanella @safimichael Fri 26 Apr 2019 Sri Lankan Muslims gather in Colombo on 26 […]
Only non-Muslim immigrants to get Indian citizenship now
Thursday, Jan 10, 2019 DECCAN CHRONICLE WITH AGENCY INPUTS Jan 9, 2019 They have no place to go except India, says Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs of […]
These are the psychological reasons why people are religious
Is it true that we have an evolutionary ‘god-shaped hole’? By Nick Perham, for the Independent Voices The quick and easy answer to why people are religious is that God […]
What Is a Real Muslim? Who Gets to Decide?
OCTOBER 2, 2018 BY PAUL LOUIS METZGER Muslim Prayer Beads. Creative Commons After returning from the mosque years ago, one of my students remarked, “I was hoping we would […]
Pakistan’s Religious minorities: The significant “Other”
Source: Global Village Space By Asif Aqeel, who is a prominent journalist, researcher and writer, and a vocal member of Pakistan’s Christian community. His area of work is “Marginality & […]
Muslim markers in Sri Lanka: Changes and challenges
/ Wednesday, 20 June 2018 If we exclude from our consideration the wars that owe their origin to religious hatred, or to difference in fundamental principles, such as the struggle […]
Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash
Reuters International This content was published on February 27, 2018 COLOMBO (Reuters) – At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash […]
Muslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of actionMuslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of action
Thousands of people across the UK took part in the interfaith day encouraging good deeds Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith Muslims planning to open a new mosque in a traditionally Jewish north London community have joined people at their local synagogue to give blood as part of a national drive to help those […]
Sri Lanka arrest 19 after Buddhist-Muslim violence; four injured
Reuters International This content was published on November 18, 2017 COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police arrested 19 people after a clash between “extremists” from the majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities in which four people were injured, a spokesman said on Saturday. Tension has been […]
Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?
By Alan Strathern Oxford University BBC NEWS MAGAZINE Of all the moral precepts instilled in Buddhist monks the promise not to kill comes first, and the principle of non-violence is […]
Bangladesh: Minority communities must be protected and arsonists face justice
Source: Amnesty International. The perpetrators of arson attacks on temples and Buddhist villages in the south of Bangladesh must be brought to justice and steps taken to ensure ethnic minorities are protected, Amnesty International said. More than 20 Buddhist temples and monasteries and at least one Hindu temple, along with […]