Muslims join efforts to revive ancient temple in Kerala
Locals of Therlayi Island in Kerala standing outside the 600-year old Shiva temple New Delhi The Muslim inhabitants of a small island in Kerala have decided to revive an ancient […]
Indian PM lays foundation stone of new temple at razed mosque site
Modi Founds Temple on Mosque’s Ruins, in Triumphal Moment for Hindu Base Source: New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar In a ceremony in Ayodhya, a past flash point for sectarian […]
Stop providing cover for extremists at Al Aqsa, Jordan tells Israel
By JT – Dec 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Jewish extremists, some bare footed, are seen in the vicinity of Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem earlier this week. The government […]
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 […]
Bangladesh court asks gov’t why it failed to protect Buddhists from attacks over Quran photo
Source: Washington Post By Associated Press, Published: October 3 DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s High Court asked the government on Wednesday to explain why local officials failed to provide security to minority Buddhists whose homes, temples and businesses were attacked over a picture of a burned Quran posted on Facebook. A […]
Bangladesh Muslims torch Buddhist shrines
Source: CNN News From Farid Ahmed (CNN) — Crowds of angry Muslims attacked Buddhist shrines and homes, torching some of them Sunday in Bangladesh to protest after a photo of a partially burned Quran was posted on Facebook, police said. The protesters chanted anti-Buddhist slogans, blaming the burning of the Muslim […]