Ramadan around the corner in Sudan amid ‘the world’s largest hunger crisis’ | Conflict
NewsFeed25 million people affected by the war in Sudan don’t know where their next meal is coming from, according to the World Food Programme. The…
Ancient find reveals new evidence of Malaysia’s multicultural past | History News
Kedah, Malaysia – Until six months ago, none of the inhabitants of the village of Bukit Choras, set amid rice fields near the steep and…
Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News
This year’s observance, for many, is marred by Israel’s war on Gaza. Saudi officials have spotted the crescent moon and declared the the holy fasting…
Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ amid Russia invasion | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Catholic leader, 87, told a Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised the idea of surrender. Ukraine has rejected Pope Francis’s…
Hero to homeless: House of Muslim man behind India tunnel rescue demolished | Government News
New Delhi, India – Wakeel Hasan had to climb his neighbour’s 1.8-metre (six-foot) wall to enter the rubble-filled plot of land where his house stood…
Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights
On February 28, 2021, just after 9pm, nine Muslim men removed their shoes, lined up in single file, and knelt quietly for Isha, their faith’s…
Arabic calligraphy on dress design causes chaos in Pakistan | Religion
NewsFeedA Pakistani police officer is being hailed as a hero for negotiating the safe escort of a woman accused of blasphemy by a mob in…
Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan | Religion News
It’s also Africa’s largest, but critics view the mosque as a vanity project for a former president who named it after himself. Algeria has inaugurated…
India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News
The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian…
What’s in an Indian lion’s name? A roaring dispute | Religion
The Calcutta High Court this week told the government of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal to consider renaming two lions in a zoo-cum-animal…
The Hidden Meaning(s) of Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview
Barely a few weeks before the second anniversary of the Ukraine War, American journalist Tucker Carlson —one of the country’s most popular, controversial and influential…
How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi | Education News
Kolkata, India – At the three-storey building of Sarada Shishu Vidya Mandir, a school for grades five to 10 in Uluberia town in the eastern…
Religion Should Not Impact Political Decisions
Religion and politics are intertwined and have been the focus of debates in international politics. Both religion and politics have shaped societies and the governance…
‘Killed by police bullets’: Deadly clash scars Muslims in India’s Haldwani | Politics
Haldwani, India – At about 6:45pm on February 8, Mohammad Arif called his brother Zahid. A mosque and an Islamic school had been razed by…
Mosque demolition sparks deadly protests in India | Islamophobia
NewsFeedIndian authorities bulldozed a mosque and a religious school in Haldwani sparking deadly protests by residents who say Muslims are being targeted.Published On 12 Feb…
‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at what cost? | Russia-Ukraine war News
A masked, uniformed, gun-toting soldier has the letter Z, a Kremlin-approved symbol of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on his shoulder. Jesus Christ, frail and devoid…
Malaysia’s top court rules some Islamic laws in Kelantan unconstitutional | Courts News
Majority ruling could have major legal implications in multiethnic country that operates a dual judicial system. Malaysia’s top court has ruled that 16 Islamic laws…
Pakistan’s Discrimination Against Gilgit-Baltistan Invokes Mass Protests
Those residing in Gilgit-Baltistan and other parts of Kashmir under the control of Pakistan have carried out mass protests in freezing temperatures since late December.…
Greece’s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill – POLITICO
Given that traditional family values would normally be the preserve of Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy party, it does beg the question of what he’s up…
In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes | Religion News
Varanasi/Bengaluru, India – A festive atmosphere engulfed Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities situated on the banks of the river Ganga. It was the week Prime…