‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future | Politics
Ayodhya/Lucknow, India – Wearing her hijab, Yusra Hussain stood in the queue to enter a makeshift temple to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, the…
In India’s Ayodhya, the Ram temple means ‘land is costlier than gold’ | Business and Economy
Ayodhya, India: Ram Surat Verma regrets his decision to sell his land in 2019. A farmer in Takpura village in the Ayodhya district of the…
Popcorn and curfew: India gets ready for Ram temple with frenzy and fear | Politics
Yavatmal/Mumbai, India – For a month now, mini-trucks have been snaking their way on labyrinth roads cutting across villages in Yavatmal district in central India.…
‘Better future’: India’s Ayodhya sees business boom with Ram temple launch | Business and Economy News
Ayodhya, India – A 13-kilometre stretch around the controversial Ram temple in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya is lit up with sparkling lights, the walls…
Kenya cult leader charged with ‘terrorism’ over starvation deaths | Crime News
Paul Mackenzie and 94 others charged over deaths of followers whose bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest. A Kenyan court has charged cult…
Muslims’ struggle between spirituality and rationality
“Do you know better than God?” was a provocative statement by a friend of mine when I voiced unease about the distribution of my father’s…
Death threats for a Stalin vandal prompt soul-searching in Orthodox Georgia | Politics News
Tbilisi, Georgia – When Nata Peradze heard that an icon featuring Joseph Stalin was on display inside Georgia’s largest cathedral, she decided to take action.…
Malaysia charges two with ‘wounding religious feelings’ in now-banned film | Censorship News
Mentega Terbang, about a teenager exploring religion in the face of her mother’s terminal illness, was banned in September after criticism from conservative Muslim groups.…
With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics
Ayodhya, India – For hundreds of years, a journey to Ayodhya for many Hindu pilgrims meant a walk down narrow lanes to the Hanuman Garhi…
Pope laments ‘indiscriminate striking’ of civilians in Gaza and Ukraine wars – POLITICO
Pope Francis on Monday denounced the killing of civilians amid ongoing conflicts around the world, including in Gaza and Ukraine. In an address to diplomats…
Orthodox Christians attend midnight Christmas mass in Bethlehem | Occupied West Bank
NewsFeedPalestinian Christians and church leaders held a solemn midnight mass to mark Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, in the occupied West Bank.…
‘Outraged’: Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war | Islamophobia News
Sao Paulo, Brazil – It wasn’t unusual for patients to arrive in a foul temper at the hospital emergency room in São Paulo, Brazil, where…