Category: Religion

Fri 28 June 2019: A female successor to the Dalai Lama must be “more attractive,” the spiritual leader has claimed in an interview, explaining if she wasn’t, people would “prefer not to see her face.” Speaking with the BBC, the guru was asked whether he understood why his 2015 claim that if a woman were to […]

Thu 27 June 2019: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umra is rolling out a bundle of smart systems to facilitate the travel of pilgrims from around the world and ensure that the rituals are performed with ease. This includes an integrated e-track electronic system for the external pilgrims, which applies from the initiation of contracts on […]

Thu 27 June 2019: Secretary of State calls out China, Iran, Myanmar, Russia for violating religious freedom U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rolled out the State Department’s report on religious freedom Friday, saying it found a “chilling array of abuses” on religion last year. Pompeo called out China, Iran, and Russia for religious freedom […]

Wed 26 June 2019: Muslim women have pushed back against a ban on burkinis, a full-body swimsuit, at a public pool in the French southeastern city of Grenoble, in bid to defy growing Islamophobia and discrimination in the country. “Operation burkini” was launched last month by members of the group Citizen Alliance of Grenoble to […]

Mon 24 June 2019: A newly adopted Saudi law prohibits staring at strangers for more than five seconds, local media reported, adding that the government was still weighing how to implement the public decency law almost two months after it was adopted. One of the many rules that come under the law includes a ban on staring […]

Mon 17 June 2019: Throwing the holy book on the ground, in the largely Muslim-populated area of Drammen, which is 45 kilometers from capital Oslo, demonstrators protested against Islam, claiming it should be banned.  

Sun 16 June 2019: Diriliş: Ertuğrul, the wildly popular Turkish historical-drama series, is set in 13th century Anatolia, at the eve of the founding of the Ottoman Empire. The series has a huge following outside of Turkey too, inspiring numerous Facebook fan groups and memes (including a FB page dedicated to them) and no shortage of jokes based on the […]

Sun 16 June 2019: Carlos Eugenio Irarrazabal, who held his post for just 24 days, now joins more than 30 Chilean bishops who resigned in 2018 after a report commissioned by Pope Francis revealed a culture of abuse and cover-ups for decades in Chile’s Church. Appointed by Francis, it was hoped that Irarrazabal would help […]

Wed 12 June 2019: PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua’s house have drawn warnings from police, but the wiry 50-year-old vows he’s not taking them down. After all, the police weren’t there to help when he was the sole fisherman in his village to survive the tsunami that inundated the Indonesian […]