Sat 16 December 2023: New Delhi: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued a detailed statement and again called upon the Joe Biden administration to designate India a Country of Particular Concern, or CPC. It said it is “alarmed by India’s increased transnational targeting of religious minorities and those advocating on their behalf. Recent […]
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Thu 14 December 2023: Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the Vatican’s pomp and privilege, has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate funeral rites for a pontiff by being the first one to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century. The pope, who turns 87 on Sunday, disclosed plans for his […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: Germany’s major Protestant churches have agreed on binding standards for how to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct or violence. The standards will apply throughout the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), an umbrella organization of several mainstream Protestant denominations, and Diakonie Deutschland, a major social welfare organization affiliated with the EKD, […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group on Monday approved a $2.12 billion financing for new projects that support socio-economic development and promote sustainability of member countries. Some 16 projects in sectors such as transport, energy, health, and education, besides youth development/entrepreneurship-employment, were approved during the board meeting, an IsDB Group statement […]
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Fri 08 December 2023: Denmark passed legislation on Thursday effectively criminalizing Islamophobic Quran-burning protests on the grounds of “inappropriate treatment of writings with significant importance for a recognized religious community.” Following a heated debate among lawmakers, the bill was passed with 94 votes in favor and 77 votes against in the 179-member Danish parliament. The […]
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Wed 29 October 2023: Pope Francis has called for a continuation of the truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, according to Vatican News. “I hope that the truce in Gaza might continue so that all the hostages might be freed, and the necessary humanitarian aid might be able to enter,” the pope said at […]
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Sat 25 October 2023: Istanbul is hosting the 9th World Halal Summit and the 10th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo, two major events for products and services conforming to Islamic guidelines, known as halal. The events opened Thursday with the participation of 500 prominent companies from 45 countries and the gathering is expected […]
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Wed 22 October 2023: A former senior US official is facing a backlash after harassing a halal food vendor in New York. Stuart Seldowitz, who previously served as deputy director of the United States Department of State’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs, was captured on video taunting and threatening the vendor in Manhattan. Amid […]
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Mon 06 October 2023: Pope Francis on Monday did not read a prepared speech at a meeting with European rabbis, saying he was not feeling well. “Good morning. I greet you all and I welcome you and thank you for this visit, which greatly pleases me. But it happens that I am not well and […]
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Spanish Ombudsman Angel Gabilondo. Sat 28 October 2023: More than 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission. The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll of more than 8,000 people found that 0.6 percent […]
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