Category: Religion

ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK INJECTS $2.12B FOR PROJECTS IN MEMBER COUNTRIES

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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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DENMARK PASSES LEGISLATION CRIMINALIZING ISLAMOPHOBIC QURAN-BURNING PROTESTS

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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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EX-OBAMA ADVISER SAYS MORE PALESTINIAN KIDS SHOULD DIE IN ISLAMOPHOBIC RANT

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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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SPANISH CLERGY SEXUALLY ABUSED MORE THAN 200,000 CHILDREN, COMMISSION FINDS

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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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ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM CONDEMNS ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT TARGETING ITS CHURCH IN GAZA

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Fri 20 October 2023: The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem released a statement late Thursday expressing its “strongest condemnation” of an Israeli airstrike on its church compound in the city of Gaza and stressing its commitment to its humanitarian duty to shelter civilians regardless of the Israeli “war crime.” In the statement published on its official […]

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NICARAGUA SENDS 12 CATHOLIC PRIESTS TO ROME AFTER “FRUITFUL CONVERSATIONS”

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  Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. | Diocese Media TV Merced / Diocese of Matagalpa Thu 19 October 2023: Nicaragua’s government has released a dozen Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome, following negotiations with the Vatican. A government statement released late […]

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MANY AMERICANS DON’T BELIEVE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION BUT THEY BELIEVE IN KARMA, DEVIL & HELL: POLL

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Fri 06 October 2023: According to a recent survey, one-third of Americans today prefer not to identify with any religion. In contrast to earlier comparable polls, the number of people who simply identified as Christians has also drastically decreased. Between May 11 and May 15, Associated Press-NORC conducted the survey. The poll of 1,680 adults […]

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