‘BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD’ BORIS JOHNSON SAYS IN EASTER MESSAGE

Sun 04 April 2021: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an Easter message on Sunday that the country is going to see “brighter days ahead” after a “very tough” pandemic year. This Sunday, Anglicans and Catholics celebrate Easter. Though churches are open, many Christians will not be able to mark their most important festival […]

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HINDU PRIEST’S INFLAMMATORY COMMENTS ON THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD GO VIRAL, DELHI POLICE FILE FIR

Sun 04 April 2021: Police in India registered two cases on Saturday against a Hindu priest for blasphemous remarks against the holy prophet of Islam. The cases, one in Mumbai and another in New Delhi, were registered against Dasna Devi Temple head priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati after video of a news conference at the Press […]

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EXCLUSIVE: HINDU RIGHT-WING GROUPS IN US GOT $833,000 OF FEDERAL COVID FUND

Sat 03 April 2021: Five groups linked to Hindu nationalist organisations in India received direct payments and loans in federal relief fund. Washington, DC, United States – Five organisations with ties to Hindu supremacist and religious groups have received COVID-19 relief funding amounting to $833,000, according to data released by the United States’ Small Business Administration […]

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VACCINE JAB DOES NOT BREAK FAST, TURKISH RELIGIOUS BODY SAYS

Sat 03 April 2021: Turkey’s top religious body said Friday that taking the COVID-19 jab will not break the Ramadan fast. Ahead of the Muslim holy month, Idris Bozkurt, a top official of the Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), told Anadolu Agency: “There is no nutritious vitamin or food substance in any vaccine, including the […]

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AMNESTY MAKES LAST-MINUTE APPEAL TO FRANCE OVER ANTI-MUSLIM BILL

Wed 31 March 2021: While the French Senate prepares to discuss a so-called “anti-separatism” bill, human rights group Amnesty International has intervened at the last minute in an attempt to cancel or change “many problematic provisions” of the draft bill. The debate in the French Senate on Tuesday comes after the French lower house National Assembly, […]

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MEMBERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN US FALLS TO RECORD LOW IN 80 YEARS – POLL

Tue 30 March 2021: The United States remains a religious nation but it is experiencing the lowest level of religious membership in eight decades as fewer than 47 percent of its residents regularly attend an institution of worship, a new Gallup poll revealed on Monday. The survey showed 47 percent Americans belonged to a church, […]

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TABLIGHI MARKAZ IN DELHI’S NIZAMUDDIN REOPENS, THOUGH WITH STRICT RESTRICTIONS

Tue 30 March 2021: The Nizamuddin Markaz building of Tablighi Jamaat hosted a small gathering of 50 people on the eve of Shab-e-Barat on Sunday. This was the first time since March 28 last year that a gathering has been allowed inside  the premises. A policeman guarded the gate of the building and checked the […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: FAITH COMMUNITIES URGED TO BE INNOVATIVE THIS EASTER

Mon 29 March 2021: With experts warning about a looming third wave of COVID-19 infections in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged faith communities to be innovative when they hold the upcoming Easter, Passover and Ramadan services. He urged congregational worship to be innovative as it was last year. “Large gatherings, whether religious or […]

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