23 December 2006 Angola: mending children broken by accusations of witchcraft Reports of children accused of witchcraft are common in parts of northern Angola: between 2001 and 2005, 423 children accused... Read more
23 December 2006 Iraq: Istanbul conference enflames sectarian tensions On December 13-14, 2006, Turkey hosted a "Conference for the Support of the Iraqi People" in Istanbul that brought together... Read more
23 December 2006 Iraq: Christians debate self-autonomy to halt exodus A new plan for Christian self-autonomy within Iraq’s Kurdish region has sparked debate among Iraqi Christian leaders desperate to halt... Read more
24 November 2006 Sikhism: Western reactions forcing Sikhs to shed turbans Growing Western intolerance and a series of racial attacks have prompted young Sikh youths to shed their hair and turbans.... Read more
23 November 2006 India: President amongst thousands to attend Sai Baba’s birthday President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was amongst the governors, ministers and thousands of others who attended the 81st birthday celebrations of... Read more
25 October 2006 Iraq: Mecca Charter unlikely to stem sectarian violence Last week, approximately 50 Iraqi religious leaders signed a text in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia in the... Read more
25 October 2006 India: outsourcing rituals – faith is now a phone call away In what seems like a perfect shortcut to heaven, religious services are being outsourced in the great modern market by... Read more
24 October 2006 India: Chinese-made Hindu gods rule Indian markets Chinese-made idols of Hindu gods and goddesses are flooding Indian markets, especially during festivals like Diwali, Durga Puja and Ganesh... Read more
23 October 2006 Analysis: new religious movements in Western Europe "In Western Europe public opinion became aware of the presence of new religious movements in the 1970s. two questions started... Read more
14 October 2006 Pakistan: Sufism promoted to improve image Pakistan has set up a National Council for Promotion of Sufism to project its soft power and improve its image... Read more