13 February 2007 Religion and politics: Ayodhya temple not high on global Hindu meeting agenda – but thinking about elections The three-day global meeting organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) that began on Monday 12 February focussed more on... Read more
18 January 2007 India: seven million take icy baths in salvation quest It was a sea of humanity in quest of salvation as nearly seven million devotees, many from outside India, Monday... Read more
16 January 2007 USA: Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton back new look for North American Baptists Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton are backing a new centrist organization for US Baptists which they hope will... Read more
03 January 2007 Pakistan: ‘moderate’ madrassas mushroom in Islamabad Forty-two new Islamic seminaries came up in Pakistan's capital last year, a development the government hopes would promote President Pervez... Read more
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