05 July 2004
After a long-running row that has split Dagestan’s Muslims, the republic’s powerful religious body, the Spiritual Department of Muslims, has... Read more
Category: Articles
05 July 2004
A university founded by a group of enthusiastic Indian Americans two years ago to teach Sanskrit and dispel the image... Read more
23 June 2004
Over the past two decades, there have been several volumes in various languages on "new religious movements". A newly-published encyclopedia... Read more
17 June 2004
As old Christendom models continue to decline, the Church of England is scrutinising the role of bishops and other senior... Read more
16 June 2004
A controversy is brewing in Kerala over Muslim woman students offering prayers at a college mosque. Every Friday many Muslim... Read more
16 June 2004
Ritualistic killing of animals has returned to Tamil Nadu despite a law against it with devotees sacrificing more than 200... Read more
24 May 2004
The Sikhs love to say "Raj karega Khalsa!" - which translates into "Sikhs shall rule!" On Saturday, the dreams of... Read more
21 May 2004
Wigs made from the hair of Hindu women from India are not kosher, an ultra-conservative rabbi has ruled, sparking a... Read more
17 May 2004
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has practically ruled out the possibility of a compromise to include a reference to Europe's... Read more
15 May 2004
A leading expert on political Islam contends the Bush administration is undermining its own democratization efforts in the Middle East... Read more