02 November 2003 India: religious groups join hands to halt demolition of shrines in Mumbai Cutting across religious lines, spiritual leaders of different faiths as well as politicians are joining hands to prevent the razing... Read more
30 October 2003 India: Mumbai’s roadside shrines being knocked down Civic authorities in India's financial capital are demolishing dozens of illegal shrines belonging to various faiths as part of a... Read more
30 October 2003 India: 70 Hindus convert to Buddhism in Bodh Gaya Over 70 Hindus have embraced Buddhism at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, the birthplace of the global religion of... Read more
24 October 2003 Russia moves to embrace Muslim world The Russian government is seeking closer ties with the Muslim world and has applied for observer status at the Organization... Read more
21 October 2003 Sri Lanka: conversions spark controversy The issue of religious conversions is snowballing in Sri Lanka, with an NGO asking the government to probe a spate... Read more
20 October 2003 Azerbaijan: election crackdown on independent Muslim leaders Amid the widespread violence in the wake of the 15 October presidential elections, police swooped on the Juma Mosque in... Read more
20 October 2003 Karachai-Cherkessia: church ownership row Local people in the North Caucasian republic are resisting plans for the Russian Orthodox Church to take over ancient churches.... Read more
09 October 2003 Russia: the impact of Islamic parties on the elections Experts say that by 2010, if present trends continue, 40 percent of Russia's 18-year-old men will come from historically Islamic... Read more
07 October 2003 Anglicans: Pope warns of “serious difficulties” for unity of Churches Any possible union between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches has run into serious problems, Pope John Paul II told... Read more
05 October 2003 India: 5,000 Dalits convert to Buddhism in Gujarat About 5,000 Dalits, or members of socially underprivileged classes, converted from Hinduism to Buddhism in the cultural capital of Gujarat,... Read more