23 May 2003
Repelled by the corruption of state colleges, many young Dagestanis are turning to Islamic higher education. Read more
Category: Articles
22 May 2003
Sikh women seem to be no closer to performing religious rituals in gurdwaras, to go by depositions made before the... Read more
20 May 2003
After a major investigation, Forum 18 News Service established that the Muslim clergy is almost completely under the control of... Read more
19 May 2003
Alarmed by missionary activities and the reported mass conversion of Dalits to Christianity in Bihar, some rightwing Hindu groups have... Read more
13 May 2003
Despite repeated requests for protection, including requests made personally two weeks ago to the KFOR commander, adequate protection for a... Read more
13 May 2003
A large number of Dalits, who form the lowest rung of Hinduism's social ladder, are embracing Buddhism across Haryana in... Read more
05 May 2003
Religious seminaries, or madrassas, in Pakistan have seen the largest growth since the country's independence to touch 27 times their... Read more
30 April 2003
The two churches refused registration as an association under Latvia's religion law – the Confessional Lutheran Church and the Autonomous... Read more
28 April 2003
It seems inevitable that the U.S. and the Shias of Iraq must soon find themselves locked in a struggle for... Read more
22 April 2003
Despite authoritarian rule, high levels of censorship of the local media and periodic barring of access to foreign-based political opposition... Read more