15 July 2003
President Pervez Musharraf has ordered a halt to the mushrooming of madrassas and mosques in the Pakistani capital in what... Read more
Category: Articles
08 July 2003
Catholics are leading the pack of immigrants flocking the United States, with a large chunk of newcomers originating from the... Read more
28 June 2003
The Iraqi holy cities of Al-Najaf and Karbala are centers of religious learning for Shi'a Muslims from all over the... Read more
28 June 2003
In Azerbaijan, government hostility to the idea of religious freedom appears to derive from officials' fear of social forces they cannot... Read more
28 June 2003
The 12 June concordat between the Orthodox Church and the state has given the Orthodox extensive influence in state bodies.... Read more
28 June 2003
There is a heated debate in the Anglican Church over what place, if any, homosexuals should have in the church.... Read more
20 June 2003
More than two months after the U.S.-led ouster of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Sunni and Shia Muslims appear split over their... Read more
19 June 2003
Access to two more foreign-based websites that carry news on religious developments in Uzbekistan has been barred by the authorities. ... Read more
16 June 2003
A popular Hindu temple in Jharkhand has opened its doors online, giving devotees around the world a chance to pay... Read more
14 June 2003
The government of Indonesia has agreed to endorse a controversial new education bill, despite protests from both Muslim and Christian... Read more