Religion in the Daily News
- Dozens Detained During Ashura Commemorations in Cairo’s Sayyida Zaynab District 5 July 2026 15 h 04 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Iraq/Dozens Detained During Ashura Commemorations in Cairo’s Sayyida Zaynab District Iraq July 5, 2026 0 0 1 minute read Dozens Detained During Ashura Commemorations in Cairo’s Sayyida Zaynab District —————————————- …
- Buddhist Artifacts from Ta Prohm Temple on Display at a Siem Reap Museum 5 July 2026 14 h 31 min Cambodianess The exhibition, which opened its door on July 1 at the Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, will be held until Dec. 31. Photo: APSARA National Authority. PHNOM PENH – Artifacts newly discovered at the 12th century Ta Prohm temple at Angkor are now being …
- Opposition has history of insulting Hindu faith, opposing Ram Temple: BJP chief Nitin Nabin 5 July 2026 13 h 52 min The Print Lucknow, Jul 5 (PTI) BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday attacked the opposition over the Ram Temple issue, accusing it of having a history of “insulting” Hindu faith and opposing the Ram Temple movement, and stating that no one would be allowed …
- Billy Holland: Is there more than one path to heaven? 5 July 2026 13 h 49 min Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota Christians insist there's only one way to heaven, as salvation is associated with believing in Jesus Christ — nothing or no one else. The foundation of their evangelistic mission is declaring that Jesus is the way, and all other religions are …
- What MAGA doesn't know about American history as historians demolish Trump report 5 July 2026 13 h 19 min AlterNet President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission released a draft report on American religious history that, according to experts, gets a lot of basic facts wrong about its purported subject. “A new draft report from a Trump administration task force …
- When is Kalashtami July 2026? Check date, timings and significance 5 July 2026 13 h 09 min The Times of India Kalashtami is the day dedicated to honor Lord Kaal Bhairav. The most significant day in Hindu religion. The day holds an immense religious and spiritual importance. Lord Kaal Bhairav is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva. The day is considered highly …
- What the title “Ayatollah” means in Iran’s leadership and politics 5 July 2026 13 h 04 min Egypt Independent “Ayatollah,” an Arabic term meaning “sign of God” or “divine sign,” is a senior clerical title in Twelver Shiite Islam typically reserved for scholars who have spent decades studying and teaching Islamic jurisprudence and theology in seminaries. An …
- One Nation, One Voice: China’s new law and the silencing of minorities 5 July 2026 12 h 58 min The Hans India China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force - it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 …
- Kamruddin breaks into a house and abducts a Hindu girl in Boribhadak (Dist. Pune) ! 5 July 2026 12 h 21 min Sanatan Prabhat Case of 'Love Jihad' registered against 3 persons Threatened to kill the girl's family at gunpoint AI generated image Yavat (Dist. Pune) – On 2nd July at around 10 a.m., Kamruddin Mukim Sheikh, a religious fanatic, abducted a Hindu girl from …
- Hindu Janajagruti Samiti demands strict action from the Chief Minister through a memorandum over Sharad Pawar’s remarks on ‘Vaikunthagaman’ ! 5 July 2026 12 h 21 min Sanatan Prabhat Accuses him of insulting the history of saints and the identity of the Warkari tradition ! Mumbai, 4 July (News) – Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has demanded strict legal action from the Chief Minister, who also holds the Home portfolio, over the controversial …
- Chinese underground church pastor Ezra Jin freed, arrives in US weeks after Trump raised case with Xi 5 July 2026 12 h 01 min Christian Daily International Pastor Ezra Jin has been released from detention in China and reunited with his family in the U.S., his family said Saturday, July 4, 2026. YouTube Screenshot Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of one of China's largest underground churches, has been …
- The twisted history Trump’s White House is using to redefine religious freedom 5 July 2026 11 h 57 min Vox - Washington D.C. When the Founding Fathers began their work to unify the colonies, America’s religious landscape looked nothing like today’s marketplace of ideas. Mainline Protestants — Anglicans, Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Puritans, Quakers, and Lutherans — …
- Trading Zionism for Political Survival 5 July 2026 11 h 42 min The Times of Israel In supporting the Basic Law: Torah Study, Israel’s Religious Zionist and Likud parties have traded away their most sacred principles for a very modest “bowl of lentils”: divisive legislation, the support of ultra-Orthodox coalition partners and a few more …
- Tolerance And Harmony: A Symbiotic Key To World Peace 5 July 2026 11 h 25 min Modern Ghana The Ahmmadiyya Muslim Mission held it (9) ninth Upper West Regional Conference of Majlis Ansarullah under the theme: Respect and responsibility, our divine mandate as a Nasir. One of the key speakers at the function was Mr Fadullulah Nasirudeen during the …
- CIC says temple ‘not a public authority’ plea can’t absolve Puducherry dept of disclosing records 5 July 2026 10 h 53 min The Print New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The CIC has directed the Department of Hindu Religious Institutions and Wakf in Puducherry to revisit an RTI plea on Sri Vedhapureeswarar Sri Varadarajaperumal Devasthanam and furnish available records, saying the temple’s status as …
- CLO urges South East leaders to seek INEC/NOA intervention in solving voter apathy 5 July 2026 10 h 41 min Realnews Magazine Politics THE Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Anambra State Branch, has appealed to political, traditional, religious, Civil Society Organizations and market leaders in the South East to embark on sensitization programme, including mobilisation and …
- Faith Assets Need Secular Oversight As Temple Fraud Exposes Governance Vacuum 5 July 2026 10 h 39 min Arabian Post By K Raveendran The alleged theft of donations from the Ayodhya Ram Temple has pushed a long-simmering question into the national foreground: who should guard the wealth of religious institutions when faith, money and power converge without adequate public …
- America’s religious pluralism has never been tested like this 5 July 2026 10 h 19 min Hawaii Tribune Herald Growing up as a Christian, I frequently heard from other churchgoers how fortunate we were to live in a Christian nation. These days, I’m more likely to hear fellow Christians lament that the nation has fallen into secularism. But as America turns 250, it’ …
- A turning point in religious history - opinion 5 July 2026 9 h 41 min The Jerusalem Post This year, the Fourth of July not only marks the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. It also commemorates a turning point in Western religious history, one that provided a blessing to Jews worldwide.Eight years after the …
- The “Jesus corridor” of India: Foreign funded missionary activities fuelling demographic shift in tribal heartlands 5 July 2026 9 h 30 min Organiser Weekly The term “Jesus Corridor” emerged in Indian public discourse in mid-2026, primarily in opinion pieces and social media activism, to describe a perceived contiguous geographic belt of increasing Christian influence and conversions spanning North Bengal, …
- General : Malaysia Among World's Leading Nations In Islamic Affairs Management 5 July 2026 9 h 24 min Bernama BUKIT MERTAJAM, July 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia continues to gain international recognition as one of the leading Islamic countries in the management of Islamic affairs, underpinned by the success of various institutions and policies, said Minister in the …
- Farah Khan Ali says mother Zarine Khan wanted Hindu cremation, recalls facing online hate: ‘People were so against’ 5 July 2026 7 h 39 min Hindustan Times Veteran star Sanjay Khan's daughter, Farah Khan Ali, recently opened up about her family facing backlash after her mother, Zarine Khan, was cremated according to Hindu customs following her death in November last year. Sanjay Khan in photo with Zarine …
- Founder of one of China’s biggest underground churches freed, reunites with family in US 5 July 2026 7 h 26 min CNN Hong Kong — A pastor who founded one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States, his daughter told CNN. Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, was among dozens of members …
- China Frees Pastor Ezra Jin After Trump's Ask — Is Beijing Trading Prisoners to Buy Time, and What Should India Learn? 5 July 2026 7 h 06 min India Herald China released underground church pastor Ezra Jin Mingri months after President Trump sought his freedom, according to Firstpost. The timing — ahead of critical US-China trade negotiations — suggests Beijing is using religious prisoners as calibrated …
- China: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, Calls on CCP to Release Other Detained Zion Church Members and All Political Prisoners 5 July 2026 5 h 44 min Freedom House WASHINGTON—Chinese authorities have released political prisoner Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri after nearly nine months of detention, during which he had almost no contact with the outside world. Pastor Jin founded and led Zion Church, one of China’s largest …
- BJP not against any community: Gadkari 5 July 2026 5 h 25 min The Print Nagpur, Jul 5 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not against any community and wants to work by taking along all communities, religions and castes, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. He also said the ideas of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad …
- Mickey Gilley bio update: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids 5 July 2026 4 h 49 min Kemi Filani News Mickey Leroy Gilley is a well-known American singer and songwriter. He is often regarded as the biggest name in country music. Several cultural movements were started by the singer. He is the cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl McVoy, Jim Gilley, and Jimmy …
- Travelling to the Maldives? 8 things you should never pack 5 July 2026 4 h 32 min Conde Nast Traveller Most of us are familiar with the usual list of restricted items to never carry in cabin baggage, including firearms, knives, scissors, and flammable materials. But the Maldives, with its own strict customs code, adds a longer and more particular list on …
- India not just for Hindus, says Gadkari; targets Nehru’s policy 5 July 2026 4 h 26 min The Siasat Daily Nagpur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not against any community and wants to work by taking along all communities, religions and castes, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. He also said the ideas of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee are …
- Hindu Advocacy Day On Capitol Hill Celebrates America 250 5 July 2026 3 h 54 min India Currents The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) recently hosted its 5th Day of Advocacy on Capitol Hill, bringing together over 130 Hindu Americans from 15 states. According to a press release issued by the organization, the event focused on bipartisan …
- How the Bible justified the American Revolution 5 July 2026 3 h 41 min Deseret News - Utah Editor’s note: The centrality of religious freedom to the revelatory nature of America’s founding is why we’ve curated seminal selections on this first freedom in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. These essays highlight the critical role faith played …
- The Gods Sleep Through July — But Why Do India's Oldest Texts Insist This Is When You Must Stay Wide Awake? 5 July 2026 3 h 26 min India Herald Ashada month, running through July 2026, is when Hindu tradition holds that Lord Vishnu enters Yoga Nidra — cosmic sleep — yet the Puranas, Dharmashastra texts, and Ayurvedic canons all prescribe intensified personal spiritual practice during this period, …
- Temple Theft, UGC U-Turn, Instant 'Corrections' — Is BJP's Own Fear-Map for UP 2027 Now Visible in Every Reversal? 5 July 2026 3 h 26 min India Herald BJP's rapid-fire responses to the Ram Temple donation theft scandal and the UGC fee controversy reveal not administrative efficiency but electoral anxiety. According to The Indian Express, the party's pattern of instant corrections ahead of UP 2027 …
- Khamenei’s funeral redefined global order 5 July 2026 3 h 04 min Pakistan Observer THE passing of a towering political and religious leader is often more than a national moment of mourning. At times, it becomes a stage upon which competing narratives about history, legitimacy, power and the future of international politics are …
- Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 5, 2026 5 July 2026 2 h 56 min Mashable SE Asia Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're Hindu. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep …
- Unspoken Etiquette Rules You Need To Know Know Before Visiting A Buddhist Temple 5 July 2026 2 h 42 min AOL From Bankok's Wat Benchamabohit to Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the world is full of incredible Buddhist temples. Whether you want to learn more about the history of the place you're visiting, get to know the culture and faith of the community, or …
- Religious leaders reject claims over Sikh heritage site in Sheikhupura 5 July 2026 0 h 06 min The Nation Religious leaders representing Pakistan's major faiths and Islamic schools of thought have dismissed what they described as India's allegations regarding a Sikh religious site in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura, calling the claims unfounded. According to …
- Hindu-Americans raise concern about spiking Hinduphobia on 250th US Independence Day; Highlight centuries of relations 4 July 2026 23 h 59 min Organiser Weekly The Coalition of Hindus of North America(CoHNA) hosted the annual Hindu Advocacy Day, which was also combined with the celebration of 250th US Independence Day. More than 130 Hindu Americans hailing from 15 states of the United States of America, joined …
- Sindh Introduces Religious Textbooks for Hindu Students 4 July 2026 15 h 27 min ProPakistani The Sindh government has made the teaching of Sanatan Dharma compulsory for Hindu students in government primary schools from grades 3 to 5. According to an official notification issued by the Sindh School Education Department, the directive has been …
- Pakistani religious leaders reject India's claims over Sikh shrine, announce restoration work 4 July 2026 15 h 21 min Dunya News Summary Religious leaders from all faiths reject India's allegations, saying damaged Sikh site will be restored while preserving its original structure. ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Religious leaders representing Pakistan's major faiths and Islamic …