Religion in the Daily News

Religion in the Daily News

• Walk for Shiv: True essence of Kanwar Yatra 7 August 2026 5 h 08 min The Times of India The spiritual meaning of the kanwar yatra is rooted in Hindu mythology, specifically the ancient legend of the ‘Samudra Manthan’, or the churning of the ocean. During this cosmic event, a catastrophic poison called ‘Halahal’ emerged, endangering the entire …
• Greek Immigrant Celebrates America;s 250th With A Visual Pilgrimage 7 August 2026 5 h 04 min Vermillion Plain Talk - South Dakota A parting gift from his mom when Alexis Xenakis came to the United States from Greece as a 12-year-old led to a lifelong affection for Biblical icons and eventually a photographer/author journey to churches (and museums) across America and beyond to …
• Bulbul Shah: The first Sufi of Kashmir and his historic shrine 7 August 2026 4 h 57 min Awaz The Voice Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Tucked away in the narrow lanes of downtown Srinagar, about 50 yards from the historic Nawakadal bridge, stands the shrine of Syed Sharf-ud-Din Abdur Rahman, popularly known as Bulbul Shah, the first Sufi saint to introduce Islam …
• THE REBELLION THAT SHOOK VIRGINIA 7 August 2026 4 h 42 min African American News - Texas The revolt created widespread fear among Southern slaveholders and led Virginia and other Southern states to strengthen laws controlling enslaved and free Black people. Restrictions were placed on education, religious gatherings, movement, and assembly …
• Blinkit faces backlash in Kashmir over alleged pork product listings 7 August 2026 3 h 58 min Greater Kashmir The alleged listing of pork products for sale on quick-commerce platform Blinkit in Kashmir has triggered widespread outrage, with religious and trade bodies demanding their immediate removal and urging the company to respect the religious and cultural …
• Review | ‘Allah Miyan’s Workshop’ by Mohsin Khan is an antidote for the times 7 August 2026 3 h 56 min The Hindu Gibran, the protagonist of Allah Miyan’s Workshop by Mohsin Khan, lives in a small village somewhere in North India with his gentle-hearted sister Nusrat, his ever-suffering mother, and his orthodox father who not only wants his children to live a life …
• Islamic leader defends controversial Hamas comments 7 August 2026 3 h 35 min Port Macquarie News Imams council president Shadi Alsuleiman says a fellow cleric's Hamas comments were "inappropriate". Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS The head of a religious leaders' council has defended its response to an imam's apparent elation …
• Cambodia’s Top Buddhist Leaders Warn Monks To Reflect On Behavior 7 August 2026 2 h 46 min Eurasia Review By Terry Friel Key Takeaways: Cambodia’s top Buddhist leaders have issued a strong warning to monks ahead of the annual Rains Retreat, urging stricter discipline, better education, and restraint from social media misuse, gambling, and other misconduct that …
• Beyond Extremism: Reclaiming The Minds Of Muslim Youth Through Education, Critical Thinking, And Human Security (The Deradicalization Of Youth In The Muslim World) – Analysis 7 August 2026 2 h 46 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Youth radicalization in the Muslim world is driven by a complex mix of psychological needs (identity, belonging, significance), digital recruitment, socioeconomic grievances, and ideological narratives, rather than poverty or theology alone …
• Kremlin’s Promotion Of ‘Civic Religion’ Emptying Out Orthodox Churches – OpEd 7 August 2026 2 h 46 min Eurasia Review Despite being at war, something that usually drives up church attendance, Russian Orthodox Churches are drawing ever fewer attendees at services, the result, Aleksandr Soldatov says, of Kremlin’s promotion of Orthodoxy as a “civic religion” with ever less …
• Livelihoods And Indigenous Cultures Come Under Pressure In The Sino-Indian Border State Of Arunachal Pradesh – Analysis 7 August 2026 2 h 45 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Arunachal Pradesh faces overlapping geopolitical, environmental, and socio-religious pressures: China continues to claim the state as “Southern Tibet,” while New Delhi prioritizes security considerations that often override local economic …
• The COVID Lockdowns Gave America A Glimpse Of Socialism 7 August 2026 2 h 28 min Zero Hedge Authored by Mark Gianniny via RealClearMarkets, The next time a candidate promises that greater government control will make life safer, fairer and more secure, Americans should remember 2020. They should remember the closed schools, shuttered businesses, …
• American Religion, Américan Religion 7 August 2026 2 h 23 min Patheos Over the summer of 2026, the United States marked its Semiquincentennial, with decidedly mixed results. Part of those mixed results was the usual accounting of what "American" means — its founding documents, its civic myths, its contested borders …
• China’s Transnational Anti-Uyghur Strategy: New Research by Zenz and Tohti 7 August 2026 2 h 13 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne Adrian Zenz. Credits. Published on July 22, 2026, on the University of California Press’ “Communist and Post-Communist Studies,” the article by Adrian Zenz and Muetter Tohti, titled “If You Fly to the Sky, I Can Catch You by Your Feet …
• Our Shared Humanity Is Sole Religion 7 August 2026 2 h 06 min The Rising Nepal In early Shrawan or late July, we, the Nepali people, witnessed an unprecedented incident related to two religious communities - Hindu and Muslim - in the Kaptangunj area of Dewangunj, Sunsari. A simple dispute over the use of a DJ loudspeaker by some …
• Russians Are Opening Churches Across Africa: Is It ‘Spiritual Colonialism’? 7 August 2026 1 h 55 min Religion Unplugged The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate (Office) of Alexandria and All Africa traces its origins back to the year 43 AD. It has historically been the church to which all Orthodox Christians in Africa belong, and among Greek Orthodox, it’s considered only second in …
• Trafficking Accusations Against Religion: Why the TVPA Should Be Amended 7 August 2026 1 h 39 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne The TVPA mission and drift. The reauthorization of the TVPA (Trafficking Victims Protection Act) now before the U.S. Congress carries consequences that reach far beyond trafficking policy. The statute was conceived to fight forced …
• Recognition beyond borders 7 August 2026 0 h 58 min The News International I am currently in Calgary, Canada, where I had the distinct honour of receiving the prestigious Global Hindu Award 2026 during the magnificent Dhanteras Gala, attended by political leaders, diplomats, business executives, community representatives, and …
• “Fearless world where everyone is equal”: Indian High Commissioner honours Tagore and Nazrul Islam as beacons of India’s shared secular heritage 6 August 2026 23 h 50 min The Tribune (Chandigarh) Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6 (ANI): Underscoring the deep cultural and secular bonds shared across South Asia, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi paid glowing tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on Thursday on the eve of his …
• Did Asim Munir's crackdown on hardline Islamists aim to win over Trump? 6 August 2026 22 h 42 min India Today Over the years, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have been among the country's most volatile fault lines. A mere accusation has often been enough to trigger mob violence, torch churches, target minority communities and, in some cases, end in lynchings …
• Attacks on Armenians in Israel in full view of the Christian world are intolerable 6 August 2026 22 h 26 min The California Courier Armenpress — Artyom Chernamoryan, president of the Nairi Union of Israeli Armenians in Petah Tikva, says this is not the first time that members of the Armenian community, Armenian priests and Armenian churches in Israel have been targeted by acts of …
• Indian envoy hails Tagore, Nazrul's legacy on death anniversary 6 August 2026 22 h 18 min Asianet Newsable Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi hailed Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam as eternal pillars of humanity. Speaking in Dhaka, he noted their secular ideals transcend borders and make the cultural tapestry of South Asia special. Underscoring …
• The billion-dollar religious economy of S’pore: How much money do religious organisations bring in? 6 August 2026 22 h 14 min Vulcan Post There are few sectors in Singapore that receive more than S$1 billion a year without selling a single product. Religion is one of them. On any given weekend, tens of thousands of Singaporeans walk into churches, temples, mosques and gurdwaras carrying cash …
• The Song That United Two Traditions 6 August 2026 21 h 49 min The Times of Israel A Journey Through Jewish-Muslim Spain Synagogue in Toledo In early July, I traveled through Spain for two weeks with our team as part of our EU-funded project, “Bridges of Understanding.” We visited eleven cities where Muslims and Jews had lived side by …
• Faith, Family, And The Ballots: How Religious Values Are Reshaping The Hispanic Vote 6 August 2026 21 h 27 min Latin Post For decades, political strategists in Washington operated under the assumption that Hispanic voters functioned as a single-issue electorate centered around immigration reform and border policy. However, recent election data and demographic analyses reveal …
• Meditation, hunt-a-monk and two hours of silence: Welcome to Buddhist summer camp 6 August 2026 21 h 26 min NPR At Dharma Camp is in the foothills of Oregon's Cascade Mountains, campers make friendship bracelets, play games and try to keep their fidgety bodies still enough to meditate. For some teens, summers camps can be an important time to explore their …
• Tanzania’s Coastal Churches Worship Despite Fear  6 August 2026 21 h 21 min International Christian Concern The broken doors have been repaired, the benches were returned to their places, and the Bibles were gathered from the floor, but the fear remained. In several Muslim-majority communities along Tanzania’s coast, small Christian churches continue to worship …
• The 10 best things to do in Taiwan 6 August 2026 20 h 56 min Quartz Credit: Taiwan Tourism Administration Whether packed to the eaves with art or hiding in a market, Taoist, Buddhist or Confucian, Taiwan’s 15,000 temples offer an intriguing glimpse into the island’s spiritual life. What sets Lukang Longshan apart, …
• Policy Brief: How Anti-American Radicalism, Political Islam, and the Ruling-Class Academy Converged Against Western Order 6 August 2026 20 h 51 min The Centre for Renewing America The two sides do not share a positive vision of ordered liberty, constitutional government, religious freedom, or human flourishing. They cooperate because they share enemies: specifically, Christians, Western political systems, capitalism, and the entire …
• Christian girl struggles to void forced marriage in Pakistan 6 August 2026 20 h 50 min Christian Daily International In one study, the average age of girls forced to marry and convert to Islam in Pakistan was 12.8 years old, according to Jubilee Campaign. Screenshot from Black Stone documentary Aneeqa Ishaq, a 16-year-old Christian girl in Lahore, Pakistan, took a job as …
• Ohio already has the oldest Latter-day Saint temple. Now it has one of the newest 6 August 2026 20 h 50 min Cache Valley Daily - Utah KIRTLAND. Ohio (AP) — Elder Brian Garner led a small group of visitors through the sturdy wooden door of what looked like an ordinary colonial church. But nearly two centuries ago, it was where a radical departure in American religious history took hold. “ …
• Northwest wildfires continue generating need, response 6 August 2026 20 h 10 min Baptist Press - Tennessee SPOKANE, Wash. (BP) – Churches and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams are continuing to respond amid historic wildfires in the Northwest. A complete response strategy won’t come until the fires are out, and that won’t be for a while. Meanwhile, …
• Sitting congressman encourages anti-Islam hysteria during McKinney mosque vote 6 August 2026 19 h 18 min Dallas Observer - Texas A North Texas congressman appeared before the McKinney City Council on Tuesday evening to urge the body to reject a long-awaited zoning application for a new neighborhood mosque.  Keith Self has served as a U.S. Representative for the district that …
• Political Islam on Campus 6 August 2026 18 h 58 min Aletihad IMAM MOHAMMAD TAWHIDI* For most of the past two decades, "Islamism on campus" was a phrase confined to counterterrorism seminars and a handful of think-tank reports. In 2026, it has become something closer to a live political fault line; invoked …
• Islamic New Year Festival Celebrates Muslim Culture, Businesses in Clovis 6 August 2026 17 h 58 min GV Wire - California An Islamic New Year Festival in Clovis on Sunday, Aug. 9, will bring together Muslim-owned businesses, speakers, and cultural activities in an effort to introduce the broader community to the diversity of Islam while celebrating entrepreneurship in the …
• Fact Check: ‘Hindu unity’ forces exodus of Muslims from Nepal? No, video is from West Bengal 6 August 2026 17 h 41 min NewsMeter Hyderabad: A video of many large groups of people walking on a road is going viral on social media. The video appears to have been filmed by people riding a bike on a bridge overlooking the road. Those sharing the video claim it shows the exodus of Nepal …
• St. Petersburg Expands Affordable Housing on Church Property 6 August 2026 17 h 10 min WFLA Orlando - Florida St. Petersburg, FL - St. Petersburg has introduced a new program that will help churches and other religious organizations explore building affordable housing on land they already own, an effort city officials say could increase the local housing supply by …
• Food, Feasts, and Fasting in the Byzantine Empire 6 August 2026 16 h 55 min Medievalists.net In the Byzantine world, what people ate—and what they refused to eat—could reveal their faith, health, social position and relationship to imperial power. Zoe Tsiami explores how everyday meals, elaborate feasts and religious fasting shaped life across …
• The troubling legacy of John Esposito 6 August 2026 16 h 47 min The Spectator Australia Many readers of The Spectator will never have heard of John Esposito, who died in Philadelphia on 15 July. Why should they? At various times he was a professor of religious, international, Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, first at the College of the …
• Why churches and Christian organisations in India are against the FCRA Bill | Explained 6 August 2026 16 h 42 min India TV News New Delhi: With various reports suggesting that the Central government is likely to introduce 'Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act Amendment (FCRA) Bill' in the Lok Sabha next week, various churches and Christian organisations in India are …