Religion in the Daily News
- Tinubu, Sultan Expected At JIBWIS Security Conference 10 August 2026 5 h 41 min Naija News President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to declare open a two-day international conference on security and national unity organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bidiah wa Iqamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS Nigeria, in partnership with the Muslim World League of Saudi Arabia …
- A promise to all 10 August 2026 5 h 19 min Daily Times How a country treats those who are different from its majority often says more about its character than how it celebrates its majority. That idea sits at the heart of Punjab’s decision to extend what was once a single day of recognition for religious …
- Sawan Monday fasting benefits: Why millions of devotees observe Shravan Somwar vrat 10 August 2026 5 h 01 min News9 Live Sawan Monday fasting benefits and significance explained: Know why devotees observe Shravan Somvar Vrat for Lord Shiva, its religious importance, traditional fasting rules, puja rituals, foods allowed and the beliefs associated with this sacred month. …
- Why does Hindutva have a problem with Bengal’s freedom fighters? 10 August 2026 4 h 47 min Maktoob Media Hindu nationalism has always carried an inconvenient historical burden: at the very moment the freedom struggle demanded defiance, many of its founding figures made their peace with the British Raj. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar filed one mercy petition after …
- QCPD covered 94 religious services 10 August 2026 4 h 16 min Manila Bulletin QCPD personnel provide security at a church along E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City as part of Project Bathala. (Photo courtesy of QCPD) The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) provided security coverage during 94 religious services across Quezon City …
- From political transition to strategic transformation 10 August 2026 3 h 59 min Khabarhub Nepal cannot be transformed unless it is first understood, and it cannot be understood unless it is systematically measured. Effective statecraft begins not with assumptions or political slogans, but with evidence. Without rigorous measurement of changes …
- Royal Barge Procession 2026: rehearsal schedule, viewing spots, and what to expect 10 August 2026 3 h 50 min The Thaiger The Royal Barge Procession 2026 takes place on Friday, November 6, on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. The procession forms part of the Royal Kathin Ceremony, during which His Majesty the King presents robes to Buddhist monks. This year’s ceremony marks …
- The What If Scenario: The Tale of Two Elections on the American Jewish Future 10 August 2026 3 h 25 min The Times of Israel The Scenario: The National Religious Right Wins in Israel and America Experiences a Dual Electoral Outcome, Where Mega Republicans and Progressive Democrats Win Its Impact: These dual scenarios would fundamentally disrupt and transform American Jewish life …
- Top Story PAS ulama wing clashes with Madani-linked religious group over Hadi's anti-DAP remarks NGO accuses PAS chief of slander, but party questions the group's motives. 2 h ago ⋅ 37 10 August 2026 3 h 25 min Malaysiakini The PAS ulama wing and a Madani-linked religious group in Kelantan are butting heads over PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s recent claim that DAP is leading Pakatan Harapan in promoting a colonial agenda aimed at eliminating Islam and the Malays. At the …
- Grand Majlis-e-Aza, Alam Sharief procession held in Dargund Bemina 10 August 2026 3 h 20 min Greater Kashmir Srinagar, Aug 9: A grand Majlis-e-Aza and Alam Sharief procession was held today, 25th Safar al-Muzaffar, at Dargund Bemina with profound devotion and reverence under the auspices of the Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian and under the leadership of …
- Australians lose faith in religious coexistence after Bondi terror attack 10 August 2026 3 h 16 min Sky News Australia More than half of Australians have lost confidence that people of all faiths and backgrounds can live safely together in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack. According to research conducted on behalf of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, 52 per cent …
- A generation betrayed 10 August 2026 2 h 55 min Frontline - The Hindu The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest, which was called off after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, unleashed a reservoir of anger building up for years. What we see now is a crack in the hegemonic project of Hindutva. To …
- The CJP made the passage from screen to street: Arvind Rajagopal 10 August 2026 2 h 55 min Frontline - The Hindu Arvind Rajagopal is professor of media studies at New York University, with affiliated faculty appointments in sociology and social and cultural analysis. His books include Politics After Television: Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in …
- Lawnside embraces its past as the South Jersey community celebrates its 100th incorporation anniversary 10 August 2026 2 h 49 min The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania Listen to article • 0:00 min After Lawnside became the first incorporated African American municipality in the Northeast, the South Jersey community became a center for Black culture. It attracted visitors from across the region drawn to its thriving …
- Tinubu Urges Religious Leaders to Denounce Banditry, Terrorism, Bigotry 10 August 2026 2 h 25 min This Day NAF air strike kills ISWAP commander, 8 other extremists in Borno Military donates educational materials to schools Olawale Ajimotokan and Linus Aleke in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday appealed to religious and spiritual leaders across Africa to …
- A Visit to the Seoul Detention Center and the Difficult Path of Religious Liberty in Korea 10 August 2026 2 h 20 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne The author praying with Shincheonji believers before being admitted inside the Seoul Detention Center. The road to the Seoul Detention Center has a peculiar stillness in a Korean summer afternoon. It is a place where time seems to …
- Ravana: Once a demon, always a demon? 10 August 2026 1 h 52 min Diggit Magazine Ravana is not doomed to remain a demon. Even more, Ravana is nowadays praised by Sinhalese as a great warrior, capable ruler, and scholar with extraordinary knowledge of science. Back to top Introduction Generally speaking, in stories, movies, and plays, …
- Banning Bishop Tamaki’s Guns isn’t enough – why hasn’t he been arrested for inciting violence? 10 August 2026 1 h 22 min The Daily Blog Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence. In a post on social media on Saturday, the church leader said authorities had told him he could never hold a gun …
- Tinubu to open JIBWIS, Muslim League security conference 10 August 2026 0 h 32 min Punch President Bola Tinubu is expected to open a two-day international conference on security and national unity organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bidiah wa Iqamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS Nigeria, in partnership with the Muslim World League of Saudi Arabia, in Abuja on …
- Anti-Muslim hate crimes in India: 25 Muslims killed in 3 months 9 August 2026 23 h 29 min Madhyamam New Delhi: At least 25 Muslims were killed in India between May and July 2026, including 15 allegedly killed by police and security personnel and 10 by Hindu extremist actors in religiously motivated attacks, according to the South Asia Justice Campaign’s …
- The Long March of Ideas: Cultural Marxism, Protest Politics 9 August 2026 21 h 50 min Organiser Weekly Political revolutions rarely begin on the streets. They begin much earlier in classrooms, universities, cultural institutions, media platforms, and intellectual circles where ideas are cultivated, debated, and eventually transformed into political …
- [Shafaqna exclusive] 8 Facts about cultural diplomacy of Arbaeen March 9 August 2026 21 h 35 min Shafaqna English Shafaqna English | by Leila Yazdani*: Arbaeen March, as one of the most significant religious events in the Islamic world, has become a cultural, social, and civilizational phenomenon with global dimensions possessing extensive cultural, social, and …
- Islamic Center in Ohio Targeted in Break-In and Vandalism Attack 9 August 2026 21 h 24 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Iran/Islamic Center in Ohio Targeted in Break-In and Vandalism Attack Iran August 9, 2026 0 48 1 minute read Islamic Center in Ohio Targeted in Break-In and Vandalism Attack ———————————————– An Islamic center in …
- Interview of Dr David Gerbi, a Jew from Libya 9 August 2026 21 h 22 min The Times of Israel Interview of David Gerbi – Tel Aviv July 15th, 2026 Laurent Cudkowicz: Hello, Doctor Gerbi. Thank you very much for this interview. Doctor David Gerbi: Hello. It’s a pleasure to be here. LC: Is there an inventory of the Jewish remains in Libya? Dr David …
- On Onaiyekan: When heaven becomes corruption’s Laundromat, by Charles Dickson 9 August 2026 21 h 03 min Eagle Online Nigeria is perhaps the only country where a politician may steal enough money to build three universities, donate twenty bags of rice to a prayer house, and immediately be introduced as “a great philanthropist and pillar of the faith.” The congregation …
- 'Ceuta is Spain': Hundreds of people protest Spanish government's response efforts over migrant influx crisis 9 August 2026 20 h 59 min Euronews The four religious communities in Ceuta — Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu — brought together hundreds of people in Constitution Square on Sunday afternoon to demand solutions to the migrant crisis and defend coexistence in the city. The protest, held …
- Islamic scholars can provide better leadership than politicians – Gumi 9 August 2026 20 h 48 min Daily Post Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said Islamic scholars can provide better leadership than professional politicians because of their religious knowledge and moral training. Gumi made the statement in an interview with the BBC Hausa …
- From Communist to ‘Messiah’: The bizarre story of how one woman led hundreds to Kiev to meet the apocalypse 9 August 2026 20 h 11 min The Press United How a former Soviet Communist reinvented herself as a living god and led the White Brotherhood toward a fiery end of the world All the residents of the post-Soviet space are familiar with the ‘90s phenomenon’. After the collapse of the USSR, the lives of …
- Bharat Bhushan |Why Changes In FCRA Stoke Minority Fears 9 August 2026 20 h 03 min Deccan Chronicle In April this year, facing intense criticism and hoping to woo the Christian vote in the Kerala Assembly elections, the government deferred the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026. Now a second push to ratify the amendments in Parliament …
- Churches are last hope for gang-torn Haiti 9 August 2026 19 h 32 min Premier Christianity News A bishop in Haiti has warned that gangs controlling the island nation are increasingly targeting churches. Almost 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is controlled by armed gangs, as are significant parts of Artibonite and Centre provinces. They collect …
- On Onaiyekan—When Heaven Becomes Corruption’s Laundromat -By Prince Charles Dickson, Ph.D 9 August 2026 18 h 42 min Opinion Nigeria Nigeria is perhaps the only country where a politician may steal enough money to build three universities, donate twenty bags of rice to a prayer house, and immediately be introduced as “a great philanthropist and pillar of the faith.” The congregation …
- Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Türkiye defence pact historic moment for Muslim Ummah: Kheal Das Kohistani 9 August 2026 18 h 41 min Associated Press of Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP): Minister of State for Religious Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani has said a new chapter in history has been written on the sacred soil of Makkah with the signing of the defence agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. He …
- How US Religious Foreign Policy Collides with India’s Sovereign Funding Law 9 August 2026 17 h 59 min Fair Observer US Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Kolkata on the morning of May 23. Bypassing the usual trade officials and military attaches, he traveled straight to the Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, accompanied by US Ambassador …
- Religious education has become a US culture war flashpoint 9 August 2026 17 h 50 min Unherd Teaching about religion in public schools is back in vogue in the United States. In June, Texas mandated adding Bible verses to the K-12 curriculum. Now, new legislation in Connecticut requires the state’s Department of Education to create resource …
- A mosque with no name Tricia Taormina 9 August 2026 17 h 37 min Mekong Review The mosque in Mari. Credit: Tricia Taormina When I arrived in Mari, a largely Hindu village in eastern India, a group of men were gathered outside the local mosque, looking up at it. It was a hot, windy day, and there were children kicking a football …
- Indian youth triumph against Modi’s authoritarianism 9 August 2026 16 h 59 min AntiCapitalist Resistance Prime Minister Modi has been humiliated by the bravery, creativity, and ingenuity of the Indian youth protesters. The resignation of his education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, which was the key demand of the young activists, may not seem a big victory in …
- PM offers fateha at late Hefazat Ameer Allama Shafi's grave 9 August 2026 15 h 42 min Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha PM offers fateha at late Hefazat Ameer Allama Shafi's grave Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited the grave of late Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi. Photo : PMO HATHAZARI, Chattogram, Aug 9, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister Tarique …
- The New Jihad: How Islam weaponises Football to impose its visibility, cultural normalisation and global influence 9 August 2026 15 h 23 min Organiser Weekly Over the past two decades, association football has increasingly transformed from a traditional Western sporting staple into a premier operational vehicle for Islamic soft power, religious visibility, and cultural shift across European societies and beyond …
- Religious flags to be removed from public places after Devanaganj tension; restrictions on DJs, microphones 9 August 2026 15 h 19 min Khabarhub SUNSARI: An agreement has been reached to remove religious and communal flags displayed in public places and roads in Sunsari following communal tensions in Devanganj Rural Municipality-3, Kaptanganj. A meeting held at the District Administration Office, …
- Student Movements in Independent Bharat: Sustaining the vision after protest ends is crucial in the digital age 9 August 2026 15 h 18 min Organiser Weekly Studenthood, by its very name, embodies energy, an energy that questions, challenges and rebels. The spirit of inquiry has always been central to the Indian tradition of learning. Classical Indian education did not discourage dissent; rather, it nurtured …