Religion in the Daily News
- Spiritans Urged to Enrol in Courses at Pan-African Institution Promoting Religious Freedom 9 September 2026 23 h 19 min ACI Africa Also attending the workshop are Muslims, including Sheikh Hassan Kinyua Omari, the chairman of Muslim Professionals League Africa, and representatives of the United Religions Initiative (URI) and Hizmet East Africa. Fr. Bissila explained the content of …
- Austria Scrambles to Ban ‘Political Islam’ After Ruling Coalition’s U-Turn 9 September 2026 23 h 15 min Middle East Forum Austria’s ruling coalition, led by the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) under Chancellor Christian Stocker, is seeking to ban “political Islam” after reversing its position and adopting a resolution proposed by the opposition FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) …
- Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court 9 September 2026 23 h 14 min Zenit (ZENIT News / Luxembourg, 09.09.2026).- A dispute over a single baptismal record in Belgium could soon force Europe’s highest court to address a question with consequences far beyond one former Catholic: can data-protection law require the Church to …
- World religions series to be offered at St. Luke’s Episcopal in Dixon 9 September 2026 23 h 13 min Sauk Valley - Illinois The public is invited to a series of free classes about the world’s religions at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Dixon. Classes will be at 7 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 17. There will be about 14 sessions. Each session will take between an hour and 90 …
- Islam And Judaism On Allah’s 99 Names For Ar-Rahman And Ha Rakhaman – OpEd 9 September 2026 22 h 23 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: The author says one God still has many names because the Divine is a personality, not gravity. Qur’an 17:110: call Allah or Ar-Rahman—the best names are His. Psalms 105 and 5 praise “the name.” King, Judge, Merciful describe acts and traits …
- Man jailed over religious insult 9 September 2026 21 h 27 min Gulf Daily News Online A man has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Lower Criminal Court for publishing posts that showed ‘contempt for Islamic symbols’, the Public Prosecution announced yesterday. The defendant, whose age and nationality were not revealed, also had his …
- Texas curriculum change will portray Islam as 'radical' and 'brutal' 9 September 2026 21 h 05 min Middle East Eye The Texas State Board of Education greenlit a new social studies curriculum on Friday that will teach high school students about how Islam is "radical" and "brutal". The move followed several hours of testimony by hundreds of people …
- SSPX protest double standard after ban on using Assisi basilica 9 September 2026 20 h 53 min The Catholic Herald The Society of Saint Pius X has protested what it described as a double standard, after its pilgrimage was banned from entering the basilica in Assisi yet ecumenical events are set to take place all across the town and churches next month. “Once again, …
- Turkey Set to Boost Diyanet Budget by Over 30% as Religious Agency Expands Influence Abroad 9 September 2026 20 h 33 min Algemeiner Journal Turkey’s government is expected to allocate almost $5 billion to its controversial Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) next year, marking a substantial budget increase that has raised fresh concerns over the expanding power and influence of an agency …
- Supreme Court asked to consider dispute over religious use of public park 9 September 2026 20 h 18 min National Constitution Center - Pennsylvania When do a city’s plans to redevelop a municipal park conflict with a Native American group’s use of part of the park for religious ceremonies? In Perez v. City of San Antonio, the Supreme Court has been asked to grant a petition for review from Gary Perez …
- Texas Board approves controversial Islam curriculum 9 September 2026 20 h 11 min Defender Network - Texas Texas’ 15-member State Board of Education has approved a controversial overhaul of the state’s high school social studies curriculum that Muslim Texans and civil liberties advocates say presents Islam in a discriminatory and historically distorted way. The …
- Minister launches The Hindu’s coffee table book on Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai 9 September 2026 20 h 07 min The Hindu Minister S. Ramesh, N. Murali, Chairman of the Hindu Group Publishing Pvt. Ltd., and Directors Nirmala Lakshman, N. Ravi, and Rohit Ramesh at the launch of the coffee table book on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Minister for Hindu Religious and …
- Eiffel Tower shut down as workers protest female staff being replaced by males for Hindu group 9 September 2026 19 h 20 min CBS News The Eiffel Tower in Paris was shut down on Monday as workers protested an accommodated request to replace female staff with male colleagues during a Hindu religious group's visit to the site. The controversy sparked a fierce debate in France over where …
- ‘Festivals are inclusive’: Amruta Fadnavis differs with VHP’s call to keep Muslims out of garba events 9 September 2026 18 h 40 min Hindustan Times Amid a controversy over the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s call to keep Muslims out of garba and dandiya events in Maharashtra, Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has said festivals are inclusive and there is nothing wrong with …
- James Talarico Says Christianity and Islam Are ‘Equal Pathways to Truth’ 9 September 2026 18 h 24 min Charisma News Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is facing renewed scrutiny after a resurfaced video showed him rejecting the exclusive truth of Jesus Christ and presenting the world’s religions as interchangeable paths to the divine. According to …
- Religious Tolerance After 9/11 | South Carolina Perspectives (2002) 9 September 2026 18 h 19 min South Carolina ETV Produced in cooperation with the South Carolina’s Governor’s Office and South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, this ETV Classic is as relevant now as it was in 2002. Leading the conversation after 9/11, Governor Jim Hodges noted that one of the …
- Calls to probe Buddhist monastery beneath Meerut mosque grow after lawyer’s plea to DM 9 September 2026 17 h 43 min The Print Meerut (UP), Sep 9 (PTI) A local right-wing group on Wednesday demanded an inquiry into claims that an ancient Buddhist monastery exists beneath the Shahi Jama Masjid in Meerut, a day after a lawyer submitted a petition to the district magistrate seeking …
- Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over restricting women staff during Hindu delegation's visit 9 September 2026 17 h 13 min Madhyamam The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after the landmark was closed by a strike over what a union official called “unacceptable” management instructions limiting the presence of women during a visit by a Hindu delegation. Diane Davoine of the CGT union …
- You smash churches while we rob you blind 9 September 2026 16 h 41 min Union of Orthodox Journalists When a country is being robbed of money meant for bomb shelters and body armor, it urgently needs someone else to blame. The UOC has been cast as the scapegoat. Some numbers need no commentary – you only have to put them side by side. 3,725 hryvnias and …
- Eiffel Tower faces investigation after female staff removed for Hindu group visit 9 September 2026 16 h 36 min Hromadske An internal investigation has been launched after female employees at the Eiffel Tower were removed from their posts and replaced by male colleagues during a private visit by a Hindu religious group, prompting staff to go on strike, BBC reports. A …
- The Uneasy Alliance: Why America’s Embrace of “Hindu India” Keeps Fraying 9 September 2026 16 h 30 min India West By Jeevan Zutshi For four decades, Indians and Indian-Americans worked hard to build a durable Indo-US partnership. From the post Cold War thaw through the civil nuclear deal, the Quad, defence cooperation, and expanding trade and diaspora ties, the …
- Texas Education Standards Draw Criticism Over Content on Islam and Islamic History 9 September 2026 15 h 24 min Shia Waves Texas Education Standards Draw Criticism Over Content on Islam and Islamic History ——————————————– The Texas State Board of Education has approved new social studies standards for high schools that have drawn criticism from Muslim organizations and …
- How religious are schools in Spain nowadays? 9 September 2026 15 h 07 min The Local - Spain As kids across Spain start school this week, many foreign parents who are new to the country may be wondering if Catholicism still plays an integral part of the education system. Spain is a Catholic country, although there is evidence to suggest its people …
- Why were women banned from the Eiffel Tower? 9 September 2026 14 h 42 min The Spectator The French are accustomed to rancorous debates about the threat to women’s rights posed by religious orthodoxies – especially Islam, with its restrictive tradition of hijabs, burkas and abayas to cover the female body. Only last week, France’s far-right …
- FO Talks: How to Promote Interfaith Unity and Counter Extremism 9 September 2026 14 h 33 min Fair Observer Operations Chief of Staff Cheyenne Torres and Anila Ali, president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, discuss the importance of moderate religious leadership, historical examples of coexistence and the role of education in …
- PM to handover honorarium to 280 religious figures in Fulgazi: Zabihullah 9 September 2026 13 h 58 min Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha PM to handover honorarium to 280 religious figures in Fulgazi: Zabihullah Public Administration Adviser to the Prime Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Md Ismail Zabihulla spoke at a meeting held at Religious Affairs Ministry. Photo : BSS DHAKA, …
- Hindu Nationalism’s New Frontiers, from Sri Lanka to the United States 9 September 2026 13 h 32 min The Revealer - New York (Image source: Sabrang) Although Buddhists make up more than 70% of Sri Lanka’s population, a Hindu nationalist group in the country’s northern Jaffna peninsula has begun using a political vocabulary that would be familiar thousands of kilometers away in …
- Democracy Requires Religious Pluralism 9 September 2026 13 h 32 min The Revealer - New York (New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates the Hindu festival Holi in March 2026. Image source: QNS) Should America be a multi-religious society? Or should it be a confessional monolith for Christians? These questions have been at the core of American …
- Eiffel Tower shut as staff strike over Hindu group visit 9 September 2026 11 h 58 min The Pioneer The Eiffel Tower was closed for a day after its staff went on strike over female employees being “moved away” for a visit by a Hindu religious group, according to the iconic Paris monument’s management and staff. The incident that triggered the strike took …
- Eiffel Tower's decision to remove female staff for Hindu group's visit is condemned as 'absurd and unjust' as investigation is launched 9 September 2026 11 h 42 min Daily Mail An investigation has been launched into the removal of female staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group. The decision to remove staff members has been widely condemned and even sparked an employee walkout and the monument's …
- Inside the White House Faith Office: How It’s Addressing Religious Freedom, Discrimination 9 September 2026 10 h 40 min The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House Faith Office is continuing to advance the Trump administration’s religious freedom agenda, Faith Director Jennifer Korn told NTD. Korn said the West Wing office, which was launched 18 months ago, is committed to protecting …
- General : Perak Assembly Passes Islamic Religious Administration (Amendment) Enactment Bill 2026 9 September 2026 10 h 02 min Bernama IPOH, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The Perak State Legislative Assembly today passed the Islamic Religious Administration (Perak) (Amendment) Enactment Bill 2026, which aims to ensure that the legal framework governing the administration of Islamic affairs remains …
- Medicinal Notes on Inter-Religious Dialogue 9 September 2026 10 h 02 min The Catholic Thing For three of my 27 years on diocesan staff, I had the attached duty of ecumenical and inter-religious affairs. It was great work. We had good relations with local Protestant and Latter-Day Saint communities; cordial discussions with local rabbis; and …
- BAPS & Eiffel Tower. Swaminarayan sect and the making of a global religious empire 9 September 2026 9 h 53 min The Print The recent uproar over barring female staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by monks of BAPS, the most powerful branch of the Swaminarayan sect, has spotlighted not only the sect’s controversial practice of separating monks from women by restricting …
- Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora 9 September 2026 9 h 39 min Modern Ghana On Saturday, September 5, as members of a Hindu sect were set to make a splash visit to the Eiffel Tower, an organisation of progressive Indians living in France held a public meeting in Paris to shed some light on the religious group and the international …
- Karnataka High Court Issues Directions For Financial Management Of Hindu Temples; Mandates Real-Time Monitoring, Tamper-Proof Receipts 9 September 2026 9 h 14 min Live Law Calling for an overhaul of finance management of Hindu temples, the Karnataka High Court has upheld the dismissal of an employee held for misappropriation of temple funds, while simultaneously issuing a comprehensive set of directions applicable to all …
- From Yemen to Yeshua: John Ghanim’s journey from Islam to a love for Israel 9 September 2026 7 h 59 min All Israel News John Ghanim was raised in Yemen to hate Israel but after leaving Islam and embracing faith in Yeshua (Jesus), he now considers the Jewish people his family and Israel part of his biblical calling. In an interview with Christian journalist Paul Calvert, …
- Eiffel Tower shut for a day after staff protest over female workers sidelined for Hindu group’s visit 9 September 2026 7 h 57 min Nagaland Post London/New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI): The Eiffel Tower was closed for a day on Monday after its staff went on strike over female employees being “moved away” for a visit by a Hindu religious group, according to the iconic Paris monument’s management and staff …
- Eiffel Tower row: Paris probes erasure of women staff during Hindu visit as landmark reopens 9 September 2026 6 h 20 min Mathrubhumi Paris authorities open probes into the erasure of female Eiffel Tower staff during a visit by a Hindu delegation as the landmark reopens. Eiffel Tower | File Photo: AP/PTI Paris: Authorities have launched two formal investigations after female …
- Eiffel closed in row over women removed for Hindu group 9 September 2026 6 h 14 min Hurriyet Daily News PARIS The Eiffel Tower reopened after a day of strike action by staff outraged by the eviction of female staff during a visit granted to a Hindu religious group. (AFP Photo) The Eiffel Tower was closed on Sept. 7 because of a strike by staff over the …