Religion in the Daily News

• Politics and Islam in potent new mix in Indonesia 26 January 2022 10 h 46 min Asia Times JAKARTA – A powerful factor in President Joko Widodo’s re-election victory in 2019, the mass Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) appears to be in the process of broadening its political base in a move that will likely give it an enduring influence …
• Group claims 6k police reports on religious preachers met with silence Raveena Nagotra 19 m ago 26 January 2022 8 h 11 min Malaysiakini A coalition of NGOs today demanded an explanation over the police reports made throughout the years over various controversial preachers who have notoriously insulted non-Islamic faiths. Hindu Agamam Ani Malaysia Association adviser Arun Dorasamy claimed …
• After losing twice, Mais appeals to restore five kids’ unilateral conversion into Islam when aged as young as three 26 January 2022 1 h 37 min Malay Mail A general view of the Federal Court in Putrajaya December 14, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) is attempting to ask the Federal Court to reinstate the 2015 conversion of five young non- …
• Top five classes you should take before you graduate 25 January 2022 23 h 35 min Flat Hat News - Virginia Alyssa Slovin ’22 is an English and marketing double major. Besides her work at The Flat Hat as Opinions Editor and Flat Hat Magazine as Editor-in-Chief, she is involved in The Gallery. Email Alyssa at amslovin@email.wm.edu.  The views expressed in the …
• Analysis: Kazakhstan incidents reaffirm need for wider partnership to fight global terror 25 January 2022 16 h 19 min Economic Times The tragic events that took place in Kazakhstan in January 2022 revealed a large number of intertwined contradictions. However, one aspect is very clear — the attacks were well planned and executed by well trained radicals and foreign-origin extremists. …
• The Rise of Religious Extremism & Anti-Muslim Politics in Sri Lanka 25 January 2022 8 h 00 min Inter Press Service Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Muslims at a mosque in Sri Lanka. Credit: Financial Times, Sri Lanka BRUSSELS, Jan 25 …
• Middle-class Britons more likely to be biased about Islam, finds survey 25 January 2022 6 h 13 min The Guardian The middle and upper classes are more likely to hold prejudiced views about Islam than working-class groups, according to a survey from the University of Birmingham. In one of the most detailed surveys conducted on Islamophobia and other forms of racism in …
• India a fake union with Saffron terror repressing non-Hindu communities 25 January 2022 3 h 59 min Pakistan Observer The BJP-led government’s Hindutva ideology has exposed the real face of India as a fake union where all non-Hindu communities are being repressed which also badly damaged the social fabric of the Indian society. In every part of the country, the state- …
• Court says inmate can sue over confiscation of music, religious texts 25 January 2022 3 h 44 min Cronkite News - Arizona A federal appeals court Monday said an Arizona prison inmate’s lawsuit should be allowed to go forward against state officials who confiscated hip-hop CDs and religious texts as contraband. (File photo by Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court …
• Indian democracy and Hindu extremism 25 January 2022 1 h 09 min South Asia Journal   by Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai   24 January 2022 India came into being in the name of democratic secularism where all minorities will have their due rights irrespective of their religion or color. However, soon after the independence, India indulged in …
• ASIA/VIETNAM - Religious communities honor the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, promoter of "spiritual dialogue" 24 January 2022 15 h 36 min Fides Huè (Agenzia Fides) - All the religious communities in Vietnam in these days pay a tribute of honor and grateful memory to Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist leader, tireless promoter of peace and reconciliation, who died on January 22 in the Tu Hieu …
• What Blasphemy Laws Say About Religions 24 January 2022 13 h 52 min OpEdNews Aneeqa Ateeq is a 26-year-old woman in Pakistan. She was recently sentenced to death by hanging after she was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. She allegedly committed cybercrime and blasphemy by "sending blasphemous caricatures of holy …
• Indian bishops urged to take a stand as violence against Christians continues to rise 23 January 2022 20 h 02 min Christian Post By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Sunday, January 23, 2022 Christians attend a protest against the killings of Christians in Orissa, in New Delhi August 29, 2008. | Reuters/Adnan AbidiA group of Catholic clergy and laity in India has said …
• Religious tourism is likely to pick pace between India, Pakistan 23 January 2022 16 h 48 min Pakistan Today LAHORE: Religious tourism is likely to pick pace between the two archrival neighbours India and Pakistan.   Following the arrival of Indian tourists in Pakistan earlier in January, Pakistani tourists will also fly to India on January 29 on a special …
• Taoist, Buddhist temples in Penang to ‘wait and see’ before finalising SOPs for Chinese New Year 23 January 2022 13 h 49 min Malay Mail Scenes from the Kek Lok Si temple in Air Itam, Penang as Chinese New Year approaches, February 7, 2021. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 — The opening hours and operating procedures to usher in Chinese New Year at some of Penang’s most …
• Iran’s leader urges religious gatherings to enlighten society 23 January 2022 11 h 42 min IFP News Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was addressing a group of eulogists s on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Hazrat Fatemeh. Referring to some high personality traits of Hazrat Fatemeh, such as social movements and …
• Colleyville synagogue standoff: How religious groups prepare for attacks 23 January 2022 11 h 15 min The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When Pam Kutner heard the gunshot, she froze. Kutner, the executive director of Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, participated two years ago in …
• News24.com | 'Great teacher' - thousands mourn Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh who brought mindfulness to the West 23 January 2022 10 h 25 min EIN Presswire Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh has died. He was 95 years old. He was banned in his native Vietnam for calling for an end to the Vietnam war. Thousands of mourners packed a temple in Vietnam's Buddhist heartland early Sunday to pay tribute to the late …
• Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West 23 January 2022 7 h 51 min Japan Today Thousands of mourners packed a temple in Vietnam's Buddhist heartland early Sunday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, credited with bringing mindfulness to the West. The Zen master, whose reach within …
• The untold stories of American religious life 23 January 2022 5 h 03 min Deseret News - Utah In recent decades, the biggest story in American religious life has been about decline. Congregations are shrinking. Churches are closing. Religious “nones” are on the rise. What gets lost amid all the panel discussions, think pieces and survey reports on …
• Prioritize reopening religious gathering places, group says 22 January 2022 22 h 45 min Montreal Gazette Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The group said opening up places of worship will help Quebecers who are going through difficult times during this period of lockdown. A man kneels during New Year's mass in the parking lot behind Mary Queen of the …
• Iran National Television: Twenty-sixth Telethon with Simay-e Azadi 22 January 2022 20 h 35 min EIN Presswire A total of $6,665,454 was Contributed to Simay-e Azadi, the Iranian Resistance Against Religious Fascism, and for the Liberation of Iran. PARIS, FRANCE, January 22, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Defiant Youth and Brave Compatriots From All Over …
• Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist who brought mindfulness to the west, dies aged 95 22 January 2022 9 h 43 min Times of Malta One of the world's most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, died in Vietnam Saturday at age 95, his Zen teaching organization said in a statement posted to the peace activist's Twitter account.  The meditation master "passed away …
• Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, teacher of mindfulness and nonviolence, dies at age 95 22 January 2022 7 h 39 min National Catholic Reporter Thích Nhất Hạnh is seen in a 2007 Paulist Pictures documentary, "The Big Question." (CNS/Courtesy of Paulist Productions) Thích Nhất Hạnh, the Vietnamese monk who popularized mindfulness in the West and whose vast peace writings introduced …
• Variamkunnath’s Hindu comrades 22 January 2022 6 h 49 min The Times of India “M appila rebels declared selfrule in Malabar,” The New York Times reported on August 29, 1921, after Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji declared an independent state in the presence of a huge crowd of volunteers and the public in Manjeri. According to British …
• 'My mother is Hindu, father Muslim': Salman Khan says after neighbour defames him 22 January 2022 3 h 07 min GEO TV Salman Khan files defamation case against his neighbour accusing him for questioning religious identity and defaming him in public. Khan's legal team requests court to take down or block all abusive content against him on social networking sites.  Khan …
• World-Renowned Zen Buddhist Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Dies At 95 22 January 2022 1 h 26 min HuffPost Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Engaged Buddhism movement. Internationally acclaimed Zen Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh has died at age 95. Hanh’s religious community, Plum Village, announced the teacher’s death on Twitter, saying that he died at midnight on …
• Religious women have abortions, too 21 January 2022 21 h 04 min NBC News The abortion debate is largely presented as a stark divide between secular people who support access to abortion care and religious people who oppose it. This false binary has obscured the diversity of religious positions on the issue, particularly of …
• Nestle Discontinues Range of KitKat Bars With Photo of Hindu Gods Amid Social Media Outrage 21 January 2022 17 h 43 min Sputnik News https://sputniknews.com/20220121/nestle-discontinues-range-of-kitkat-bars-with-photo-of-hindu-gods-amid-social-media-outrage-1092423817.html Nestle Discontinues Range of KitKat Bars With Photo of Hindu Gods Amid Social Media Outrage Nestle …
• Thousands of Buddhist monks hold rally to demand apology from president for 'anti-Buddhist bias' 21 January 2022 12 h 12 min Korea Herald Thousands of Buddhist monks held a rally in Seoul on Friday, demanding President Moon Jae-in apologize for what they called the government's anti-Buddhist bias after a ruling party lawmaker accused temples of collecting admission fees from visitors to …
• Thousands of aggrieved monks stage protest against government’s perceived religious bias 21 January 2022 12 h 12 min Korea Herald Thousands of Buddhist monks from across the nation gathered in Seoul on Friday to protest against the “religious bias” that they claim is prevalent within the Moon Jae-in’s government. An estimated 5000 monks demanded an apology from President Moon Jae-in …
• KitKat bars with Hindu gods on the wrappers are withdrawn after sparking fury in India 21 January 2022 10 h 19 min Daily Mail A backlash in India has forced Nestle to discontinue a range of KitKat bars covered by wrappers with Hindu gods on them  The colourful wrappers were introduced to 'celebrate the culture' said Nestle  The company has since issued an apology and …
• TN govt to amend Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 21 January 2022 8 h 24 min MENAFN (MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will be amending the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Act. An advisory committee meeting of the HR&CE department held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister M.K. …
• Thousands of monks rally in Seoul against Prez's 'anti-Buddhist bias' 21 January 2022 8 h 15 min MENAFN (MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) Thousands of Buddhist monks held a rally in Seoul on Friday, demanding President Moon Jae-in to apologise for what they called the government's 'anti-Buddhist bias' after a ruling party lawmaker accused …
• Nestle withdraws Hindu KitKat range in India over accusations of disrespect 21 January 2022 7 h 05 min The Guardian Nestle has withdrawn a special range of KitKats in India which featured images of sacred Hindu deities on the wrapper, after accusations of hurting religious sentiments. The limited range of the well-known chocolate bar had been launched as part of the …
• Love jihad: India's lethal religious conspiracy theory – video 21 January 2022 5 h 12 min The Guardian The mutilated body of a 24-year-old Muslim, Arbaaz Aftab Mullah, was discovered on a railway track near his home. His family believe he was murdered because of his interfaith relationship with a Hindu woman and that he is one of the latest victims of the …
• When religious freedom is for me, not for thee 21 January 2022 4 h 38 min Religion News Service (RNS) — Earlier this month a federal judge in Mississippi ordered the city of Horn Lake, south of Memphis, to permit the construction of a mosque. The order came in response to a lawsuit that alleged religious discrimination by city leaders.  One of the …
• Religious leaders condemn Anarkali blast 21 January 2022 2 h 54 min The News International LAHORE:Religious leaders have condemned blast in Anarkali Bazaar and warned that economic and political crises have left the country at the mercy of terrorists and enemies of the state once again. Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Sirajul Haq said terror revisited the …
• Arrest of religious scholar's killers demanded 21 January 2022 2 h 52 min The News International PESHAWAR: Leaders of different religious and political parties on Thursday expressed serious concern over the killing of Jamiat Ahle Hadees leader Maulana Abdul Hameed Rahmati and urged the government to identify and arrest the killers of the religious …
• Can a religious flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide 21 January 2022 1 h 19 min Brooklyn Eagle - New York A Christian flag flies beneath the American flag next to a church steeple. Photo courtesy of The Conversation There are three flagpoles outside Boston City Hall. One flies the United States flag. Another flies the Massachusetts state flag. What can – and …