19 January 2005 Great Britain: concern over rise in ‘faith schools’ Britain's education watchdog, Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), has expressed concern over the growing number of private religious schools... Read more
03 April 2004 Pakistan’s moves to secularise education evokes protests Religious scholars in Pakistan are up in arms at the government's moves to reduce references to jehad or holy war... Read more
14 June 2003 Indonesia: Christians protest new education policy The government of Indonesia has agreed to endorse a controversial new education bill, despite protests from both Muslim and Christian... Read more
23 May 2003 Dagestan: Islamic schools prospering Repelled by the corruption of state colleges, many young Dagestanis are turning to Islamic higher education. Read more
26 July 2002 Russia: are religious organs equal before the law? Report on experiences in Tatarstan and Mari-El Russia's 1993 Constitution declares that the country is a secular state, and that religious associations are equal before the law.... Read more