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SINGAPORE – With the government advocating social distancing to curb further spread of the coronavirus, temples and columbaria are coming up with alternative ways for…
View More Coronavirus: Temples, columbaria devise alternative ways to observe Qing Ming
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin found guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor by Reverend Bernard Preynat. France’s top Catholic official, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin,…
View More France convicts top Catholic official over sex abuse cover-up
Mashal Khan, 23, was killed by a mob in a university campus in Mardan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province two years ago. A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced…
View More Pakistan convicts two over Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – At least 19 people have been killed in the Indian capital during clashes between opposing protesters over a new citizenship law,…
View More Toll rises to 19 as violence in Indian capital continues
SINGAPORE – From podcasts, Facebook posts and articles carried by news outlets and blogs, incoming mufti Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir is keen on harnessing the…
View More New Mufti set to tap podcasts, bloggers and social media to better engage Muslims here
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next…
View More Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Modi: Official
SINGAPORE – Two hundred lunch boxes and notes of appreciation were given to staff at Jurong Polyclinic on Thursday (Feb 20) afternoon in an initiative…
View More Coronavirus: Jurong Polyclinic staff get lunch treat and notes of appreciation from religious groups
Kenya’s Supreme Court said every school has a right to determine its own dress code. Kenya’s top court has overturned a 2016 Court of Appeal…
View More Kenya court overturns ruling on wearing hijab in schools
BANGALORE (REUTERS) – Microsoft Corp’s India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said he was saddened by a new citizenship law based on religion that was…
View More Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says saddened by India's citizenship law
Centuries-old ban on the entry of women of reproductive age breached at Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. New Delhi, India – Two women in India’s southern Kerala state…
View More Two Indian women enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala amid protests
LONDON (AFP) – British police on Sunday (Dec 29) said they are investigating a “racially motivated hate crime” after anti-Semitic graffiti was found daubed across…
View More London synagogue, shops vandalised with anti-Semitic graffiti on Hanukkah
US State Department last week said it was re-designating Pakistan a ‘country of particular concern’ over violations. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has rejected a US…
View More 'Arbitrary': Pakistan rejects US religious freedom designation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that his government did not discriminate along religious lines, in the wake of deadly protests over a recently…
View More Modi defends citizenship Act, seeks to reassure country
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump blasted a prominent Christian magazine on Friday (Dec 20), a day after it published an editorial arguing that he…
View More Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal