religion
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
World
April 13, 2018
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of…
Participation in presidential election is national duty: Endowments Minister
Egypt
March 12, 2018
Participation in presidential election is national duty: Endowments Minister
A few weeks ahead of the Egyptian presidential election, Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar said that participation in the upcoming…
Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta
Egypt
January 30, 2018
Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta
The highly-ranking Egyptian Muslim institution Dar al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah issued a Fatwa [ruling on an Islamic law] on Monday that any…
Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open
Earlier in January, al-Azraa (Virgin Mary) Church and Mar Girgis Church in the village of Sheikh Alaa at Minya officially…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam
Egypt
January 1, 2018
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam
Republican mufti Councellor Magdy Ashour issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) that deems the Bitcoin virtual currency as forbidden by…
Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’
Egypt
December 25, 2017
Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’
Hathifa Al-Mosyar, professor of belief and philosophy at Azhar University, criticized actress Shereen Reda’s attack on the voices of some…
AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus
Egypt
December 18, 2017
AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus
The American University in Cairo (AUC) rolled back on its decision to not allow students and faculty staff wearing the…
Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018
Middle East
December 11, 2017
Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom for the first time in…
American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam
World
December 9, 2017
American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam
More than 10,000 Vietnamese filled up a stadium in a rare Christian evangelistic event led by the Rev. Franklin Graham,…
Jerusalem protests look to preserve ultra-Orthodox lifestyle
Middle East
November 8, 2017
Jerusalem protests look to preserve ultra-Orthodox lifestyle
A string of protests by ultra-Orthodox Jewish activists against Israel’s compulsory military service has paralyzed Jerusalem in recent weeks in…