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Geopolitics

Anti-Muslim hostility definition unfair on other faiths, say Hindu and Sikh groups

Times of India – World · India

Hindu and Sikh groups are challenging the UK government's new definition of anti-Muslim hostility and the appointment of an 'Islamophobia tsar'. They argue it …

Geopolitics

'Non-Sanatanis' barred from Badrinath and Kedarnath temples

Times of India – World · India

- BKTC approved proposal to bar non-Sanatanis from temples. - Decision aims to preserve temples' sanctity. - Non-Sanatanis are those not following Sanatan …

Geopolitics

Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’

The Guardian – World · Europe

Robert McElroy goes further than pope has done and says conflict fails ‘criterion of right intention’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter a…

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Explosion Damages Synagogue in Belgium

The New York Times – World · US

Officials described the blast, which caused no injuries, as an antisemitic act, but the exact circumstances were still under investigation.

Geopolitics

Pope Leo urges dialogue amid Middle East war

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Pope Leo urged dialogue and an end to the violence in the Middle East as tensions escalate in the region.

Geopolitics

Amid escalation, Iran religious scholars signal new leader to be named soon

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

'Some obstacles have to be removed' and selection must be undisputed inside government, Assembly of Experts members say.

Geopolitics

From 1997: Mother Teresa, Hope of the Despairing, Dies at 87

The New York Times – World · US

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for providing care and comfort to the impoverished.

Geopolitics

Conservative Anglicans pull back from electing rival to Archbishop of Canterbury

BBC News – World · Europe

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

Geopolitics

In Ukraine, a Community of ‘Simple Believers’ Shuns the Modern World

The New York Times – World · US

The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.

Geopolitics

100,000 pray at Al-Aqsa amid Israeli restrictions on 2nd Friday of Ramadan

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Thousands of worshippers attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, with others turned away despite carrying required permits.

Geopolitics

Pope Leo to visit four African countries in April

BBC News – World · Europe

This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

Geopolitics

Increase in religious schools and home schooling could prevent ‘deeper social cohesion’, Julian Hill says

The Guardian – World · Europe

Labor MP says some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

Geopolitics

What is Christian Zionism, the pro-Israel ideology invoked by US ambassador

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Huckabee's remarks that Israel has God-given right to much of Middle East are rooted in Christian Zionism, experts say.

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