Although the number of casualties may not cross the world-attention threshold, the story of what happened in al-Bayda-1, a settlement outside Alexandria, is indicative of a pattern faced by minority Christians in Egypt when failure of the rule of law and religious prejudice become the order of the day. OnContinue Reading
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday called the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people died, a “very serious tragedy,” but said it was wrong to see all Muslims as potential terrorists. Asked in an interview with Reuters about U.S. Republican presidential candidateContinue Reading
‘A church is also a house of Allah; praying is what matters. We worship the same God’Continue Reading
Malappuram: As his son lies unconscious on a hospital bed in Tanur, a poor father pins his hope on faith. Infected with diphtheria, doctors say the boy is still in danger. Yet, the father desists from administering his child with a much-needed injection. In the neighboring village of Vettom, AbdulContinue Reading
Bangui: Pope Francis on Monday concluded his three-nation Africa tour asserting that Christians and Muslims were brothers and urging them to reject hatred and violence. “Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” the Pope said in an address at a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighborhood of the Central AfricanContinue Reading
Jaipur: Expressing concern over law and order situation in Rajasthan, Jamaat-E-Islami Hind (JEIH), an Islamic organisation, today alleged that crimes against Muslims and Dalits are on the rise in the state. “People are losing faith in law and order machinery in the state hence some of them are taking theContinue Reading
Agartala:Setting an example of harmony amid the country’s communal tension, several Durga pujas in Tripura are being organised by the Muslim community. The big budget puja of the ‘Blood Drop’ club in the Sonamura sub-division of Sipahijala district was held under the guidance of a Muslim president of the pujaContinue Reading
Maharashtra is facing the worst drought in five decadesContinue Reading
Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepal have backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country’s erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more “secure” under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution. “It is to protect Islam. I have opened my mouth demanding that Nepal be declared aContinue Reading
The board passed a resolution to launch a parallel campaign to counter ‘ghar wapsi’ and ‘love jihad’ propagandaContinue Reading