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The challenge of increasing divisiveness in the country is also alarming, he said, adding that “ahead of the census year, there are cases of incitement of a group by propagating that they are not Hindus”. ByTap Trust of IndiaAhmedabad Religious fanaticism and acts of communal hysteria are spreading in the country under the guise of the Constitution and religious freedom, …

The photo on the left – taken on October 3, 2019 – shows the site of the Padmasambhava statue which stood three stories high at Chanang Monastery in Drago County of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. On the right is the February 25, 2022 site, showing the destruction of the statue as indicated by the circular objects on the ground. Credit: …

Japan’s parliament yesterday passed a rare resolution expressing concern over rights issues in China, including the treatment of its Uyghur and Hong Kong Muslim population, ahead of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The resolution, passed by the lower house, says the international community has expressed concern over issues including internment and violations of religious freedom in the Xinjiang …

Islamabad: Human Rights Minister Dr. Shireen Mazari says the US is playing the ‘Xinjiang card’ against China while keeping silent on Kashmir and Palestine. The Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) hosted a unique webinar on the “New Cold War? Playing the Xinjiang card against China” as part of its flagship event series, “Friends of Silk Road (FOSR)”. The webinar brought together over …

SAN FRANCISCO – Human rights activists welcome what they see as increased US attention to Chinese behavior in its volatile regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, suggesting that lobbying by rights groups may have helped mounting pressure on Beijing. A law, a boycott and the appointment of a government official were added at the end of 2021 to increase the resolve …

Chinese bishops and religious leaders briefed senior Catholic clergy officials in Hong Kong on President Xi Jinping’s vision for a religion with “Chinese characteristics” at an unprecedented meeting hosted by the mainland’s representative office in the city, according to four religious. Clerics who attended or were aware of the October 31 meeting described it as Beijing’s most assertive move to …

Through Paul Swamidass, Opinion contributor | Sunday, December 26, 2021 Christians pray while others go to confession during prayer services on Good Friday April 10, 2009, in the village of Raikia, south of Bhubaneswar, India. | Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images India is famous Emperor Ashoka was a former convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. He demonstrated that a person is …

You can rarely be sure that judicial incompetence will kill people, but Federal District Judge Terry Doughty crossed that line when he issued a injunction blocking the Biden administration requirement that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19. (The injunction, the administration of which is attractive, has since been amended by a higher court to apply only in the 14 …

In the early 1930s, when Reza Shah Pahlavi toured Iran’s easternmost outposts on the border with India, he saw a group of turbaned men with long beards. floating dressed in white dresses. As the story goes, he asked locals about the Turbaned Men and they were told they were Zahids, or holy men of Hind. The small town, then called …

works by artist Ka’ila Farrell-Smith in the “MESH” exhibition at the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum / OPB Your browser does not support the audio element. Visual artist, writer and activist Ka’ila Farrell-Smith says she considers herself a war artist. Artist Ka’ila Farrell-Smith Portland Art Museum / OPB She is a member of the Klamath tribes and lives in …

Laws already allow some schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers. Craig Campbell is one of those who lost their jobs for what they are. High school teacher Craig Campbell received an email from the WA Teacher Registration Board indicating that after working for two years as a relief teacher at a Baptist college south of Perth, he had been kidnapped …

A resolution has been presented to the US Congress to recognize the religious and historical significance of Diwali, the festival of lights. Indo-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution to the United States Congress to recognize the religious and historical significance of Diwali. (Representative image) Indo-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented a resolution to the United States Congress recognizing the religious …

Critics of Mr. Modi alleged, not without reason, that his meeting with the Pope was another attempt by the PM to reap political dividends The Editorial Board | Posted 02.11.21, 01:47 AM Politics is rich in symbolism. But not all symbolic acts make sense. Consider Narendra Modi’s warm meeting with the Pope where the Prime Minister invited the papal leader …

Kranti Redkar and IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede | Twitter | @KrantiRedkar Text size: A- A + NOTArcotics Control Bureau Mumbai Zone Officer Sameer Wankhede is in trouble. He is an Indian Revenue Service officer in 2008 and has handled many high profile cases. Currently he is in the news because of the drug case involving Aryan Khan, son of Shah …

By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic Information Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – A Supreme Court case on November 9 argues that death row chaplains should have the final say. Specifically, they should be able to pray aloud with inmates and lay hands on them during executions, something John Ramirez, a death row inmate from Texas, is looking for. Ramirez, 37, was sentenced to …

A Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday considered the appointment of Rashad Hussain as President Joe Biden’s roving ambassador for international religious freedom. Hussein’s confirmation would make him the first Muslim to hold the post. Hussain has held several positions in the Obama administration, serving on the National Security Council, as associate attorney for the White House and as …

Advertising Two reports on religious freedom violations in Sri Lanka released less than a week apart demonstrate growing concern over human rights and interfaith relations on the island. A major UK religious freedom group and a US government special committee have both painted an increasingly problematic scene. Countries concerned about minority rights in Sri Lanka should engage Colombo on the …

Never on the soil of independent Bangladesh, no one would have to suffer because of their religion. It was the determination of every freedom fighter, along with their steadfast commitment to democracy and equality, as we emerged as an independent nation from the ashes of the most brutal genocide. It was clear in my mind, as in the minds of …

The Group of 20 Economic Summit will bring together the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies in Rome at the end of this month. Presidents, prime ministers, financial leaders and experts will come together to explore and solve the global problems facing the peoples of the world through the lens of the economy. The outlook is cloudy, however, as …

Gujarat High Court, while granting bail to four defendants as an interim measure in joint petition by plaintiff and defendants for consensual annulment of first FIR filed under the law 2021 on Religious Freedom (Amendment) of Gujarat, refers to a divisional court order in August that suspended the application of several articles of the amended law. The court also referred …

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, purchased his translated copy of the Quran in 1765 Image Credit: Virendra Saklani / Gulf News Dubai: To present Thomas Jefferson as a book collector would be an understatement. The Third President of the United States was so keen on broadening his view of the world that in 1814 he had …

Jacksonville public college suffers backlash after encouraging its students to bring Bibles to class. On Tuesday evening, the LaVilla School of the Arts – which is part of the Duval County public school family – announced that Bring Your Bible to School Day would take place on Thursday. The event, which specifically supports Christianity, bills itself as a “national movement …

The announcement of the formation of this religious front was made at a press conference at the end of a conference. The press conference attended by leaders of different faiths. Help India! Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Vice President Salim Engineer and other religious leaders have formed a united front “Dharmik Jan Morcha” in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to promote peace and friendship. NEW …

Washington DC – Dozens of American Indians gathered in Lafayette Square, the park in front of the White House, to protest Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. Chanting slogans and waving placards stating “Save India from Fascism,” protesters on Thursday blasted Modi for human rights abuses, persecution of Muslims and other minorities, new agricultural laws and …

John Henry Ramirez was ready to be put to death on September 8 for the murder of a Corpus Christi convenience store clerk Pablo Castro in 2004. The parish priest of Ramirez Dana moore and members of his family – as well as Castro’s children – gathered at the Huntsville Unit north of Houston, while waiting for the 37-year-old to …

A federal judge will soon decide whether healthcare workers should be able to withdraw from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for religious reasons. Nine anonymous workers have sued the state to demand such an exemption, which is currently not allowed. Their lawsuit could take on broader significance in light of a conservative shift at the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, U.S. …

The Mother See of Saint Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church recently organized a conference on international religious freedom and peace with the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians. Tasoula Hadjitofi, founding president of the march of truth, was one of the guests. She spoke about the genocide and her own experience …

By Gargi Singh (Member, you are a wonderful project) India is a diverse nation, not only in a singular sense but in a multifaceted sense – religion, caste, culture, ethnicity and various others. We proudly claim to be united in this diversity but in reality it is a utopia. Religion unites a lot but also creates hostile feelings for people …

Durg, Sep 2 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman here in Chhattisgarh has filed a lawsuit against her husband, accusing him of forcibly converting his religion for marriage and having unnatural sex with her, an official said on Thursday. She also alleged that her husband and her in-laws harassed her for the dowry, said Vishal Son, an officer from the Chhavni police …

Illustration: Liu Rui / GT The Chinese Embassy in India has strongly opposed repeated acts of provocation by the United States after its Ambassador to India met Ngodup Dongchung, representative of the Dalai Lama in New Delhi and said that the United States respected “the Dalai Lama’s vision for equal human rights ”. The so-called “Tibetan government in exile” is …

Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud said on Saturday that regardless of the government’s electoral legitimacy, the Constitution is the polar star against which the compliance of every state action or inaction should be judged. He also asserted that majority tendencies must be challenged in the context of “our founding pledge.” “Any semblance of authoritarianism, repression of civil liberties, sexism, casteism, …

The differences between BPP [Bombay Parsi Panchayat] administrators, between reformists and conservatives, have led to inappropriate bickering over the past decades. One of the main sources of contention was the operation of the Towers of Silence at Doongerwadi. According to the Vendidad, Zoroastrianism has a unique system of eliminating the dead – dokhmenishini – because cremation pollutes the fire, which …

About 75% of Hindus residing in southern India said they would accept a Muslim as a neighbor – a stark contrast to all other parts of India People in southern India tend to be more religiously integrated and less averse to interfaith marriages, according to data from a national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Although the inhabitants of …

TEHRAN – A professor of history at the University of Oxford says the idea of ​​exporting democracy as a technique or technology is undemocratic. “The American idea of ​​democracy as an export element is not only undemocratic, but a product of neoliberalism,” Faisal Devji told The Tehran Times. Devji also says, “Democracy here has been redesigned as a repeatable technique …

The Pew survey is based on nearly 30,000 face-to-face interviews with adults conducted in 17 languages ​​between late 2019 and early 2020 A recent Pew Research Center study on “Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation” fell like a 7-ton Daisy Cutter on the Western and domestic “secular, liberal” narrative. It challenges the very premise of the anti-India propaganda, especially the …

A Buddhist temple in Fremont, California, is suing the city for racial discrimination, denial of religious freedom and invasion of privacy for armed “raids” on the site that allegedly reached the owner’s home and did not spare her. makeup bag. How the litigation started: City of Fremont officials say that the Temple of the 1001 Buddhas on Mill Creek Road …

The British Hindu Council and the Buddhist Dhamma Center have called for an “immediate” ban on conversion therapy in the UK. Hindu Council UK is a charitable organization which represents various faiths and serves as an “effective voice on political issues” for British Hindus. In a statement released Monday, June 16, the Hindu Council UK called on Boris Johnson and …