Religion
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Opinion: Anti-Islam remarks put pressure on India’s Modi
In March 2016 at the inauguration of the World Sufi Forum Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed delegates to “the…
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Anglicans divided over same sex marriage
Since the Reformation we have been used to disunity in the Church being demonstrated through denominational loyalty around historical theological…
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Occupied Cyprus: How Turkey has destroyed Christian cultural heritage
I’m referring to the continual occupation of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey. Uzay Bulut Much of the cultural and…
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Pre-Election pledges and the future of the Greek Australians Community in Melbourne
This week, Liberal politicians announced a $1.8 million pledge to the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), in…
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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia holds first Ramadan prayers in 88 years
Ali Erbaş, the head of Turkey’s the Religious Affairs Directorate, led the prayers unique to the month of fasting attended…
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According to official correspondence, the “Ottoman properties” of Maraş were converted to 18 thousand KL in 1935.
…In the official correspondence between the Director of Foundations Department of the period Nail Asaf and Osman Örek, the Minister…
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Top EU official: Religious slaughter bans paint Jews, Muslims as ‘medieval’
Belgian bans on the ritual slaughter of animals practiced by Jews and Muslims risk painting these minorities as “medieval” communities…
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A brief history of Afghan women’s rights
Women haven’t had much say. Manasi Gopalakrishnan Deutsche Welle “I was working for the Defense Ministry. I know those women…
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UK minister calls for probe into claim Muslim MP lost her job because of faith
LONDON — A Conservative Cabinet minister has called for an investigation into allegations a Muslim Conservative MP was told she had…
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My Armenian Christmas reminds me how traditions are reinvented in times of crisis
I approached Christmas Day, as I imagine many New Statesman readers did, with my eyes smarting from a swab up my nose,…
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‘Real reasons to hope’ on climate action, says archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the public not to despair over the climate crisis as he said there are…
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5 things to know about Mary, the mother of Jesus
Yet we know remarkably little about her. Philip C. Almond The Conversation In the New Testament, there is nothing about…
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“One Country, One Law”: The Sri Lankan State’s Hostility toward Muslims Grows Deeper
Critics have called the move “incomprehensible”, but it is readily understood as a way to divert discontent among the government’s…
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Frankincense and myrrh have been revered since ancient times – but now they’re under threat
In the Bible, Matthew’s gospel tells us that the wise men “saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down…
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With Christianity receding and many abandoning hope, today’s Christmases are not like those of my childhood
And faith. Stan Grant ABC News I come from a big Aboriginal family… With Christianity receding …
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A Persian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals
As a child I would dread this time of the year. Pardis Mahdavi The Conversation Not only was there was…
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