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June 12, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: English sermons at Hyderabad mosque a big draw
In the city of Nizams that has metamorphosed into a bustling metropolis, this mosque was possibly in the making.
June 10, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Crisis in Myanmar over Buddhist-Muslim clash
Myanmar declared a state of emergency on Sunday in a western state where at least 17 people have been killed this month in violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
June 06, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Islamic banks 'can fill funding gap': S’pore Monetary Authority
Islamic banks are priming themselves to capture a larger share of the global trade and project financing market, as European banks pull back funds to mend balance sheets back home.
June 06, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Crackdown on punks in Indonesia
In his canary yellow t-shirt and skinny jeans Banu Prasdana looks like an ordinary Indonesian kid.
June 02, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: In occupied Tibetan monastery, a reason for fiery deaths
One young Tibetan monk walked down a street kicking Chinese military vehicles, then left a suicide note condemning an official ban on a religious ceremony.
May 29, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Premier of Turkey seeks limits on abortions
Calling abortion an act of murder and an insidious plan to reduce the Turkish population, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for legislation to restrict women’s access to the procedure.
May 27, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religious groups in row over heritage plot
The Bangiya Christiya Pariseba on Saturday alleged that the Baptist Mission Society (BMS) in New Delhi and London Mission Society (LMS) are trying to grab and sell a prime plot and buildings on 1, Ballygunge Circular Road.
May 27, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Confusion does not faze Buddhist leader
Since he was a boy, Trinley Thaye Dorje has had to deal with divided opinions on whether he is the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa, the leader of a branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
May 26, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Opinion: Let's do away with demonology on both sides of the gay marriage question
IS it possible to have a forthright but respectful disagreement on the question of gay marriage?
May 25, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Seeking the core of Korean Buddhism
For Sem Vermeersch, associate professor of religious studies at Seoul National University, this year means a lot.
May 25, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Tamil Nadu groups campaign hard against inter-caste weddings
In a state that claims to be progressive, caste divide is rearing its ugly head once again. Reversing a recent positive trend, caste and communal leaders have been warning good samaritans against helping distressed couples of different castes from getting married and also issuing diktats against love marriages.
May 23, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Madrassas enter modern times with massive overhaul
Waking up early to attend the madrassa classes have always been a dull regimen for the 10-year-old Nazeem PV. But not anymore. For him the ho-hum religious classes at Hayathul Islam Madrassa attached to the Mohiyuddin Mosque in the city, which he attends before going to an English-medium school, now has loads of attractions.
May 21, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Uttar Pradesh may give inheritance rights to Muslim women
Muslim women may finally get their due share in family inheritance.
May 21, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Opinion: No model for Muslim democracy
It is fashionable these days for Western leaders to praise Indonesia as a model Muslim democracy. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has declared, “If you want to know whether Islam, democracy, modernity and women’s rights can coexist, go to Indonesia.”
May 19, 2012 - The Observer
Observer: Christians and Muslims unite in new bid to silence Lady Gaga
Christian groups in the Philippines have called for a ban on Lady Gaga's Manila concerts, alleging that her song Judas is an offensive mockery of Jesus Christ.
May 18, 2012 - Straits Times
Straits Times: Using religion to play hardball
In a speech before thousands of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) faithful gathered at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta in July last year to celebrate the organisation's 85th anniversary, NU chairman Said Aqil Siradj reiterated an important message.
May 15, 2012 - The Korea Times
Korea Times: Is taxing religion an act of blasphemy?
The gambling scandal shadowing the country’s largest Buddhist order has triggered debate on whether the government should collect taxes from temples, churches and religious organizations.
May 15, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Hospitals eye 'halal' certification to attract patients from Middle East
There are two things that worry almost every patient from Islamic countries who come to Indian hospitals: the meat they eat and the direction of Mecca. With more than 75% of the medical tourists being from the Middle East, hospitals are eyeing 'halal' certification to make them feel at home.
May 12, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: The sword and the word
IT SEEMED historic. Muslim scholars, 170 in number and representing nine schools of legal thought (including four main Sunni ones and two Shia), gathered in Amman and declared that, whatever their differences, they accepted the others’ authority over their respective flocks.
May 11, 2012 - The New York Tiems
NYT: Iran presses for official to be next leader of Shiites
As the top spiritual leader in the Shiite Muslim world, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has instructed his followers on what to eat and how to wash, how to marry and to bury their dead.
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