In the city of Nizams that has metamorphosed into a bustling metropolis, this mosque was possibly in the making.

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.

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.

In his canary yellow t-shirt and skinny jeans Banu Prasdana looks like an ordinary Indonesian kid.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IS it possible to have a forthright but respectful disagreement on the question of gay marriage?

For Sem Vermeersch, associate professor of religious studies at Seoul National University, this year means a lot.

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.

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.

Muslim women may finally get their due share in family inheritance.

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.”