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June 19, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Indian Muslims discuss reforms to Haj pilgrimage management after SC judgment to abolish Haj subsidy
Forum for Haj Pilgrimage Management in India (FHMI) organized a one day Conference that deliberated on the issues and concerns related to Haj Pilgrimage Management and suggested options for a subsidy-free Haj Management in India on Tuesday.
June 18, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Opinion: Can Korea ever accept homosexuals?
Homosexuality has long been taboo in Korean society.
June 18, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Church edicts: no gay marriage
THE two opposing camps in the battle over gay marriage rallied their troops yesterday ahead of what could be the first federal parliamentary debate on the legislation today.
June 15, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: More flexibility for churches, temples with new space rules
Small churches and Taoist groups are likely to benefit from new rules that allow religious organisations to worship in industrial buildings.
June 15, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Internet unshackled, Burmese aim venom at ethnic minority
Over the past year, Myanmar’s government has ended its heavy censorship, allowing citizens unfettered access to a wide variety of Web sites that had been banned during military rule.
June 13, 2012 - Straits Times
Straits Times: Religious groups welcome new rules on industrial site use
Religious organisations have welcomed the new guidelines that will allow greater use of industrial sites for their activities.
June 13, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Turkey's culture wars heat up after PM equates abortion with murder
Obstetrician Ayse Akin fought for 13 years to legalize abortions in Turkey after seeing dozens of women die trying to perform them on themselves.
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.
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