Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
February 12, 2012
- The Korea Times
Korea Times: Envoy vows Pakistan will stand with Kashmir
Pakistan’s Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed with “solemnity and fervor” by the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul and Friends of Kashmir Association, a Korean support group, and with support from the Pakistani expatriate community at a local restaurant, Feb. 5.
February 11, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: In the shadow of the mosque
THE CLEAN-SHAVEN, middle-aged academic in Lahore is under fire from his wife and his bushy-bearded 20-year-old son, a student.
February 08, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Iraqi crisis ebbs as Sunnis return to cabinet
The main Sunni partner in Iraq's Shiite-led coalition government ended an almost eight-week boycott of cabinet meetings, dialing down tensions in a crisis that erupted hours after the departure of the last U.S. soldier in December.
February 08, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: The church that politics turned into a mosque
As worshipers knelt to face the Qiblah for noon prayers in the Hagia Sophia of Iznik last week, a caretaker beckoned to a couple of tourists tiptoeing around behind them.
February 05, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Abbas considered to lead interim Palestinian body
Initial Palestinian reports late Sunday indicated that the leaders of the rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas might have found a way to break a long political deadlock by forming an interim unity government that would be led, at least at first, by Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank.
January 30, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Israeli settler seeks to beat Netanyahu in primary
A hard-line Jewish settler who wants to pay Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza is running against Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's ruling party primary election.
January 30, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Tunisia faces a balancing act of democracy and religion
The insults were furious. “Infidel!” and “Apostate!” the religious protesters shouted at the two men who had come to the courthouse to show their support for a television director on trial on charges of blasphemy.
January 29, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Climate of intolerance in West Bank, activists say
A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights.
January 26, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Egyptians show mix of jubilation, anger to mark anniversary
Egyptians took to the streets on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year dictatorship, amid deepening concern that bitter political divisions and a troubled economy have deflated Egypt's once heady revolutionary hopes.