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Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
World

Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics

The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of…
Participation in presidential election is national duty: Endowments Minister
Egypt

Participation in presidential election is national duty: Endowments Minister

A few weeks ahead of the Egyptian presidential election, Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar said that participation in the upcoming…
Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta
Egypt

Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta

The highly-ranking Egyptian Muslim institution Dar al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah issued a Fatwa [ruling on an Islamic law] on Monday that any…
Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open
Egypt

Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open

Earlier in January, al-Azraa (Virgin Mary) Church and Mar Girgis Church in the village of Sheikh Alaa at Minya officially…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam
Egypt

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam

  Republican mufti Councellor Magdy Ashour issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) that deems the Bitcoin virtual currency as forbidden by…
Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’
Egypt

Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’

Hathifa Al-Mosyar, professor of belief and philosophy at Azhar University, criticized actress Shereen Reda’s attack on the voices of some…
AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus
Egypt

AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus

The American University in Cairo (AUC) rolled back on its decision to not allow students and faculty staff wearing the…
Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom for the first time in…
American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam
World

American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam

More than 10,000 Vietnamese filled up a stadium in a rare Christian evangelistic event led by the Rev. Franklin Graham,…
Jerusalem protests look to preserve ultra-Orthodox lifestyle
Middle East

Jerusalem protests look to preserve ultra-Orthodox lifestyle

A string of protests by ultra-Orthodox Jewish activists against Israel’s compulsory military service has paralyzed Jerusalem in recent weeks in…
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