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Religion

Muslim centre approved near "Ground Zero"

4 August 10 - The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday morning against designating the future location of a Muslim-led community centre as a historic landmark. Read
 

Kashmir cauldron begins to boil again

2 August 10 - The sight of armoured vehicles and soldiers in battle gear out in Kashmir’s streets in July is a grim warning of a storm gathering yet again over the restive valley. Read
 

One year later - Obama Cairo speech assessed

1 August 10 - Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, expresses disappointment - and hope - one year after US President Barak Obama’s address to the Muslim world in Cairo. Read
 

Switzerland promotes dialogue with Muslims

31 May 10 - Switzerland is promoting dialogue with the Muslim world as it comes to terms with the electorate’s decision six months ago to ban the construction of new minarets. Read
 

The Sad Fate of Iran’s Jews

13 May 10 - The Remnants of Iran’s once flourishing Jewish community wonder how much longer they can hold out. Read
 

Iran mosque promoted by regime

5 May 10 - Jamkaran is said to be Iran’s most popular mosque, attracting millions of worshippers a year to the site near the Shia holy city of Qom. Iranian government support boosts attendance but some say myths are bogus. Read
 

Dialogue does not dilute religious identity

29 April 10 - Qazi Abdul Qadeer Khamosh, a Lahore-based interfaith peace activist and Chairman of the Muslim Christian Federation International, challenges the notion that interfaith dialogue dilutes or threatens one’s own faith or religious (...) Read
 

Indonesia upholds scripture over human rights

21 April 10 - From AFP: Human rights groups pilloried Indonesia’s constitutional court Tuesday after it upheld a 1965 blasphemy law, ruling in favour of orthodox religions over basic freedoms. Read
 

Muslim converts raise fears in Switzerland

18 April 10 - Some young Swiss converts to Islam are a potential threat to the country’s security, according to the head of the Migration Office. Read
 

Human Rights Council condemns ‘Islamaphobia’

27 March 10 - A resolution on defamation of religions that contained a paragraph on banning the construction of new minarets was adopted by a slim majority in Geneva on Thursday (March 25). Read
 
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