Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights

Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights

On February 28, 2021, just after 9pm, nine Muslim men removed their shoes, lined up in single file, and knelt quietly for Isha, their faith’s mandatory night prayer, inside a Missouri state prison in the small city of Bonne Terre. Their action was neither unusual nor provocative. The men had…

Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan | Religion News

Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan | Religion News

It’s also Africa’s largest, but critics view the mosque as a vanity project for a former president who named it after himself. Algeria has inaugurated the world’s third-largest and Africa’s largest mosque, which had been delayed for years amid political shifts, ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Algerian…

India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News

India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News

The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian state of Assam, which has a large Muslim population, has repealed a British-era law on Muslim marriage and divorce, prompting anger among the minority community…

What’s in an Indian lion’s name? A roaring dispute | Religion

What’s in an Indian lion’s name? A roaring dispute | Religion

The Calcutta High Court this week told the government of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal to consider renaming two lions in a zoo-cum-animal reserve after a Hindu nationalist organisation called Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) found their names rather catty. Starting on Tuesday, the court heard the plea requesting a…

How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi | Education News

How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi | Education News

Kolkata, India – At the three-storey building of Sarada Shishu Vidya Mandir, a school for grades five to 10 in Uluberia town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, students gather every day at the prayer hall 15 minutes before their classes begin. The walls in the prayer hall…

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds | Religion News

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds | Religion News

Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the United States than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a prominent advocacy organisation, conducted the survey just as Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7. The number of American…