Religion and Spirituality

Indonesia yanks Gaga gig, says she'll corrupt kids

BOSTON — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:39:30 GMT

Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following protests by Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers, who said her sexy clothes and dance moves will corrupt young

In Lebanon, Women Fight To Keep A Fragile Peace

NPR — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:00 GMT

In the second feature by Lebanese writer-director-star Nadine Labaki (Caramel), Christian and Muslim women in a Lebanese village try to keep the more impulsive and belligerent men from

Keeping The Faith With A Less Than 'Perfect Family'

NPR — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:50:00 GMT

When a devout mother is nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year, she engages in morally questionable activities to hide her less-than-perfect family. Critic Ian Buckwalter says the film's

This World: The Shame of the Catholic Church, BBC Two, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:02:22 GMT

Damian Thompson says Cardinal Sean Brady should resign after the BBC's This World documentary, The Shame of the Catholic Church.

'Heretics': The Crisis Of American Christianity

NPR — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:01:00 GMT

Americans are still as religious as ever, says New York Times columnist Ross Douthat. It's the churches and institutions that have declined. In his latest book, Bad Religion, Douthat argues

Artist Thomas Kinkade, 'Warrior For Light,' Dies

NPR — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:22:00 GMT

The California artist's brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States. A family spokesman says Kinkade died

Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter Of Light,' Dies At 54

NPR — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:22:00 GMT

The California artist was known for scenes of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light. A family spokesman says Kinkade died Friday at his home in Los Gatos of what

DV8's Can We Talk Abut This: the riskiest show of the year?

FEEDSPORTAL — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:31 GMT

Lloyd Newson tells Dominic Cavendish about his provocative new production about Islamic extremism, at the National Theatre.

UK singer gets $951,000 in Murdoch hacking case

BOSTON — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:59:30 GMT

Charlotte Church, who testified about being hounded by Rupert Murdoch's journalists when she was a teen singing sensation, received 600,000 pounds ($951,000) Monday in a settlement from News

Iran state TV says Oscar win victory over Israel

BOSTON — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:49:27 GMT

Iran trumpeted the Islamic Republic's first foreign film Oscar win Monday as a triumph over archfoe Israel -- even as audiences in Israel packed theaters to watch the movie that beat their

Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication

BOSTON — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:34:15 GMT

Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.

Radio 4's Pop Goes the Bible! - how pop found religion

FEEDSPORTAL — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:05 GMT

Radio 4's Pop Goes the Bible! traces popular music's fascinating relationship with the good book.

Calif. senator threatens boycott over Lowe's ads

BOSTON — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:49:10 GMT

A state senator from Southern California was considering calling for a boycott of Lowe's stores after the home improvement chain pulled its advertising from a reality show about

Toungoo Interview: Saw F---, October 2011

GOOGLE — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted during October 2011 in Than Daung Township, Toungoo District by a villager trained by KHRG to monitor human rights

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland, St John's Hackney, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:33:39 GMT

Neil McCormick reviews the Coldplay singers' charity gig in the St John's Church in Hackney.

Can We Talk About This?, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:52:56 GMT

This may rank as dance company DV8's talkiest project to-date, about the scale of violent threat posed by Islamic extremism to those upholding or speaking up for western values.

Brrraaains! 'Walking Dead' back for another season

BOSTON — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:49:53 GMT

Just down the road from a tiny country church in rural Georgia, the apocalypse has already arrived.

SC rejects Hamid Saeed Kazmi’s bail application

DAWN — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:34:22 GMT

Additional Attorney General K K Agha said evidence had been found of the involvement of Mr Kazmi, MNA Jumani and Raja Aftab Islam in Haj corruption.

IIUI may send back Arab faculty

DAWN — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:12:55 GMT

ISLAMABAD, July 31: The administration of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) is contemplating discontinuing the services of its Arab faculty, Dawn has learnt through sources.

On Ramadan eve

DAWN — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:04:22 GMT

On the eve of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, muslims around the world are seen participating in different events, practices, festivals and preparations in the following

Bahrain releases ex-army captain who joined protests

DAWN — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:07:31 GMT

MANAMA: Bahrain has released a detained ex-army captain who joined pro-democracy protests that hit the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year, activists said on Monday. Mohammed Buflasa, a

Norway killer’s manifesto sets out hate rage

DAWN — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:05:38 GMT

OSLO: At more than 1,500 pages long and nearly a decade in the making, the manifesto detailing Norwegian mass-killer Anders Behring Breivik’s murderous “crusade” gives a chilling picture of a

Entrance test

DAWN — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:09:18 GMT

LAHORE, July 23: The entrance test for admission to engineering institutions of Punjab for undergraduate programmes will be held simultaneously on Sunday (today) at 10am at UET Lahore, UET

Kazakh president opposes Islamic Hijab

PRESSTV — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:26:10 GMT

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose country is to take the rotating chair of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), has strongly denounced the wearing of the Islamic Hijab

Tower Hamlets votes in independent mayor - Channel4 News

CHANNEL4 — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The new mayor of Tower Hamlets in east London appeals for unity after a highly turbulent election campaign which saw him removed as Labour candidate.

Lutfur Rahman - who won just

Will Israel Expel a Million Palestinians?

AAWSAT — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The extremists in Israel are trying to build a case that aims to bring the peace process to a complete halt. [They are saying] if you want a Palestinian state, you must realize that we will

The purpose of fasting | Rowan Williams

GUARDIAN — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:59:27 GMT

Fasting is about more than going without food – it is connecting with reality and noticing the suffering of your neighbour On the first Sunday of his visit to India, the Archbishop of

'Israeli law constitutes ethnic cleansing'

PRESSTV — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:47:12 GMT

The Palestinian Fatah party has condemned the Israeli cabinet for the approval of the 'oath of loyalty' bill, saying the move indicates a policy of ethnic cleansing.

The Copts of Egypt: Challenges of Modernisation and Identity

WORLDPRESSNETWORK — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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IRAF ends 3rd phase of aerial drills

PRESSTV — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:35:27 GMT

The Islamic Republic Air Force (IRAF) has completed the third stage of its weeklong military maneuvers in the west of the country, a report says.

Vatican: Church must respect law

PRESSTV — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:53:55 GMT

Following the issue of Vatican's new rules against pedophile priests, the Catholic Church says churches must respect local law when handling child abuse cases.

Cuba 'to free political prisoners'

ALJAZEERA — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:33:45 GMT

Church names prisoners to be freed in coming days in government deal to free 52 people.

Israeli guard tears inmate's Quran

PRESSTV — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:42:19 GMT

Tearing of Islam's holy book of Quran by Israeli prison guards has sparked new outrage across Palestine against Tel Aviv regime's religious bigotry.

Germany gets female Muslim minister

PRESSTV — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:16:31 GMT

The state parliament of Lower Saxony has sworn in Ayguel Oezkan as minister of social affairs for the northern state, making her the first female Muslim minister in Germany.

Belgium censured over veil ban

PRESSTV — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:21:21 GMT

The Human Rights Watch has criticized Belgium for planning to impose a ban on wearing veil, saying it violates the fundamental rights to freedom of religion.

"Sinner" church shames Pope Benedict

PRESSTV — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:26:58 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that he is leading a "wounded and sinner" church, as revelations of clerical sex abuse continue to rock the Vatican.

Army in 'mosque' target practice

BBC — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:59:43 GMT

A Muslim group say replica mosques being used by the Army on a North Yorkshire firing range should be removed.

Anti-terror strategy 'alienates'

BBC — Tue, 30 Mar 10 02:06:14 BST

The government's strategy to prevent violent extremism has alienated Muslims it wants to work with, MPs warn.

Irish Cleric faces mounting pressure to quit

PRESSTV — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:16 GMT

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland is facing further pressure to step down after admitting he knew about the sexual abuse of two children.

Top Irish cleric accused of abuse cover-up

PRESSTV — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:29 GMT

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has rejected calls to resign after being accused of covering up allegations of child abuse in the 1970s.

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A fatwa they can work with?

BBC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:03:06 GMT

An Islamic scholar turned up in London last week to deliver a religious ruling denouncing terrorism in all its forms - but what was it about him that made everyone sit up and listen?

Galloway demands Labour sacks agent after islamophobic and racist comments

VOTEGEORGEGALLOWAY — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

George Galloway has written to Labour's General Secretary Ray Collins, MP Jim Fitzpatrick and Labour candidate Rushanara Ali, demanding Tower Hamlets Labour Party election agent and council

Ultraconservative jihadists challenge Hamas rule in Gaza

HAARETZ — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:57:07 GMT+02:00

Jihadi Salafis preach global jihad, or holy war, adhere to an ultraconservative form of Islam and are becoming a headache even for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza. ...

Terrorism suspect case dismissed

BBC — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:47:32 GMT

A judge has dismisses a court case against a London Muslim accused of preparing terrorist acts, ruling there was no case to answer.

Autopsy: FBI shot Muslim prayer leader 20 times

PRESSTV — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:05:02 GMT

US Muslim prayer leader Luqman Ameen Abdullah had been shot 20 times by federal agents in Detroit last year, an autopsy report confirms.

Money stolen in mosque burglaries

BBC — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:14:43 GMT

Five mosques across Bristol are burgled in the past few weeks, with money stolen.

All-faith stand against EDF march

BBC — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:56:16 GMT

Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh faith leaders sign a pledge opposing a planned march by The English Defence League (EDF) in Stoke-on-Trent.

US lifts visa ban on Muslim scholar

PRESSTV — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:24:48 GMT

The US State Department said Wednesday it lifted a ban on Swiss Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan entering the country, six years after using the Patriot Act to revoke his visa.

West Bank Muslim graves damaged

BBC — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:16:47 GMT

Damaged graves and racist graffiti have been found in the Palestinian village of Awarta in the northern West Bank after a Jewish group visited the area.

Palestinians told an