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India, South Asia

India tightens security ahead of temple ruling

by AT Contributor October 14, 2019February 18, 2020

India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sweden, United States, World

Greta Thunberg’s timely impoliteness

by David Simmons September 25, 2019February 18, 2020

Man in popes garment holding holy bible. Adobe RGB for better color reproduction.Photo: iStock

World

Pseudo-science, the Bible and human freedom

by Spengler September 11, 2019February 18, 2020

China

China ordains first bishop after Vatican deal

by AT Contributor August 28, 2019February 18, 2020

An Indian Muslim donates money to a beggar laying on the ground after Eid al-Adha prayers outside of a mosque in Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura, on August 22, 2018. Photo: AFPMuslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha (the feast of sacrifice), the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide marking the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca. / AFP PHOTO / Arindam DEY

Middle East, World

Eid al-Adha: What are we sacrificing?

by Amro Ali August 12, 2019February 18, 2020

The Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference prior to a speech to thousands at the UC San Diego campus in California, in June 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Mike Blake

China

The fight to select the next Dalai Lama

by Brooke Schedneck August 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Arab religiosity survey: more questions than answers

by Jonathan Gornall July 3, 2019February 18, 2020

World

‘In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism’ by Scott A Shay

by Asia Times staff July 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, the national Mosque of Indonesia. Photo: iStock.

World

Is Christianity losing to Islam?

by Paul Seabright June 9, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Idolatry is a set of lies about power

by Scott A. Shay May 11, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

Protests hit Indonesian Hindu temple plans

by Asia Times staff May 9, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

Karaoke bars destroyed ahead of Ramadan

by Asia Times staff May 3, 2019February 18, 2020

China

China’s dire clampdown on religious freedom

by Jonathan Manthorpe April 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Israel court orders closure of the Golden Gate

by Asia Times staff March 18, 2019February 18, 2020

India, South Asia

Questions over Uttar Pradesh’s pre-poll budget

by Kanchan Srivastava @Ms_Aflatoon February 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, United Arab Emirates

Political peace and religion’s ‘new normal’

by Martin Newland February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Gazans skirt alcohol ban, making their own wine

by Mohammed Dahman February 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s unhealthy obsession with Valentine’s Day

by Turyal Azam Khan January 17, 2019January 30, 2019

Symbols of the three religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam With a German flag. Image: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Berlin hopes Mosque tax will give rise to ‘German Islam’

by Faisal Al Yafai January 10, 2019

Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Indonesia

Christian graves desecrated in Central Java

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

A wild tiger in India. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia

Muslim group enraged over naming of man-eating tiger

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas address from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Christmas message: Pope appeals for Middle East peace

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

فلسطينيون مسيحيون في إحتفالية إضاءة شجرة أعياد الميلاد في مدينة غزة في 22 ديسمبر/كانون الأول. صورة: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

Egypt, Israel, Middle East

For Gaza’s Christians, no route to Bethlehem

by Mohammed Dahman December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Santa Maria Church in Surabaya, East Java. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia

Muslims to help guard churches during Christmas

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Newly elected Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Yepifaniy Sergiy Dubenko (C) conducts the first liturgy since the creation of a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia in the Saint Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kiev on December 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/Genya Savilov

Unholy row as Ukrainian church splits from Russian church

by Giovanni Pigni December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Taipei Grand Mosque, Taiwan. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan

Indonesian migrant honored for funding mosque in Taiwan

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

India and China flag buttons. Image: iStock

China, European Union, India, South Asia, World

Why India will supersede China – Part 2

by Jan Krikke December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Pakistani army soldiers gather in front of Kartarpur Gurdwara Sahib during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kartarpur Corridor in Kartarpur on November 28, 2018. - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the groundbreaking ceremony of the religious corridor between India and Pakistan. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Kartarpur Corridor is a diplomatic masterstroke

by Imad Zafar November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Rights groups say the new app could be misused. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Indonesia

New Indonesian app to report ‘deviant religious behavior’

by Asia Times staff November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Children standing near the wooden boat on cracked earth. Metaphor for Global warming and Climate change. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Call of the 2018 Parliament of World Religions

by Asoka Bandarage November 1, 2018November 1, 2018