Sunday, June 15, 2025
12:47 AM
Doha,Qatar
About Us REGISTER Login
Gulf Independent - religion
C3
Writer slams Pakistan for censoring her article on sex, Muslim women INTERNATIONAL

Writer slams Pakistan for censoring her article on sex, Muslim women

A feminist author hit back Monday at Pakistan for censoring her article on Muslim women and sex, saying the ban exposed the depth of gender discrimination ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hindu tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh: police INTERNATIONAL

Hindu tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh: police

At least two unknown assailants hacked a Hindu tailor to death in central Bangladesh Saturday, police said, amid a rise in attacks on religious minorities by extremist groups ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Switzerland halts citizenship process for Muslim students' family INTERNATIONAL

Switzerland halts citizenship process for Muslim students' family

Switzerland has suspended the citizenship process for the family of two teenage Muslim brothers after the boys' refusal to shake hands with their female teachers sparked a national debate over religious freedoms.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple INTERNATIONAL

Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple

Angry villagers blocked a group of women activists from entering the inner sanctum of a temple in western India Saturday, despite a court order mandating Hindu women's right to worship.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lawyer risks everything to save Pakistan's blasphemy accused INTERNATIONAL

Lawyer risks everything to save Pakistan's blasphemy accused

As Islamist protesters turned up the pressure on the Pakistani government this week to hang Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five convicted of blasphemy, one man is risking his own life to stand between her and the gallows.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian police arrest students over beef rumours INTERNATIONAL

Indian police arrest students over beef rumours

Police in India arrested four students on charges of breaching the peace after rumours the men were cooking beef sparked protests, an officer said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother Teresa

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally approved sainthood for Mother Teresa and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar for enhancing right to freedom of religion, opinion ARABIA

Qatar for enhancing right to freedom of religion, opinion

The State of Qatar has underlined the importance of promoting the right to freedom of “religion or belief” and “opinion and expression.”

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian police arrest nine over church attack INTERNATIONAL

Indian police arrest nine over church attack

Police in India said Monday they have arrested nine people over an attack on a church that wounded some worshippers and raised fresh fears among the country's Christian minority.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
3,000 couples marry in mass ceremony in South Korea INTERNATIONAL

3,000 couples marry in mass ceremony in South Korea

Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding Saturday by South Korea's Unification Church, with the widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon presiding over the event at a giant stadium.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian court slaps Hindu god with summons over land grab INTERNATIONAL

Indian court slaps Hindu god with summons over land grab

A court has served a Hindu god with a summons for illegally encroaching on government land in eastern India after a roadside temple was built in his honour, officials said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 2005 blasts INTERNATIONAL

Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 2005 blasts

A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced five militants to 10 years in prison for carrying out explosions in 2005 as part of a deadly nationwide bombing campaign that shook the nation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016