religion

"They convinced me to go to Waziristan. They warned me about talking to anybody, saying they would cut my throat."

Lauren Booth has given up alcohol and pork, prays 5 times a day and has not ruled out wearing a burqa in the future.

Wedding ceremonies add to colourful mix of festivities that mark the 144th birth anniversary of Sant Satram Das.

Fiasco: govt mistakenly identifies two living individuals as the suicide bombers in Karachi shrine attack.

Islamic finance has managed to mirror the cash flows of most conventional banking products.

Catholic bishops in the Middle East urge the United Nations to end the Israeli occupation of Arab lands.

The Halal Congress is an international conference to introduce Pakistan to the leading Halal industry experts.

There is reason for hope that America’s voices of tolerance and plurality will eventually win out.

Since Zia’s desecration of Islamic thought, more and more of us are practicing our faith away from harm’s way.

The biggest failure of the so-called Islamic Republic is that its minorities don’t feel safe on their own soil.

On a far-off isle, the true False Messiah, the End-of-Times Deceiver, the One-Eyed Dajjal awaits his foretold advent.

Few Hindus celebrated the Dussehra festival at Lahore’s Krishna Temple, in contrast to the high turn-out last year.

Prejudice against Muslims prevails in the US, with media bias playing a large part in shaping the perception of Islam.

Building off the France ban, the Shiv Sena demanded that India ban the burqa as it can be 'used to steal children'.

There are those who lose their lives in blasts, and then there are survivors who become handicapped.

The onslaught of religious programmes on electronic media has diminished society’s capacity for rational thinking.

The music of the Lower Indus Valley is mesmerising and there’s no better place than the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif.

Hindus celebrate the festival of Dussehra in Krishna Temple, police refused to provide extra guards despite concerns.

Mufti Ghafoor says accused denies burning Quran and he must be believed.

Shanker Anand Bharti Temple loses hold on Hindus as they aren't safe worshipping there.

Deadlock over the possession of mosques persists between Deobandi and Barelvi groups.

Director Hajj says 7,200 Hajj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia via 16 special flights.

Indian Muslim forum says it will contest verdict which divided contested religious site between Hindus and Muslims.

According to the amendment all madrassas shall refrain from operating without getting themselves registered.

Residents of Batapur threaten violence if the man is not arrested for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran.

The only possibility to save Pakistan is to go back to Jinnah's vision and carve out a secular democratic state.

Local media talk about the reasons revolving around the recent attack on the shrine in Karachi.

Jinnah’s Pakistan has virtually ceased to exist, but a few still hope it has not yet been interred forever.

While religious differences have always existed, there is no longer any space for dialogue.

The Senate passed the bill by 246 votes to one and, having already cleared the lower house in July

The government needs to embark on a reform agenda promoting pluralist traditions, secularism and humanism.

The Quran-burning planned to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is deeply disturbing.

It is ridiculous that lawmakers choose to occupy themselves with forming committees to discuss banning hindu cartoons.

Perhaps people believe only Muslims can kill themselves for a purported Islamic cause. This is a myopic view.