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  • Supporters demand release of Sri Lankan Buddhist monk0

    Fellow monks claim govt trying to silence leader of hard-line Sinhalese nationalist group ‘Buddhist Power Force’ Buddhist monks stage a peaceful protest in Colombo on June 18 seeking the release of Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera from prison. He was ordered to serve six months of rigorous imprisonment and pay damages for threatening the wife of a missing journalist. (Photo by Quintus Colombage/ucanews.com).

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  • BJP ready to play religious card in Indian election0

    Coalition government in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state collapses after pro-Hindu party withdraws its support Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti speaks during a press conference after submitting her resignation in Srinagar on June 19. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) ucanews.com reporter, New Delhi  India June 21, 2018 The government in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state has collapsed

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  • Fears of violence loom large ahead of Indian election0

    With Narendra Modi’s BJP-led government facing multiple demons, religion may take center stage in the 2019 polls Congress party activists burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest against a fuel price hike in Jalandhar on June 7. (Photo by Shammi Mehra/AFP) Kay Benedict, New Delhi  India June 19, 2018 National elections in India are

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  • Dictatorships begin with taking over media, warns pope0

    Individuals are also tempted to destroy by spreading scandalous news, Pope Francis said during Mass Pope Francis leads Mass for the meeting of the missionaries of mercy in St Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on April 10. (Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP) Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service  Vatican City June 19, 2018 All dictatorships begin the

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  • Teachers’ uniform offends Muslims at Sri Lanka college0

    Rights groups fear issue could tear communities apart but others see it as isolated incident Sri Lankan Muslim women offer greetings in this July 2016 file photo. Muslim teachers at a Tamil Hindu ladies college are causing a storm for wearing Muslim attire. (Photo Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP)   ucanews.com reporter, Colombo Sri Lanka June 19, 2018

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  • Controversial Sri Lankan Buddhist monk gets jail time0

    Leader of ‘Buddhist Power Force’ has been blamed for a rise in attacks against minority Muslims and Christians Buddhist monk Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera being escorted to a prison bus after his sentencing by Homagama Court on June 14. (Photo by S. Kumar/ucanews.com) Quintus Colombage, Colombo  Sri Lanka June 15, 2018 Controversial Sri Lankan Buddhist monk

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  • Building lives of young brick makers in Pakistan0

    Bonded labor in slave-like conditions continues to plague the country despite a prohibition Christian True Spirit Bhatta (brick kiln) school at National Bricks 2, a brick kiln in Kasur district Punjab Province. (Photo by  Kamran Chaudhry/ucanews.com) Kamran Chaudhry, Kasur Pakistan June 15, 2018 Neha Rehmat and her siblings make more than 3,000 bricks every day before going

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  • India’s top Muslim cleric wants govt to change its ways0

    PM Modi’s party seeks to mend fences with the Islamic community ahead of national elections next May Indian Muslims leave after attending prayers on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi on June 8. The pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national government

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  • Bangladesh’s lax security sees rise in cybercrime0

    Women said to account for 70 percent of victims with most under 25 Social media accounts are increasingly being hacked and people blackmailed in Bangladesh. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP) Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh June 7, 2018 Gracie Gomes (not her real name) is not the only Bangladeshi girl born into a

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  • The tragic attraction of fundamentalism0

    All religious traditions seem to favor compliance and stability over enquiry and dissent Supporters of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate election results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi on May 15. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP) Father Myron Pereira, Mumbai India June 6, 2018 “The 21st century will be religious, or it will not

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  • Rohingya reluctant to return home despite UN deal0

    Myanmar authorities accused of trying to divert attention from atrocities committed by its military Rohingya refugee Jokhir Ahmend at Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh, where 700,000 Rohingya Muslims are preparing for the monsoon season. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP) John Zaw, Mandalay Myanmar June 1, 2018 A deal between the Myanmar government and United Nations agencies has

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  • India ‘insincere’ about seeking peace in Kashmir0

    Separatist groups insist Pakistan must be part of any talks if the long-running conflict is to end Indian security personnel and protesters clash following a gun battle between security forces and suspected rebels in Srinagar in Kashmir on May 5. (Photo by Habib Naqash/AFP) Umar Manzoor Shah, Srinagar India June 1, 2018 India’s renewed offer to hold

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  • India’s new Shia party seen as Hindu divisive effort0

    Firebrand politician Rizvi accused of being a divisive figure splitting the Muslim vote Indian Muslims waving Indian flags participate in a flag-hoisting event as they celebrate India’s 69th Republic Day in Ahmedabad on Jan. 26. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP) Umar Manzoor Shah, New Delhi  India May 25, 2018 The leader of a new political party

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  • Fears of religious rioting haunt poll-bound India0

    Politicians accused of stirring communal strife for their own ends after two die in Hindu-Muslim riot in Aurangabad Supporters cheer as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech in October 2015 during an election rally in Aurangabad, where two people died in a recent Hindu-Muslim riot. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP) Umar Manzoor Shah, New

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