Fragments of the Bible: Israeli archaeologists hail biggest discovery since Dead Sea Scrolls
Fragments of the Bible: Israeli archaeologists hail biggest discovery since Dead Sea Scrolls
Israeli archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered pieces of a biblical scroll dating back about 2,000 years.  ......

03/18/2021

Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools
Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools
Minister cites national security for decision, saying garments are ‘sign of religious extremism’  ......

03/17/2021

Russians wave winter goodbye at Maslenitsa festival
Russians wave winter goodbye at Maslenitsa festival
Russians living in the town of Yuryev-Polsky, 170km from Moscow, marked the end of winter with a colourful Maslenitsa celebration.…......

03/16/2021

Thousands of devotees take holy dip to mark festival in India amid COVID-19
Thousands of devotees take holy dip to mark festival in India amid COVID-19
Hundreds and thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganga in India's northern town of Haridwar to…......

03/15/2021

Buddha statue destroyed by Taliban makes appearance as 3d projection
Buddha statue destroyed by Taliban makes appearance as 3d projection
Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan’s rugged central highlands, one of the country’s famed Buddha statues made a…......

03/12/2021

Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court ruled Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to…......

03/11/2021

S. Korea to extend online religious activity support amid pandemic
S. Korea to extend online religious activity support amid pandemic
South Korea's ICT ministry said Wednesday it will extend support for online religious activities until next month due to continued…......

03/05/2021

Temple of Zoom: 200,000 Thai Buddhists mark holy day via video link
Temple of Zoom: 200,000 Thai Buddhists mark holy day via video link
More than 200,000 Buddhist devotees gathered via Zoom video link on Friday to attend an annual prayer and lantern ritual…......

03/04/2021