A Muslim mob attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan after some members were accused of desecrating the Quran, resulting in churches, homes, and even a cemetery being vandalized and set on fire.
After Oklahoma voted to establish the first-ever state-sponsored, virtual religious charter school in the United States last June, several civil rights groups have moved to oppose state funding for the institution, setting a fierce debate on religious liberties in public education.
The Guardian details FFRF's lawsuit against the U.S.'s first state-sponsored religious charter school.
The Islamic Republic’s fight against the opposition in Iran continues as the regime is persistent in its efforts to strictly enforce its mandatory Islamic dress code to hundreds of thousands of Iranian women who continue to defy them. As the Iranian regime shows no signs of backing down, businesses have become the new battlefield in this war.
The Parliament of New South Wales in Australia recently passed a new, landmark anti-discrimination law on August 3rd that will make it illegal to vilify people or organizations based on their religion, raising questions about its possible effects on freedom of speech in the state.
As Hindu nationalism continues to grow its influence in India, pseudoscience and falsehoods, often based on Hindu mythology and belief systems, are finding their way into the country’s top academic institutions, where the next generation of India’s scientists, doctors, and other experts are being educated.
A railway guard in India shocked the country after going on a shooting rampage while inside a train, killing his colleague and three other passengers.
An Indian railway security constable has been arrested after he allegedly shot dead a colleague and three passengers on board a train https://t.co/Wba5BuKsHD
A mob of far-right Hindu nationalists stormed a mosque in the suburb of the Indian capital, New Delhi, setting it on fire and brutally murdering a deputy imam just hours after violence between Hindus and Muslims broke out in a nearby district.
An Islamic boarding school and its leader in Indonesia are under fire for its unorthodox teachings on Islam, facing charges of blasphemy and hate speech filed by authorities in the Muslim-majority country.
Panji Gumilang, head of the Al-Zaytun school, says in a recent interview with Metro TV that women and men were equal according to his interpretation of the Koran. https://t.co/4lxClfbA5j
A 21-year-old Indian Muslim man suffered severe injuries and trauma after experiencing violent religious coercion in the district of Bhilwara in the northern state of Rajasthan on July 8th. This incident reflects the ongoing religious violence between the country’s Hindu and Muslim communities.
A Somali woman went viral on social media for being brutally beaten by her brother after she uploaded a Tiktok where she was seen dancing without wearing her hijab. The TikTok story gained the attention of many netizens and received mixed reactions from social media users.
