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China sanctions U.S. individual over religious issues

China has decided to impose sanctions on Johnnie Moore, commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, barring him and his family from entering the Chinese mainland,

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Religious belief well protected in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

01:59 The religious festival of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan. In China, officials and diplomats from Beijing and Xinjiang marked the day w

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First day of Kumbh Mela in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic

01:00 The first day of Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings, kicks off in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one million Hindu pilgrims gathered on the ban

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Religious Dialogue at Boao Forum: Building community of shared future

‍PromotingtheexchangeofdifferentreligiousculturesandbuildingacommunityofasharedfutureformankindhasalwaysbeenagoalfortheReligiousLeadersDialogueattheBoaoForumint

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Foreigners' religious activities protected in China according to law

ChinaissuedawhitepaperonTuesdaynotingthatthecountryadoptspoliciesonfreedomofreligiousbeliefandthatsuchfreedomisprotectedunderthesocialistlegalsystemwithChinesec

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Iceland law to outlaw male circumcision sparks row

IcelandispoisedtobecomethefirstEuropeancountrytooutlawmalecircumcisionamidsignsthattheritualcommontobothJudaismandIslammaybeanewbattlegroundoverreligiousfreedom

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Prosecuting Muslim Brotherhood ideology

TheCairoCriminalCourtpostponedthetrialoftheoustedIslamistpresidentMohamedMorsy,whoisallegedlyfloutingjusticetoDecember30.Morsyand24otheraccusedweresuspectedofin

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Army chief paints gloomy picture of Pakistan’s religious schools

Pakistan’sarmychiefhasquestionedthequalityofreligiousschoolsthathavecroppedupacrossthecountry,sayingpooreducationwasholdingthenationback.SpeakingonThursdayatayo

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Pakistanis show mixed reaction to deal ending 3-week siege in Islamabad

Athree-weeksiegeofthePakistanicapitalIslamabadpeacefullyendedearlierthisweekafterareligiousgroupsignedadealwiththegovernmentofPrimeMinisterShahidKhaqanAbbasi.Th

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Turkish marriage law a blow to women's rights, say activists

ActivistsandoppositionpoliticiansinTurkeyhaveroundedonalawthatallowsMuslimclericstoconductcivilmarriages,describingitasablowtowomen’srightsandsecularismandparto

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'This is a revolution': Saudis absorb crown prince's rush to reform

OutsideaRiyadhshoppingcentrelastmonth,ZeinaFarhanwaswalkingwithherheadscarfaroundhershoulderswhenthereligiouspolicepulledup.Shefrozeinfearasamaninthedriver’ssea

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Trump rolls back access to free birth control

DonaldTrump'sgovernmenthasissuedarulingthatallowsemployerstooptoutofprovidingfreebirthcontroltomillionsofAmericans.Theruleallowsemployersandinsurerstodeclinetop

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7 teenagers arrested in connection with Malaysia religious school fire

Seventeenagesuspectswerearrestedinconnectiontoarsonatareligiousschoolthatkilled23people,mostlystudents,MalaysianpolicesaidSaturday.Policearrestedthesevensuspect

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Countering violent Islamist extremism: The value of words over war

SincethegunassaultontheofficesoftheFrenchsatiricalnewspaperCharlieHebdoinearly2015,nolessthan14majorincidentsofterrorismhaveoccurredinEurope,causinghavocinastri

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Young people trust less, but still happy: study

Young people's trust in key figures such as politicians and religious leaders has fallen sharply over the past five years but they remain largely happy, a global study said Thursday.

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U.S. top court set to rule on religious rights; travel ban looms

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday in a closely watched religious rights case involving limits on public funding for churches and other religious entities as the justices issue the final rulings of their current term.

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In Myanmar, religious tensions simmer as madrassas shuttered

ChitTin,a55-year-oldMuslimmanhasprayedatthesamemadrassaineasternYangonhiswholeadultlife,mostofitspentunderajuntathatcrushedopposition,ruinedMyanmar'seconomyandt