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Travel
Thai New Year returns this month with water fights and parties
Songkran kicked off in Thailand yesterday bringing raucous water fights to the streets of Bangkok and beyond. The three-day festival…
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Asia
In Malaysia’s Terengganu state, politicians banned from giving religious talks in mosques and prayer halls
Mr Shaikh Harun stressed that speakers, lecturers and teachers as well as imams who lead the Friday prayers in Terengganu…
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Middle East
Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews
An array of U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed…
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Middle East
Cleric missing in Lebanon since 5 days killed by relatives
BEIRUT (AP) — A Muslim cleric who went missing earlier this week was killed by people from his northern hometown…
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News
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick asks court to dismiss sex assault case
BOSTON — Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion Monday to dismiss a case charging him…
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Middle East
Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial Tuesday…
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Middle East
Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — For nearly two weeks, Mehmet Ismet has lived in the ruins of Antakya’s most beloved historic…
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Middle East
Abrahamic House in UAE houses a church, synagogue and mosque
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the shores of the Persian Gulf, a new complex houses a Catholic…
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Middle East
Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s city of Qom is one of the country’s most important centers for Shiite…
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Lifestyle
My Journey to Finding Unity and Harmony: Overcoming Religious Discrimination
My name is Jashim, and I come from a small village in Northeast India where Hindus and Muslims are…
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