Tag: Religion
“Mixing religion and politics is a bad idea”
The issue of religion and politics has once again come up in the hot air. The violence surrounding Rasmus Paludan’s public Koran burning is an example. Another is the religious…
“We are witnessing in India a trivialization of anti-Muslim violence”
With 195 million Muslims living on its soil, India is one of the countries with the highest number of Muslims in the world. Indian Muslims today constitute a beleaguered minority,…
the arrest of pro-democracy figures, including a cardinal, sparks outrage
Four prominent figures in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp, including former archbishop Cardinal Joseph Zen and Canto-pop star Denise Ho, have been arrested in the past 24 hours for ” collusion…
Pro-democracy cardinal arrested then released in Hong Kong
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, arrested on Wednesday May 11 under the national security law, was released on bail a few hours later by the pro-Beijing authorities in the territory. In a…
Singapore censors Indian film stigmatizing Kashmiri Muslims
This is a movie Singaporeans won’t see: Kashmir Files, Indian drama about the flight of members of the Hindu elite from Kashmir. It has been massively promoted by the government…
Foreign priests in France: the great essentials
Great report They come mostly from Africa, but also from Europe, and increasingly from Asia and Latin America: foreign priests. Commonly called “priests fidei donum », they are 2,000 in…
Another confined Eid for Singapore’s Muslim migrant workers, after two years of Covid
This is the third Ramadan that Muslim migrant workers in Singapore have lived confined, in gigantic and often overcrowded dormitories. These men, who come from Bangladesh in particular, still undergo…
Between Jews and Muslims, deep links traced to the Porte-Dorée
Cultural meeting The Palais de la Porte-Dorée is hosting its first exhibition of the year. It traces the links between Jews and Muslims, from colonial France to the present day.…
In Senegal, the Korité festival marked by the joy of reunions and calls for peace
This Monday, May 2, is a public holiday in Senegal, as in many Muslim countries, for the Korité festival, or Aïd el Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting…
Afghanistan celebrates its first Eid al-Fitr since the Taliban took power
Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, the most important celebration of the Muslim calendar with Eid al-Adha, Sunday May 1. A symbol for…