Tag: Religion
what will become of the French Council for Muslim Worship?
The French government is looking for a new interlocutor among the Muslims of France. For nearly twenty years, it was the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM), a group of…
Omicron doesn’t hold back millions of pilgrims expected at Hindu festival
In India, a gigantic Hindu festival is taking place these days in the region of Bengal, in the east of the country, called Ganga Sagar Mela. Millions of pilgrims must…
Mohamed Abrini questioned about his relationship to religion
A new step in the trial of the attacks of November 13, which has been able to resume its normal course, now that Salah Abdeslam has been declared cured of…
Women auctioned off, new Islamophobic scandal in India
India was rocked this week by an Islamophobic internet campaign: people created an app where they posted photos of famous Muslim women in order, they said, to auction them off.…
Scientists facing the mystery of the Universe
World Religions – Sunday January 9, 2022 – 10 am-11am Paris time Replay of an interview carried out a year ago with the famous astrophysicist Hubert reeves, 89 years old,…
a combat unit reserved for young practicing women
In Israel, the army has just set up a fighting unit for religious women. Some indeed refuse military service because of the presence of men by their side. From our…
the Dalai Lama “had a very close relationship with Desmond Tutu”
The Dalai Lama had made it ” his spiritual elder brother “. Desmond Tutu, who died at the age of 90, shared a strong friendship with the spiritual leader of…
Sweden: Church issues official apology to Sami community
At the end of November, the Church of Sweden, in a ceremony at Uppsala Cathedral, for the first time made a formal apology to the Sami community. The government, for…
The bishops of France comforted by Pope Francis in their fight against child crime
On Monday, December 13, the leaders of the Church of France were received at the Vatican and handed over the report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Violence in the…
Exhibition: “Jews of the East, a multi-thousand-year history” at the Institut du monde arabe
After “Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca”, in 2014, and “Christians of the East: 2000 years of history”, in 2017, the Institute of the Arab World is devoting an exhibition to…