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Terror suspect evades British police by donning burqa The British government defended its terror prevention measures on Monday after a Somali-born suspect escaped surveillance by putting on a burqa during a visit to a mosque.

05 November 2013

Erdogan praises Turkey MPs for headscarves in parliament Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the "will of the people had prevailed" after four female lawmakers wore headscarves in parliament for the first time in years, breaking a taboo in the staunchly secular country.

02 November 2013

Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert over religious fears US pop singer Ke$ha has been forced to cancel a concert due to take place in Muslim-majority Malaysia after authorities said it would undermine religious and cultural sensitivities.

27 October 2013

Unregistered religious unions to be liquidated by year end in Kazakhstan All the unregistered religious unions are going to be liquidated by the end of the year in Kazakhstan.

24 October 2013

China temple fresco 'restored' with cartoon-like paintings Chinese authorities have "restored" ancient Buddhist frescos in a temple by painting them over with cartoon-like figures from Taoist myths.

23 October 2013

Sultan of Brunei introduces tough Islamic punishments The Sultan of Brunei announced the phased introduction of tough Islamic punishments including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, in the monarchy's latest step towards conservatism.

22 October 2013

Malaysia Catholic newspaper loses fight to use 'Allah' An appeals panel ruled Monday that a Malaysian Catholic newspaper could not use "Allah" to refer to the Christian God, in a case that sparked attacks on places of worship three years ago.

17 October 2013

Kazakhstan Agency for Religion comments hijabs at schools Kazakhstan Agency for Religious Affairs has commented the ban on wearing hijabs at schools.

14 October 2013

Outrage in India as temple stampede toll rises to 109 The death toll from a stampede among Hindu pilgrims in India rose to 109 Monday as outrage mounted over safety at the festival which was also the scene of a similar tragedy seven years ago.

14 October 2013

Mosque and school spark new feud between Turkey and Greece Greece and Turkey, which share a history marred by bitter territorial disputes and Christian-Muslim feuds, are at loggerheads once again over religion.

11 October 2013

Grace church pastor under home arrest Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.

10 October 2013

Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.

10 October 2013

Over 700,000 mourn influential Israeli rabbi More than 700,000 people took to Jerusalem's streets Monday to mourn the spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, in an unprecedented procession for an influential figure who died after surgery.

09 October 2013

Pope says Church should rid itself of 'worldliness' Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown.

07 October 2013

Israel: European rights resolution on circumcision 'racist' Israel labelled as "racist" and "anti-religious" Friday a resolution of the pan-European human rights body calling for regulation of circumcision practices.

06 October 2013

e-ISLAM to be launched in Kazakhstan by year end e-ISLAM web portal will be launched in Kazakhstan this year.

04 October 2013

Survey finds US Jews losing their religion Jews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion.

01 October 2013

Indonesia to host Miss World final despite Muslim anger The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.

26 September 2013

Almaty Central Mosque comments on sex row Almaty Central Mosque commented on the sex row over the Mosque’s school.

13 September 2013

Former student of Almaty Mosque's school turns to prosecutors A former student of the Islamic school for women of Almaty Central Mosque filed a complaint to the prosecutor’s office asking to check on the activities of the school.

10 September 2013

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