[ad_1] Sameerah Munshi, the sole Muslim woman serving on US President Donald Trump’s religious freedom committee, has announced her resignation, saying she is stepping down “in protest.”Munshi shared the announcement on X, where the post quickly gained traction. In the message, she explained that she had been serving as a Presidential appointee and advisor to […]
[ad_1] A Ramadan display at a Texas school was taken down on Monday after the authorities said it broke rules on keeping schools neutral in politics and religion.“Because the display was religious in nature, campus leaders were directed to remove it,” the district told the Houston Chronicle. A spokesperson said the removal followed a complaint […]
[ad_1] A new study by the Pew Research Center shows that Hindus are the most highly educated religious group in the United States when measured by the share of adults who hold at least a bachelor’s degree.The findings come from Pew’s 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study, which surveys tens of thousands of US adults about their […]
[ad_1] Sheikh Saleh Al-Maghamsi has been appointed imam of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah/Image: X Sheikh Saleh bin Awad Al-Maghamsi has officially been appointed as an imam of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. He led his first Isha prayer at Masjid an-Nabawi on February 21, beginning his service at one of Islam’s most sacred sites.The […]
[ad_1] A congregant of the Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, stands during a service, in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File) Singapore has been named the world’s most religiously diverse country in a sweeping study of 201 nations, reflecting how evenly its population is spread […]
[ad_1] While the Trump administration is cracking down on all visas, it chose to do otherwise for religious workers’ visa as the administration announced a new rule to remove a one-year out-of-country waiting period for priests and religious workers seeking a new temporary R-1 visa after their previous visa expires. Old R-1 visa rule The […]
[ad_1] Udaipur, January 1 (Udaipur Kiran): A wave of devotion and spiritual fervour swept through Udaipur as thousands of devotees gathered to welcome the New Year at a grand religious congregation held at Meera Nagar. The occasion witnessed an overwhelming turnout at the Mahalakshmi Koti Kumkumarchan Yagya Mahotsav, held under the divine guidance of Jagadguru […]
[ad_1] Jaipur, November 7 (Udaipur Kiran). In a major breakthrough, Udaipur’s Dabok Police have arrested a 57-year-old religious preacher from West Bengal for allegedly distributing objectionable pamphlets that contained controversial remarks about idol worship and aimed to provoke religious sentiments. Superintendent of Police Yogesh Goyal said the incident came to light on September 24, 2025, […]
[ad_1] JD Vance and Usha Vance (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance ignited a fierce controversy on religious freedom in MAGA-infused America this week after hoping his wife Usha, daughter of practising Hindus, would take up his Christian faith even though he acknowledged she has the “free will” not to. The […]
[ad_1] US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) Sikh minorities in the US military voiced strong objections to defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement mandating stricter grooming standards, including a ban on beards, long hair, and other personal expressions. “The Sikh Coalition, a group that has advocated for Sikhs in the military who want to […]
