Latest stories 27 June 2022 In China, an Antagonistic Anti-Refugee Stance Finds Support Online Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia Netizens bullied Yao Chen, a famous Chinese actress who is the UN Refugee Agency’s first Goodwill Ambassador in China, and rejected the idea of taking in refugees. 26 June 2022 Iran’s Revolution In Waiting WrittenRead More
Category: Religion/Faith
Sonu shaves his head, cleric says it’s only half of fatwa
Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam on Wednesday got his head tonsured at a press conference in response to a fatwa by a Muslim cleric who took exception to his tweets criticising the use of loudspeakers in shrines. His tweets on Monday triggered an online furore and led to a fatwa being issued against him by Kolkata-based SyedRead More
Ex-Monk Erects a ‘Cathedral of Faith’ Brick by Brick, and Mostly Alone
MEJORADA DEL CAMPO, Spain — In February, Justo Gallego dug his own grave, literally, in the crypt of the church he has been building here, brick by brick, since the early 1960s. Mr. Gallego, 91, also recently switched dwellings, moving from the nearby home of some relatives to the more spartan surroundings of his self-made temple.Read More