A priest offers an evening prayer as devotees sing holy songs on the eve of Shivaratri festival at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu February 19, 2012. Hindu holy men from Nepal and …
Indian college students carry out Tibet solidarity march, Call on China to stop rights violation
Hundreds of Indian college students along with Tibetan youths carried out a protest march across Delhi University to highlight the ongoing crisis in Tibet, calling upon China to respect human rights in Tibet, today.
Interview: Tania Runyan, 39-year-old American poet from Illinois, another in the series on Anglican and Christian poets
This interview with Illinois Poet Tania Runyan is the result of sending an inquiry to Wordfarm Press in Washington State asking to see some works in published form of Anglican and Christian poets who they thought make good subjects for this series. Sal…
Muslim model agency supports modesty on the catwalk
The Underwraps agency’s founder, New York fashion designer Nailah Lymus, says ‘being modest isn’t just a Muslim concept’If the guests atttending the Stella McCartney party are anything to go by, then flesh will feature prominently in London fashion wee…
One in three planning to observe Lent don’t know what to give (or take) up survey finds – as Church House Publishing launches Reflections for Lent app
As the nation prepares to cook pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, over 20 per cent of adults are planning to observe the season of Lent, although nearly one in three of them don’t know what to ‘give up’ or ‘take up’, according to a new survey. Church House Pu…
Gay marriage: David Cameron faces church backlash over ‘cultural vandalism’
David Cameron was accused of planning an ‘Orwellian’ act of ‘cultural vandalism’ by an alliance of bishops, Tory MPs and legal figures yesterday over his plans to allow homosexual couples to marry. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph. 20 February 2…
Poisoned spring: revolution brings Tunisia more fear than freedom
The hopes vested in last year’s uprising have ended in continued censorship, growing intolerance and unemployment, says Robert Fisk in Tunis Independent. 21 February 2012
Nepalese police arrest dozens for smoking cannabis at Hindu festival
Police in Nepal say they have arrested dozens of people for smoking cannabis at a religious festival where holy men had received permission to indulge in the …
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Hindu holy man Tarkeshwor Giri sat naked at Nepal's biggest annual religious gathering on Monday as throngs of pilgrims sought his blessings at a centuries-old temple in Kathmandu.Devotees bow …
