Stories about Religion from June, 2008
Kuwait: Female Ministers Must Cover Up!
Intlxpatr, an expatriate living in Kuwait, reports that an Islamic MP has requested Parliament to ban female ministers not wearing the Islamic headscarf, the Hijab, from entering Parliament.
Iraq: University Warning to Female Students
Iraqi blogger Abbas Hawazin comments on a ruling by an Iraqi university which had issued a warning to female students not to dress up provocatively.
Iraq: A Special Imam
Iraqi Abbas Hawazin writes about a clergyman with special characteristics, in charge of a mosque in the Green Zone.
Morocco: Resisting Daylight Savings
The modern concept of Daylight Savings Time was conceived by William Willett in 1905 and was first initiated by Germany in 1916. Most of the world does not participate in Daylight Savings Time, and until recently, Morocco was no exception. This year, however, the Moroccan government decided to re-introduce DST.
Saudi Arabia: The Hijab and France
France banned students in its schools from wearing any religious symbols and dress denoting religious affiliations - including the Islamic headscarf or the Hijab for women - in 2004. Saudi woman are now protesting against the ruling, say bloggers.
Indonesia: ‘Front Pembela Islam’
Ketelarebus from Indonesia writes that employing violence is not justified even for the sake of God.
Georgia: Armenian Church Destruction
Pigh [RU] posts photographs of a 15th Century Armenian church in downtown Tbilisi which currently faces an uncertain future. The photographs show that there have been attempts to erase Armenian...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Q&A
A National Day of Prayer in St. Vincent & the Grenadines gets Abeni thinking: “I would prefer if we had a well defined plan to tackle all the problems that...
Iran: Top clerics were accused of corruption
Several Iranian bloggers including Rso reported [fa] that Abbas Palizdar, a judicial investigator accused senior ayatollahs and officials of corruption. It happened for the first time in Islamic Republic history.
Hungary: Castle of Szigetvár
Pestiside.hu writes about the plans of the Islamic Cultural Association of Hungary to acquire the rights to operate the Castle of Szigetvár (“occupied by the Turks after a one-month siege...
Poland: Request to Jewish Tourists
Kasia in Kazimierz asks Jewish tourists to not come to Poland “to be angry”: “Rather, come to learn about the past and perhaps about your family’s heritage. Come to learn...
Jamaica: Losing My Religion?
“Here in Jamaica there are a lot of people being right about a lot of things, and spending a lot of energy making other people wrong”: Francis Wade blogs about...
Russia, Ukraine: Cruiser ‘Aurora'; Baptism of Rus
Cyprus Convention, Cruiser ‘Aurora’ and the story of the introduction of Christianity by Prince Vladimir 1020 years ago – at De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis.
Ukraine: Babiy Yar
The Turkish Invasion visits Babiy Yar in Kyiv and writes about its history.
Japan: Photograph Memorial Service and Festival
Ampontan introduces a Shinto rite called photograph memorial service and festival hold by the Ozaka Shinto shrine.
Iran: Bloggers remember Ayatollah Khomeini
Muslim Bloggers in Iran created a logo to remember the 19th anniversary of death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Islamic Revolution.
Bahamas: Hope Sells
“Apparently, hope is a marketable service and bankable commodity”: Simon at Bahama Pundit blogs about the business of selling hope, saying: “Like food and energy prices, the cost of hope...
Kyrgyzstan: Conversion & Community
Nathan writes that Forum 18 reports on turmoil surrounding the burial of a 14 year old Baptist convert in Kyrgyzstan.
Israel: Gay Marriages and the Torah
Jewneric discusses the Torah, homosexuality and gay marriage in Judaism.
Syria: No Shia'a Version for Holy Qur'an
Ahmad Nathir Bakdash [Ar] tells us that he has uploaded a version of the Holy Qur'an on the internet here. He notes that he hasn't found a version of the...
Turkey: Barber to be Beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Turkish blogger Metin writes about the plight of a Turkish barber who has been sentenced to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia for “using God's name in vain.”
