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GISB CEO Nasiruddin Mohd Ali arrives at Selayang court to face charges. GISB has long been controversial for its ties to the Al-Arqam sect, which has been banned in Malaysia since 1994 for its deviant teachings and cultlike activities. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia’s religious authority accuses firm in child abuse probe of slavery

GISB has long been controversial for its ties to the Al-Arqam sect that is banned in Malaysia for deviant teachings and cultlike activities.

US tourist arrested for etching letters on Tokyo shrine gate in prank

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Who is US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s husband Jesse Barrett?

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns in ‘sorrow’ over sex abuse scandal

Justin Welby’s decision comes after a report found he failed to adequately address allegations against a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resigned over his handling of a sex abuse scandal. Photo: AP

‘It was wrong’: New Zealand apologises to 200,000 victims of state, church abuse

Those exposed to ‘unimaginable’ abuse in state, foster and faith-based care over a 70-year period were disproportionately Maori.

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Church of England leader Justin Welby urged to quit over abuse cover-up

Pressure on Welby follows a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case.

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Singapore man charged with stabbing Catholic priest in mouth during mass

Basnayake Keith Spencer, 37, is accused of stabbing the parish priest during Saturday evening mass at St Joseph’s Church.

Catholics attend a mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Singapore earlier this year. Photo: AFP

Halal pet food: meat-ing the needs of Southeast Asia’s Muslim ‘pawrents’

Southeast Asia’s growing cohort of Muslim pet owners are prioritising halal options.

Priest stabbed during mass in Singapore, attacker arrested

Police said they did not think the attack was an attack of terrorism, while the priest was sent to hospital in ‘stable condition’.

India’s Hindus bathe in ‘toxic’ holy river defiled by pollution

Thousands of people entered the stinking waters to pray in a religious festival, with some drinking the water.

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Indian women perform morning rituals while toxic foam caused by industrial waste floats on the surface of the Yamuna river. Photo: EPA-EFE

Iranian student in underwear protest put in ‘specialised care centre’

Authorities say she suffers from ‘psychological fragility’; activists say other women opposing the system have been sent to such facilities.

A woman in Paris, France on Tuesday holds a placard in support of an Iranian female student seen in her underwear at a Tehran university. The slogan reads “Woman, Life, Freedom”. Photo: Reuters

‘A Diwali nightmare’: pollution crisis grips India after firework celebrations

Air quality experts say the surge in air pollution following the festival is leading to increased respiratory issues and hospital admissions.

Indian Kashmir assembly demands restoration of partial autonomy

The resolution, opposed by PM Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, calls for dialogue with elected representatives to restore autonomy.

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Concern grows for Iran woman detained over underwear protest

Activists fear the student – seen as a feminist icon after stripping outside her university – could be confined in a psychiatric institution.

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Footage widely shared on social media shows a female student in her underwear outside Tehran’s Islamic Azad University. Photo: UGC via AFP

Mongolian metal band The Hu sing odes to the sky god Tengri

Heavy metal band The Hu’s folk-metal music and warlike appearance are underlain by a shamanist spirituality and devotion to a sky deity.

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(From left) Temuulen “Temka” Naranbaatar, Galbadrakh “Gala” Tsendbaatar and Nyamjantsan “Jaya” Galsanjamts of The Hu perform with the rest of the Mongolian heavy metal band at the Tacoma Dome in the US state of Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo: AP

India worries over Canada’s temple vandalism amid New Zealand’s mosque arson

Hindu temples in Canada and Australia have been vandalised in recent weeks, while a mosque in Auckland was set alight on Tuesday.

Israel issues 7,000 new draft orders for ultra-Orthodox members

Orders come at a time when Israel is struggling to bolster troop numbers as it fights a multi-front war.

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Japan Buddhist monk shares wisdom, cat photos, links people to cola to promote hope

Thought-provoking posts on social media by abbot attract big online following, actual visits to Buddhist temple.

An abbot at a Buddhist temple in Japan has taken to social media to promote his message of hope. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Video | Hindu priests pray for different outcomes in the US presidential election

Voters in the US head to the polls on November 5, and millions of mail-in ballots have been cast.

Female Iranian student strips to protest harassment, is arrested, reports say

The woman sat outside a university in her underwear before defiantly walking in the street to the astonishment of passers-by.

New Delhi engulfed by smog after firework ban flouted

Revellers defied a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali, which helped drive air quality to hazardous levels.

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Smoggy conditions after Diwali, in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP

6 dead as dozens of Rohingya refugees ‘stranded’ in Indonesia by traffickers

The Incident underscores the ongoing crisis faced by the Rohingya, who are fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

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Rohingya Muslims sit in a rescue boat as they are transferred to land from their boat that has been anchored in the waters off Labuan Haji, Aceh province, Indonesia, on October 24. Photo: AP/File

Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

Activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused India of silencing dissidents abroad, but did not elaborate on his claims of an alleged spy network.

Uproar in Malaysia after China flags waved at cultural event

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil urged people to avoid making racially-charged comments over the incident.

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Anger simmers in Thai south after officers accused of Tak Bai massacre skip court

The statute of limitations on the killing of 85 protesters expires on Friday while the suspects are believed to have fled the country.

Communities members pray in front of a mass grave for victims of the October 2004 incident known as the “Tak Bai massacre” when scores of Muslim protesters suffocated in Thai army trucks, at a cemetery in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat on October 25. Photo: AFP

Philippine pastor Quiboloy coerced hundreds in his church into sex acts: police

‘Quiboloy aimed to acquire 1,000 women anchored on the biblical story of Solomon,’ a top police official testified before a senate hearing.

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Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy takes the oath during a Senate investigation in Manila on October 23. Photo: EPA-EFE

22 people from Malaysian cult group linked to child sex abuse to fight charges

All of the accused have pleaded not guilty to charges of being members of an organised crime group.

Canada’s pro-Khalistan Sikh activists cheer diplomatic rift with India

There are roughly 770,000 Sikhs in Canada, about 2 per cent of the population – the largest Sikh community outside India.

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