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Free Flow Of Thoughts Important To Avoid Religious Conflicts: Ajit Doval
Free flow of thoughts is important to avoid conflicts linked to religious identities, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Sunday.
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Inside Lebanon Politics: Hezbollah, Iran And A Larger Battle For Hegemony
Lebanon's political system is deeply entrenched in sectarian divisions. The country is a confessional democracy, meaning that key political and military positions are reserved for representatives of specific religious sects.
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"Hinduphobia": Indian-American Scholar Slams Attempts To Show Manipur Crisis As Religious Conflict
The Manipur crisis is a complex web of internecine conflict marked by violence, mistrust, socio-political tensions and a deadly trifecta of insurgency, narcotics and illegal infiltration, which pose significant threats to India's national security.
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US House Of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Resolution On Tibet
A bipartisan resolution recognising the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet and seeking peaceful solutions to the conflict has been passed by the US House of Representatives.
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Indian-Origin Legal Eagle To Be Malaysia's New Attorney General
Tommy Thomas, a top ethnic Indian lawyer was today appointed Malaysia's new Attorney General by the king, who appealed to Malaysians to not to "create religious or racial conflict" over the decision, amid protests from Islamic groups against his nomination.
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India A Living Example Of Peaceful Co-Existence, Says Iranian President
Citing India as a living example of peaceful co-existence of people of different religious and ethnicities, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called for unity between Shias and Sunnis.
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Dialogue Is The Only Way To Resolve Conflicts: PM Narendra Modi
Dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
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Four Palestinians Detained After Settlement Visit: Security
Four Palestinians have been detained by their security forces after attending a religious festival in a nearby Jewish settlement, a Palestinian security official said Friday.
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China's Panchen Lama Carries Out Religious Rite In Tibet, First In 50 Years
A young man named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, began an important Buddhist rite on Thursday, the first time in 50 years it has happened in Tibet, state media said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Appears in Public to Mark Eid
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared in public today at a mosque in Damascus to mark the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.
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Fighting Islamic State Can Lead to 'Sectarian Violence' and 'Terrorism' in India: Foreign Ministry
Allowing Indians to take part in the conflict in Iraq or Syria would "directly result in sectarian conflict" and amount to promoting terrorism, the government has said while defending its refusal to allow members of a religious body to go to Iraq to protect holy shrines in the country infested with violence by Islamic State terror group.
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Fundamentalist Terrorism Result of 'Deviant Religion': Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Monday denounced the religious fundamentalism that inspired the Paris massacres and ongoing Mideast conflicts, saying the attackers were enslaved by "deviant forms of religion" that used God as a mere ideological pretext to perpetuate mass killings.
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No Conflict Between RSS and BJP Over Conversion Issue, Says Venkaiah Naidu
There is no conflict between the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS over the issue of religious conversions, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.
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US Court Agrees to Hear Religious Bias Case Over Hijab
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed.
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New UN Rights Boss Urges World to Protect Civilians in Iraq, Syria
The new U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts".
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Free Flow Of Thoughts Important To Avoid Religious Conflicts: Ajit Doval
Free flow of thoughts is important to avoid conflicts linked to religious identities, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Sunday.
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Inside Lebanon Politics: Hezbollah, Iran And A Larger Battle For Hegemony
Lebanon's political system is deeply entrenched in sectarian divisions. The country is a confessional democracy, meaning that key political and military positions are reserved for representatives of specific religious sects.
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"Hinduphobia": Indian-American Scholar Slams Attempts To Show Manipur Crisis As Religious Conflict
The Manipur crisis is a complex web of internecine conflict marked by violence, mistrust, socio-political tensions and a deadly trifecta of insurgency, narcotics and illegal infiltration, which pose significant threats to India's national security.
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US House Of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Resolution On Tibet
A bipartisan resolution recognising the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet and seeking peaceful solutions to the conflict has been passed by the US House of Representatives.
-
Indian-Origin Legal Eagle To Be Malaysia's New Attorney General
Tommy Thomas, a top ethnic Indian lawyer was today appointed Malaysia's new Attorney General by the king, who appealed to Malaysians to not to "create religious or racial conflict" over the decision, amid protests from Islamic groups against his nomination.
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India A Living Example Of Peaceful Co-Existence, Says Iranian President
Citing India as a living example of peaceful co-existence of people of different religious and ethnicities, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called for unity between Shias and Sunnis.
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Dialogue Is The Only Way To Resolve Conflicts: PM Narendra Modi
Dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
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Four Palestinians Detained After Settlement Visit: Security
Four Palestinians have been detained by their security forces after attending a religious festival in a nearby Jewish settlement, a Palestinian security official said Friday.
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China's Panchen Lama Carries Out Religious Rite In Tibet, First In 50 Years
A young man named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, began an important Buddhist rite on Thursday, the first time in 50 years it has happened in Tibet, state media said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Appears in Public to Mark Eid
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared in public today at a mosque in Damascus to mark the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.
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Fighting Islamic State Can Lead to 'Sectarian Violence' and 'Terrorism' in India: Foreign Ministry
Allowing Indians to take part in the conflict in Iraq or Syria would "directly result in sectarian conflict" and amount to promoting terrorism, the government has said while defending its refusal to allow members of a religious body to go to Iraq to protect holy shrines in the country infested with violence by Islamic State terror group.
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Fundamentalist Terrorism Result of 'Deviant Religion': Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Monday denounced the religious fundamentalism that inspired the Paris massacres and ongoing Mideast conflicts, saying the attackers were enslaved by "deviant forms of religion" that used God as a mere ideological pretext to perpetuate mass killings.
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No Conflict Between RSS and BJP Over Conversion Issue, Says Venkaiah Naidu
There is no conflict between the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS over the issue of religious conversions, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.
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US Court Agrees to Hear Religious Bias Case Over Hijab
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which the clothing chain has since changed.
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New UN Rights Boss Urges World to Protect Civilians in Iraq, Syria
The new U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts".
