Temple visits rise in China as jobless young people seek spiritual assistance
Number of visitors up 367% at start of year with about half born after 1990, according to travel websites In the search for a job...
Category : Religion
Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat Hundreds of Islamist leaders and activists in Sudan...
Kenya cult death toll passes 300, with more exhumations planned
More than 600 people still missing, authorities say, amid reports pastor ordered followers to starve themselves The death toll linked to a Kenyan pastor accused...
Justin Welby criticises Ugandan church’s backing for anti-gay law
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses dismay over church’s support for Ugandan law enacted last month The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican church in Uganda...
Home Office could forcibly separate non-cohabiting couple before their wedding
Youssef Mikhaiel is at risk of forced removal to Egypt before he marries Sarah Bradley A couple planning to marry soon could be forcibly separated...
Malawi’s Rastafarian children return to school after ban on dreadlocks is lifted
Schools told to honour court order as families seek compensation and training for pupils who missed education because of their hair About 1,200 Rastafarian children...
‘We tried to stop her’: Kenyan teenager tells how cult starved his mother
More than 100 bodies have been unearthed since church leader was arrested on suspicion of luring his followers to their deaths Two years ago, Issa...
Kenya cult deaths: toll from suspected starvation cult reaches 47
Police continue to dig for bodies in forest after being told of shallow graves linked to church leader who reportedly told followers to starve to...
21 bodies exhumed in investigation of Kenyan cult
Paul Mackenzie Nthenge reportedly told followers to starve themselves to ‘meet Jesus’ Twenty-one bodies have been exhumed in eastern Kenya in an investigation into a...
Hit TV drama sparks calls for reform of Egypt’s oppressive guardianship law
Under Guardianship, broadcast during Ramadan, highlights the issues faced by women and children after the death of a father Two Egyptian MPs have called for...
