A high-level Shia cleric in Iran has issued a fatwa or Islamic decree not seen in Iran for a long time.
Grand Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani, a theologian, writer, and Islamic philosopher, declared that defending themselves against armed plainclothes officers is mandatory.
The Taliban instructed judges to fully implement their interpretation of Sharia law, which includes amputations, floggings, stonings, and public executions, a senior Taliban spokesperson said.
Along with an off-duty police officer, radical Hindu nationalists attacked Christians during a private prayer gathering.
About three weeks ago, a mob of right-wing Hindu fundamentalists, accompanied by an off-duty police officer, launched an attack on a private home where the Christians had gathered for a prayer meeting in the east-central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Roughly 15 Christians were physically assaulted.
A right-wing Hindu leader has been shot dead in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.
According to the reports, a radical Hindu leader was shot dead in broad daylight on November 4th in Punjab's Amritsar, where the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is located.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi blamed the nationwide protest for the death of 15 Shia Muslims during an attack on a mosque during worship hours.
The attack happened on the evening of October 26. According to state-run media, the attacker open-fired on worshipers at the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz. More than 40 victims were injured, while 15 were confirmed dead.
A case of human sacrifice in Kerala, India, has garnered concern about the need for a law against black magic and harmful rituals performed in the name of "faith."
The gruesome deaths of two mercilessly assaulted and murdered women have brought attention to many who want an appropriate law against the harmful and evil rituals performed in the name of superstitions.
On October 12, Muslims were offering the Isha prayer (night prayer) at a mosque in Gurugram, a suburban city of Delhi, India, when hundreds of Hindus forced their way in.
