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MUIS to roll out common safeguarding framework across mosques to protect children and youth
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (838+ words) Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad with participants at the Flash Mentoring Session with MENDAKI during the aLIVE Service Learning CARE-nival 2026 on Aug 29. Published Aug 29, 2026, 03:23 PM Updated Aug 29, 2026, 03:48 PM SINGAPORE – The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will develop…...
Road to Canterbury: Church of England’s new head walks ancient pilgrimage route
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026, 12:02 AM AYLESFORD, England, March 20 - Sarah Mullally, the Church of England's first female leader, is making the journey from London to Canterbury on foot, pilgrim's staff in hand and reflecting on the "deeply humbling" experience, ahead of her enthronement…...
MUIS reviewing mosque safeguards, boosting security measures after child sexual abuse case
3+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) The Straits Times Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) is reviewing safeguards and strengthening security measures at mosques following a child sexual abuse case in which some of the interactions involving…...
Forum: Time to bring back religious knowledge programme in schools
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) Published Jul 29, 2026, 05:00 AM I refer to the article “‘This was close’: Shanmugam says Sec 2 student’s attack was foiled after someone alerted authorities” (July 27). I urge the authorities to reconsider implementing the religious knowledge programme that was phased out to make…...
Mosque promised in India's Ayodhya settlement scaled back over funding shortfall
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (377+ words) Published Jul 08, 2026, 05:27 PM NEW DELHI, July 8 - A mosque project conceived as part of India's Supreme Court settlement of the decades-old Ayodhya dispute is being scaled down to a fraction of what was originally envisioned due to the Muslim community's lack…...
Forum: Consider structured religious education to counter extreme narratives online
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026, 05:00 AM I read with interest the article “2 S’poreans, including student, 19, issued ISA orders over radicalisation triggered by Gaza war” (June 24). The cases underscore a challenge confronting societies worldwide. Young people today increasingly learn about religion, politics and global…...
Iranian pilgrims mourn their war dead during Ashura rituals
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (262+ words) A Shi'ite Muslim woman walks through water mist sprayed to cool people from the heat ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Karbala, Iraq June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Published Jun 25, 2026, 10:26 PM Ashura falls on the…...
Pope to mark centenary of death of ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudi
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (677+ words) Pope Leo will celebrate an evening mass at the Sagrada Familia on June 10 to mark the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudi’s death. Published Jun 03, 2026, 10:27 AM BARCELONA - Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass next week at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, the unfinished basilica…...
Iran authorities shutter cafe over alleged ‘satanic’ activities: media
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) The Iranian authorities have long carried out raids and arrests targeting gatherings or networks accused of promoting “satanism". Published May 31, 2026, 04:37 PM TEHRAN – The Iranian authorities have shut down a cafe in central Tehran over allegations that it promoted “satanic” activities,…...
Iran war raises airfares for haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) Published May 30, 2026, 03:10 PM Updated May 30, 2026, 06:53 PM MECCA – Muslims have long flocked to Saudi Arabia for one of religion’s most important rituals, the six-day haj pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca. Only that in 2026, the journey has turned out to…...