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Sufis and Coptic Christians unite against religious intolerance

Sufi Muslims have been the frequent targets of Jihadist attacks. In Afghanistan, Libya, and elsewhere, Sufi shrine have been destroyed at the hands of Islamists as the hardliners have ascended…

Shaykh Kabbani on al-Qaeda and Islamic fundamentalism

U.S. Leader of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order, Shaykh (or Sheikh) Kabbani talks about Islamic fundamentalism and militancy, and how it is negatively affecting Muslims. He has held the positions of Co-Chair…

Thai Buddhists and Muslims unite around soccer

More than 4,000 people have been killed since 2004, when the decades-long conflict in Southern Thailand reignited. The violence, which is concentrated mostly in the provinces of Yala, Pattani, and…

Human rights groups urge UN member states to take action over Indonesia

Human Rights Watch and KontraS (the Commission for “The Disappeared” and Victims of Violence) aid today that United Nations member states should urge Indonesia to adopt measures to guarantee freedom…

Indonesian Muslim militia defends liberal and reformist Muslim author

Members of Banser militia, of the Indonesian Shi’ite Islamist organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), recently defended Canadian-American author and Muslim reformist Irshad Manji from attack. The organization has said that Muslim…

Ahmadiyah mosque reportedly attacked

An Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java was reportedly broken into and ransacked on Wednesday night. According to the Jakarta Globe, Adj. Sr. Comr. Irman Sugema said the police are…

Masonic Lodge in Karachi remembers religious pluralism

Following virtually every other Muslim-majority state, the Pakistani government banned the fraternity of Freemasonry in 1973. At one point the Masonic Lodge was a meeting place for men of different…

Indonesia debates guarantee of rights for religious minorities

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar has told The Jakarta Post that the religious harmony bill currently currently being discussed by lawmakers would help defend religious minorities from violent acts….