Saudi Arabia recently issued new guidelines, defining and curtailing the powers of the kingdom’s religious police.
A Malaysian lawmaker recently said that allowing child marriage in the country would put a stop to rampant premarital sex among teenagers.
The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel said that non-Jews should not reside in the country if they do not adhere to seven laws mandated by Judaism.
An elderly woman sued Israeli airline El Al for alleged gender discrimination after she was asked to switch seats to appease an ultra-Orthodox Jew.
Bishop Mar Mathew Anikkuzhikattil from Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala implied that marriage requires to be prioritized over education.
LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are some of the most regressive in the world but a local news report suggests that the kingdom might be taking a step even further. According to Saudi newspaper Oraz, prosecutors in the country are pushing for the death penalty against LGBT individuals who come out or speak freely about their sexual orientation on social media.
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A Sunni taxi driver accused of murdering an Ahmadiyya newsagent admitted to killing the man because he had shown disrespect to Prophet Mohammad.
Political parties and religious groups asked the Pakistani government to withdraw an un-Islamic law that offers unprecedented protection to women.
A Mississippi legislation that would make it easier for congregants to carry guns inside churches is moving through the state legislature.
More than 300 FBI agents raided a number of yeshivas and businesses in the ultra-orthodox Jewish village of Ramapo in New York last month.
