Religions

East Africa: Turi, Region's Academic Giant (AllAfrica.com)

24 Jul 2008

IN Turi, a little remote village in Western Kenya, sits St. Andrew's, an international school that offers quality education. Andrew Pike studied there and tells the story.

Malaysia leader attacks extremism (Moldova.org)

24 Jul 2008

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Thursday decried violence and terrorism in the name of religion.The leader of the Muslim-majority country said such extremism witnessed numerous times in history twist the virtuous teachings of religions for political gain or personal profit, Bernama news agency reported.In our own time, we have witnessed many injustices committed in the name of ...

Views Columns Khushwant Singh (Hindustan Times)

24 Jul 2008

A state that calls itself secular has no business to involve itself in purely religious matters such as pilgrimages. By all means make provisions for the security and comfort of pilgrims, but the state governments must not go beyond that, writes Khushwant Singh .