Being a Christian is very important to being truly Filipino; And it is very important that the Philippine president shares ...

Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and ...

He is the author of several books and articles including Religions of the Silk Road, Mughal India and Central Asia, and Conversations with Emperor Jahangir. In addition to his expertise on religious ...

Most of the quotations are taken from translations in World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts, published by the International Religious Foundation (New York: Paragon House, 1991). • ...

Although Buddhism is the worlds fourth largest religion and is dominant in several Asian nations experiencing very low fertility, the impact of Buddhism on childbearing has received comparatively ...

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Foreign journalists find it tough, sometimes impossible, to report on religious issues from inside authoritarian countries. Peter Leonard, the former Central Asia editor of the news outlet ...

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

Nearly a quarter of the world’s people live in the geographic area known as South Asia, making it one of the most densely-populated places on the planet. Representing a multiplicity of religions, ...

Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.