Religious Diversity News Feed: International

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Sikh community holds anti-gang summit
Sikhnet— 8 July, 2013

Top Egyptian Muslim and Christian leaders support army-sponsored transition
Worldwide Religion News— 8 July, 2013

Egyptian campers watch events unfold from afar
The Boston Globe— 8 July, 2013

Muslim Jewish Conference Meets In Sarajevo To Combat Islamophobia And Anti-Semitism
Worldwide Religion News/The Huffington Post— 8 July, 2013

Indian Buddhist Sites Hit By Blasts
The Huffington Post— 8 July, 2013

Vandals attack Sikh temple in Cambridge
Cambridge City News—29 June, 2013

Canada’s Changing Religious Landscape
Worldwide Religion News—29 June, 2013

Global interfaith group has new anti-hate campaign
The Columbus Dispatch—29 June, 2013

UK holds vigil for Sikh girl who died on India holiday
The Times of India—24 June, 2013

Pew study: 'Arab Spring' has increased restrictions on religion
United Press International—24 June, 2013

Buddhist monks visit Yangon mosque
Mizzima—19 June, 2013

Supporting Women of the Wall
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel—19 June, 2013

Tibetan Nun Survives Self-Immolation
The New York Times—17 June, 2013

Bad Timing: American Students Visit Surabaya on Religious Pluralism Tour
The Jakarta Globe—17 June, 2013

Buddhist relics visit San Luis Obispo
KSBY—17 June, 2013

The Pope and the Archbishop
The New York Times—17 June, 2013

Sikhs celebrate reversal of Quebec’s soccer turban ban
The Globe and Mail—17 June, 2013

Going beyond 'om': Yoga masters nurture Holocaust survivors with food
Hindu Currents/ World News—12 June, 2013

Afghanistan Sikhs, already marginalized, are pushed to the brink
Hindu Currents/ The Los Angeles Times—12 June, 2013

Iraqi Interfaith Council Tries to Protect Minorities
Al Monitor—12 June, 2013

British Sikh Report finds majority 'proud of Britain'
BBC News— 7 June, 2013

Vesak prompts calls for religious tolerance
Khabar Southeast Asia— 7 June, 2013

Gay Pride parade begins in Israel's Tel Aviv
The Hindu— 7 June, 2013

Religious tolerance in UAE hailed by US
The National— 5 June, 2013

Video: Bahá'í religion takes part in anniversary of Queen's coronation
The Telegraph— 5 June, 2013

Sikh free school over-subscribed before it’s opened
The Sikh Wire— 5 June, 2013

Taoist leaders focus on preserving values
China Daily USA— 5 June, 2013

Sikh Prabhjit Singh Dhillon elected mayor of Warwick in England
Sikhnet— 5 June, 2013

Christians caught in middle of Syrian conflict
The Deseret News— 5 June, 2013

Interfaith conference promotes dialogue, peaceful coexistence
The Fort Gordon Signal/Army News Service— 3 June, 2013

Argentina’s Last Jewish Cowboys
Worldwide Religious News/Tablet— 3 June, 2013

Myanmar Muslims Find Shelter in Buddhist Monastery
ABC News/The Associated Press— 3 June, 2013

Police step up patrols after blaze at west London Hindu temple
The London Evening Standard— 3 June, 2013

What is the Falun Gong and why are practitioners targeted in China?
The San Jose Mercury News— 3 June, 2013

Multi-faith meeting held in Woolwich
BBC News— 3 June, 2013

Decision expected on Buddhist community centre
GetHamphsire— 3 June, 2013

ROME: Oldest known Torah scroll discovered in Italy
The State—30 May, 2013

Sikh parade drums up cash for Fire Fighters Charity
The Reading Post—30 May, 2013

Parenting courses for Muslims aim to untangle culture from religion
The Guardian Professional—30 May, 2013

Report Cites Countries’ Use of Laws to Repress Faith
The New York Times—28 May, 2013

Gay marriage could stop Christians becoming teachers or doctors - church leaders
WorldWide Religious News/The Telegraph—28 May, 2013

Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
WorldWide Religious News/Reuters—28 May, 2013

Presbyterian Church Of Scotland OK's Gay Ministers
WorldWide Religious News/The Huffington Post—28 May, 2013

Bigotry against Jews and Muslims on the rise, says US
WorldWide Religious News/British Broadcasting Corporation—28 May, 2013

Muslim leaders pray at Auschwitz in interfaith move
Arab News—28 May, 2013

Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
Reuters—28 May, 2013

Turkish hadith project presents Prophet Mohammad’s sayings for the 21st Century
WorldWide Religious News/Reuters—28 May, 2013

Humanist Funerals Thrive In Post-Catholic Ireland
WorldWide Religious News/Religious News Service—28 May, 2013

Anti-Muslim reprisals after Woolwich attack
WorldWide Religious News/The Guardian—28 May, 2013

An audacious plan at the Western Wall
WorldWide Religious News/The Washington Post—28 May, 2013