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Curiously, the Tory Party is not that sensitive about statements made by its MPs or indeed its home secretary, Cruella Braverman. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | What’s ‘fun’ can be offensive too… UK may have a ‘double standard’ on hate

The observation was inspired this week, gentle reader, by the recent incidents of supposed anti-religious bias

29 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

Even full burkha wearers don’t cover these up, unless with the niqab they are wearing dark glasses.

Is the hijab worn mainly to avoid arousal, or simply out of respect?

There is certainly an injunction to modesty, which doesn’t stretch to recommendations of couture.

25 Feb 2019 12:13 AM

The Christian belief in hell has developed over the centuries, influenced by both Jewish and Greek ideas of the afterlife. (Photo: Pixabay)

What is hell? Here's what an expert says

Belief in an afterlife, where virtuous are rewarded with place in heaven and wicked punished in hell, is core teaching of Christianity.

19 Apr 2018 2:46 PM

Spring cleaning for Western Wall's notes to God

Equipped with long sticks, a team of cleaners on Tuesday gouged out written prayers that visitors to Judaism’s Western Wall.

21 Mar 2018 12:43 PM

The exhibit features a sure-footed Hitler standing in front of a huge photo of the gates of Auschwitz. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrage

In January, a controversial Nazi-themed cafe in the western Javanese city of Bandung closed.

11 Nov 2017 2:02 PM

Man arrested for posting video of him training dog to give Nazi salute

The Scottish man denies any wrongdoing.

12 Sep 2017 5:06 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

The facts & myths about India’s Jewish connection

Baghdadi Jews mostly ran major businesses all over India, under Hindu patronage and under Muslim rule.

12 Jul 2017 2:29 AM

Aliyah: The Last Jew in The Village by Sethu, translated from the Malayalam by Catherine Thankamma Harper Perennial, Rs 399.

Book review: Betwixt and between identities

The Hindu and Christian neighbours of the Jews are bewildered at this turn of events, and rather suspicious.

09 Jul 2017 2:27 AM

In the Bible, one finds several references to such a cry of the heart for God.

Mystic Mantra: Longing for God

Mahatma Gandhi’s experiments with truth was another path in a similar search for God whom he defined as Truth.

06 Jul 2017 5:46 AM

Trump paused in front of the wall and then slipped a note with a prayer between its stones, as is custom. (Photo: AFP)

On Israel visit, Trump becomes first sitting prez to pray at Western Wall

Trump visited the Western Wall in a private capacity and was not accompanied by any Israeli leaders.

23 May 2017 8:18 AM

Opponents say it robs children of stable homes while funding discrimination with taxpayer dollars. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Texas could ban Jews, gays, Muslims from adopting children

An Austin-based adoption attorney said the bill fails to provide alternatives for prospective parents rebuffed by adoption agencies.

07 May 2017 10:08 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stop selling literature that denies Holocaust: Israel to Amazon

Yad Vashem's director of libraries, Robert Rozett has offered his assistance to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to ‘curb the spread of hatred’.

26 Feb 2017 8:34 PM

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