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Low literacy rates, proliferation of deadly weapons, rising poverty and ethnic tensions and deprivation make the region a perfect breeding ground for extremist forces and this must be seen and tackled as a global challenge, he said. (Representational Image | AFP)

South Asia has become a perfect breeding ground for religious...

Half of the population in the region is under 25 years of age, SAMAF chairman Nadeem Nusrat said at the US Capital...

13 Jun 2019 3:09 PM IST

ISIS has been turning its sights on targets outside its base in the Sinai, putting more pressure on the government and presenting extra challenges for security services. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Avoid Christian gatherings, govt places in Egypt: ISIS leader tells...

ISIS is increasingly targeting religious minorities, challenging President al-Sisi, who promised to protect them from...

5 May 2017 3:48 PM IST

While China officially guarantees freedom of religion, authorities have issued a series of measures in the past few years to tackle what it sees as a rise in religious extremism. (Photo: AP)

China to prohibit beards, veils to tackle extremism in Xinjiang

A number of bans on select extremist behaviours' had previously been introduced in some places in Xinjiang.

30 March 2017 5:18 PM IST

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Officials warn of global religious extremism threat to China

The government says Xinjiang faces a grave separatist threat from Uighur fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic...

13 March 2017 3:17 PM IST

Jelil Matniyaz, a ruling Communist party official in Chinas volatile Uighur Muslim majority Xinjiang province was demoted for the act. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Chinese official earns demoted for not smoking in front of religious...

The act is regarded as a sign of timidity in fighting against religious extremism.

11 April 2017 1:33 PM IST

The regulation restrains marrying using religious not legal procedures and using the name of Halal to meddle in the secular life of others. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

China bans burqas, abnormal beards in Muslim province of Xinjiang

The new regulation will dissuade burqa-clad women from entering the airports, railway stations and other public places.

1 April 2017 9:27 AM IST

After the first list was released, many parents have voiced their dejection with the school system. (Representational image)

UK pupils face threat of religious extremism at illegal schools

140 suspected illegal schools haven't been inspected and no criminal cases have reached court, though 2 were considered...

16 April 2017 6:38 PM IST