
A new report by the Pew Research Center reveals that views on immigration vary considerably according to religious affiliation, with Muslims and Hindus topping the charts of those who say that increased immigration into the U.S. represents “a change for the better.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Nov 2015, 2:45 PM PST0

In Hindu-controlled India, over 1,000 Muslim leaders and scholars have sanctioned a religious ruling, or fatwa, against the Islamic State as contrary to the true teachings of Islam.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Sep 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

In the space of just five days, from May 10 to 15, 2015, Hindu Fundamentalist groups have carried out five separate attacks against Christians in their places of worship in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, which is under the authority of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 May 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

Deva Sadhvi Thakur, the vice president of the radical Hindu group “All India Hindu Mahasabha,” has launched a series of proposals to curb “threats to the Hindu population of the country,” including forced sterilization of members of minority religions and the installation of statues of Hindu gods and goddesses in churches and mosques.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 Apr 2015, 5:02 AM PST0

A spate of new episodes of violence against Christians in India is stoking fears that the Hindu nationalist Modi government is ushering in an area of heightened persecution.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Feb 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

The head of the Indian Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, took a swipe at the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta on Monday, claiming her motives for serving the poor were selfish and undermined her cause.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Feb 2015, 11:54 AM PST0

Two high-ranking Vatican officials who were slated to address the national assembly of India’s Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCBI) in Bangalore this week have been denied visas by the Indian government.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Feb 2015, 5:40 AM PST0

The Islamists hacked her to death in broad daylight in Bangladesh and held the horrified onlookers at bay with firearms.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler12 Jan 2015, 9:33 PM PST0

A young Hindu couple in the Punjab dared to marry for love—but without permission from the bride’s family.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler6 Jan 2015, 9:54 AM PST0