The only Christian in the cabinet of Pakistan was assassinated by religious fundamentalists on Wednesday. Read more

If Indonesia’s deputy house speaker Priyo Budi Santoso words are to be taken to their logical conclusion, we might have another religion in the offing. Read more

Suicide by self-immolation is becoming a surprise tool of regime change, destabilising dictators across the Arab region. Read more

In two weeks, we are going to see the religious and political leaders of the world come together to try and sort out — or better still, accept — differences in faiths and still live together without discord. Read more

When terrorists spread terror, governments have to bring them to justice. When government fails to do their duty or encourage selective terror, civil society needs to shake their conscience. Read more

And as Bangladesh follows Pakistan in banning Facebook for inviting people to draw images of Prophet Mohammed, it looks like a losing battle for free speech in Islamic countries. Read more

The link between repressive regimes and banning of information — the new currency of social, economic, political and religious interactions — is tyrannical at worst, fragile at best. Read more

If god is truly how religions define him, I believe he can neither be insulted nor appeased. He is simultaneously the beginning and the end. He is the past, the present and the future. He is the small part of everything we see, and the vast beyond we don’t.

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