Articles from BBC NEWS

1. Sivayogam Temple in Tooting faces demolition

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (May 30 2010)

   A Hindu temple in south London is facing demolition as developers plan to replace it with a hotel and student accommodation. The Sivayogam Temple has been ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   London   Wandsworth

2. custody battle in Malaysia court

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (May 3 2010) Proselytization

   ... were married in a Hindu ceremony in 1998. The husband converted to Islam in 2002 and then converted his two young sons. Apart from the conversion issue, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia

3. Caste prejudice 'may exist' in British workplaces

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Mar 2 2010)

   Hindu campaigners have long argued that members of the lower caste - referred to as Dalits or "untouchables" - suffer unfair treatment at the hands of ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   National Secular Society

4. Unknown Pakistan group claims India's Pune bombing

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 18 2010) Terrorism

   ... The Hindu newspaper in Islamabad and said it was behind the attack. It was in response to India's "refusal" to discuss the disputed Kashmir region, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Delhi   Pune   Pakistan

5. BBC News - EU punishes Sri Lanka for rights abuses

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 16 2010)

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   Comment on Article Mentions:   Colombo   Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam   Brussels

6. BBC News - Tight security as Khan film opens in Mumbai amid row

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 12 2010)

   BBC News Updated every minute of every day watch One-Minute World News News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science & Environment Technology Entertainment Also in the news ----------------- Video and Audio ----------------- Programmes Have Your Say In Pictures Country Profiles Special Reports Related BBC sites * Sport * Weather * On This Day * Editors' Blog * BBC World Service Languages * ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   London   Shah Rukh Khan

7. BBC News - Hindu wins Northumberland funeral pyre battle

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 10 2010)

   BBC News Updated every minute of every day BBC NEWS CHANNEL News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales UK Politics Education Magazine Business Health Science & Environment Technology Entertainment Also in the news ----------------- Video and Audio ----------------- Programmes Have Your Say In Pictures Country Profiles Special Reports Related BBC sites * Sport * Weather * On This Day * ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Ministry of Justice   Gosforth   Northumberland

8. Do we need to say our prayers?

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Jan 5 2010) Human Rights

   I understand the religion, ethics and human rights, but for me this is one of the most crutial things, which should not be forgotten - to bring the ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Missouri   South Africa   Canada

9. Fiji suspended from Commonwealth

   Explore Article BBC NEWS (Sep 2 2009)

   The Commonwealth has fully suspended Fiji after it refused to bow to demands to call elections by next year. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   Nigeria   Frank Bainimarama

10. Nepal widows dismiss marriage incentive

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Jul 16 2009) Human Rights

    But human rights groups in Nepal say that paying men to marry widows would only bring further misery. "It's totally wrong," says Lily Thapa, ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lily Thapa   Women for Human Rights   Nisha Swar

11. Banned Pakistani groups 'expand'

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Jun 30 2009) Terrorism

    Militant groups banned in Pakistan are expanding operations and recruitment in Pakistani-run Kashmir, according to a government report seen by the BBC. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Harkatul Mujahideen   Mumbai   Jamaat-ud-Dawa

12. Bigotry alive for Christian Dalits

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Jun 12 2009)

    Called "pariahs", hundreds of Dalit Christians continue to face discrimination - not from Hindus but fellow Christians. More than 200km (124 miles) from ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Chennai   Tamil Nadu

13. Is caste prejudice still an issue?

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Jun 8 2009)

    In India, Dalits are often forced to take the worst kinds of jobs, and can live their lives in poverty because of a system that gives religious sanction to ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   London   Nigeria   National Secular Society

14. Map shows Pakistan Taleban spread

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (May 13 2009)

    A map produced by the BBC suggests only 38% of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and surrounding areas is under full government control. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Gordon Brown   Pakistan   Mingora

15. Swat residents 'flee their homes'

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (May 5 2009)

    Residents of Pakistan's Swat Valley are reported to be fleeing their homes despite authorities rescinding an earlier order for them to leave. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Peshawar   Hamid Karzai   Pakistan

16. Special courts for Gujarat riots

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (May 1 2009)

    India's Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of five special courts to try cases related to communal riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Baroda   National Human Rights Commission   Congress

17. In pictures : The world's forgotten refugees, Descendants

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Apr 27 2009)

    For almost two decades, more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have lived in seven refugee camps in south-eastern Nepal. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   World Food Programme   Bhutan   Nepal

18. Malaysia tackles child conversion

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Apr 23 2009) Proselytization

    Malaysia has banned the religious conversion of children without both parents' consent, local media reports. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia   Nazri Abdul Aziz   Najib Razak

19. New Afghan law worries Nato chief

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Apr 3 2009) Human Rights

    Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the planned laws violated human rights and were unjustifiable when Nato troops were dying to protect universal values. ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   ActionAid   Mark Mardell   Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

20. Can Britain accept funeral pyres?

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Mar 23 2009) Human Rights

    ... parts of the 1998 Human Rights Act covering freedom to practise religious beliefs could also be relied on. At a Hindu cremation, the corpse is bathed, ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Wales   Jay Lakhani   Allahabad

21. Orissa Hindu activist shot dead

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Mar 19 2009)

    Suspected Maoist rebels have killed a leader of hardline Hindu organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh   Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati   Manmohan Singh

22. Pair held for 'offending Islam'

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 11 2009)

    The editor and publisher of a top English-language Indian daily have been arrested on charges of "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Calcutta   India

23. Church to debate conversion rules

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 10 2009)

    His conversion illustrates just how sensitive the issue of evangelism can be. He has been disowned by most of his family, and threatened by other Muslims. ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   England   Manchester   Anglican Church

24. Church debates conversion rules

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Feb 10 2009)

    The Church of England is being asked to recognise explicitly its aim of converting people of other faiths to Christianity. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Manchester   Abu Eesa   England

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