Religion News – Newsletter for November 30, 2010

Widows in Braj well fed: Report

NEW DELHI – They are not well off financially and many don’t have access to basic amenities like toilets, but most widows in the temple towns in Uttar Pradesh’s Braj region are quite well fed and have “no chance of starvation”, said a report Monday.

The report, “Dimensions of Deprivation: Study on the Poverty Levels …. Original article  : Widows in Braj well fed: Report.

Court stays pardon of Pakistani woman sentenced to death

ISLAMABAD – The Lahore High Court Monday restrained Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari from granting pardon to Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy.

Aasia had earlier filed an appeal against her death sentence in the Lahore High Court, besides submitting a mercy petition to the president for …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Court stays pardon of Pakistani woman sentenced to death.