Religion News – Newsletter for December 14, 2010

Sunni Waqf board files appeal on Ayodhya in Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Sunni Central Waqf Board Tuesday filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court for setting aside the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit.

Our appeal on behalf of Sunni Waqf Board was filed today, Zafaryab Jilani, the board’s lawyer, told reporters here.
A three-judge …. Source  : Sunni Waqf board files appeal on Ayodhya in Supreme Court.

Dawoodi Bohra head conducts Moharram discourses at 99

MUMBAI – Setting a record of sorts at 99 years, the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin is conducting the annual Moharram discourses in Mumbai for the second consecutive year, an aide said here Tuesday.

This year, around 200,000 Dawoodi Bohras have gathered from all over the world and different parts …. Source article  : Dawoodi Bohra head conducts Moharram discourses at 99.

Obama skipping Golden Temple in Time’s ‘Top 10 Religion Stories’

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama’s decision to skip a planned visit to the Golden Temple during his India trip has been listed ninth among Time magazine’s ‘Top 10 Religion Stories’.

Explaining why it put “Obama Decides Not to Visit the Golden Temple” on the list, the US magazine wrote: “The Golden Temple in Amritsar … Read more : Obama skipping Golden Temple in Time’s ‘Top 10 Religion Stories’.

Seek stop to US turban checking, Badal urges PM

CHANDIGARH – Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure that Sikh turbans were not checked and Sikhs were not humiliated in US airports.

After India’s UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri was patted down by security officials at the Austin airport and his turban checked, Badal said the …. Source  : Seek stop to US turban checking, Badal urges PM.