In part, nationalism was the product of brutal wars between Christian sects in Europe. This triggered the need to organise what were clubbed as ‘nations’ in a more rational manner, by furnishing a new ...

Iraq will not act as a mere spectator in Syria where it believes groups and sects are victims of ethnic cleansing, Iraq's ...

The new affinity caucus will be for lawmakers who are Muslim or are from the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia. Its ...

The murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an emissary of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, was mourned by Jews around the world, but most ...

Owens was denied an entertainer’s work permit for New Zealand since, legally speaking, visas cannot be given to those who ...

The death toll from sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan has risen to 133, the provincial government said Monday, as tribal elders failed to ensure a truce between the feuding Sunni and Shiite ...

"Any books that are against religion, faith, sect, sharia... we will not allow ... Images of living things -- barred under some interpretations of Islam -- are restricted according to a recent ...

U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Trump are expressing disappointment over his cabinet picks, particularly those in roles related to foreign policy and the Middle East. They cite concerns about the ...

Nooh Gadot, an official at the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, said this was among the reasons why the teachings and beliefs propagated by GISB have been declared deviant ...

Another group of Mormons that are not affiliated with the official LDS church is the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This sect came to media attention with the conviction ...

There are several tribunals adjudicating on a variety of issues all over the country and their decisions are deemed to be final on facts. Globally, only two main sects are recognised within Islam: ...

Representation for Muslim OBCs is good, but OBC is a socio-economic class or caste category and not a “religious denomination or any section thereof” under Article 26. The right to establish and ...