WorldWide Religious News
Asia/Pacific - Jordan/Leb./Syria
- Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple
(AP, September 1, 2010) - Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities
Albert Aji and Elizabeth A. Kennedy (AP, July 20, 2010) - Thousands attend Beirut funeral of Ayatollah Fadlallah
("BBC," July 6, 2010) - Top Lebanese Shiite cleric Fadlallah dies at 75
Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam (AP, July 4, 2010) - The Druze Challenge of Survival
Rima Merhi ("Middle East Online," May 31, 2010) - Court hands 31 Fatah al-Islam members 15-year jail terms
("Agence France Presse," May 13, 2010) - Lebanese march for secularism
Borzou Daragahi ("Los Angeles Times," April 26, 2010) - Bid to strike sect from records gains momentum
Evita Mouawad ("The Daily Star," April 19, 2010) - Syrian Christians unite for Easter
Claire Duffett ("GlobalPost," April 4, 2010) - Plans to air controversial film 'The Kite' sparks protests by Druze community
("The Daily Star ," April 1, 2010) - Lebanon aims to become hub for inter-faith dialogue
Weedah Hamzah ("EarthTimes," March 28, 2010) - Anglican leader worried about Mideast's Christians
Dale Gavlak (AP, February 20, 2010) - Spat overshadows Lebanese Maronite 1600th anniversary celebrations
dpa ("EarthTimes," February 9, 2010) - Who will pray at Lebanon's rebuilt synagogue?
Natalia Antelava ("BBC," February 2, 2010) - Syria's division of the sexes
("BBC," January 18, 2010) - Maaloula, Syria: Where the language of Jesus lives on
Steven V. Roberts ("Washington Post," December 20, 2009) - Sects impact Beirut student polls
Brooke Anderson ("Al Jazeera," December 10, 2009) - Brazilian samba dancers anger Lebanon's Muslim scholars
("EarthTimes," October 1, 2009) - Rebuilding of Lebanon's oldest synagogue begins
By Hussein Dakroub (AP, August 5, 2009) - Jordan Islamic scholars ban hymen examinations
("EarthTimes," August 3, 2009)
