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Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
Muslim students in a southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools
India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
A court in a southern Indian state has upheld the ban on wearing hijab in schools and colleges, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam
China seeing new surge in cases despite 'zero tolerance'
China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance" approach to dealing with outbreaks
Death toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack
Officials in Pakistan are vowing to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack claimed by an Islamic State affiliate
Afghan students return to Kabul U, but with restrictions
Students have returned to Kabul University, among Afghanistan's oldest and most revered institutions of higher education
Farmer anger will test Modi as India's 'grain bowl' votes
India’s Punjab state is voting in elections seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi party's Hindu nationalist reach ahead of general elections in 2024
Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
A court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, which has a history of violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
Sri Lanka's archbishop speaks out against activist's arrest
Sri Lanka’s top Roman Catholic bishop has spoken out against what he says is the wrongful arrest of an activist
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob in Pakistan
Police say an enraged mob has stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan