NewsFeed With the world in chaos, many travellers are seeking healing experiences during the summer holidays. Every day hundreds are taking part in Melukat, an ancient Balinese ceremony. But is its cultural and spiritual significance at risk from overtourism? Al Jazeera’s Al Anoud Al Aqeedi explains. Published On 16 Jul 202616 Jul 2026 Click here … Read more
Pilgrims were visiting the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church to mark the annual Virgin Mary festival. Published On 1 Oct 20251 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Makeshift scaffolding set up at a church in Ethiopia has collapsed, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, state media reported. The … Read more
Gaza’s only Catholic church has been hit and Muslim cemeteries have been desecrated. Israel has bombed Gaza’s only Catholic church – the latest religious site hit in the war. Hundreds of mosques were also damaged or destroyed, and cemeteries were obliterated, too. In the occupied West Bank, attacks on Christians and Muslims are increasing. Why … Read more
Students from local religious school vandalise venue set to host women’s match, a day after similar incident in another city. A women’s football match in Bangladesh has been cancelled after protests by students from a traditional religious school damaged the venue, the second such incident in as many days. The northwestern city of Joypurhat was … Read more
Serious questions being asked about what went wrongpublished at 01:36 Greenwich Mean Time 01:36 GMT Samira HussainReporting from Prayagraj Image source, Getty Images It was absolute chaos at the river bank. People’s belongings, clothes, shoes, blankets and backpacks were strewn all around. Listless bodies could be seen among the discarded belongings. There was an information … Read more
NEW DELHI — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, died in a stampede at a heavily attended religious event in northern India on Tuesday, according to local officials, who indicated the oppressive heat could have been to blame. While the cause of the stampede was not immediately clear, the officials said the sweltering … Read more
The 191 children were among the 425 victims found in the Shakahola forest in coastal Kenya last year. Kenyan cult leader Paul NthengeMackenzie and 29 associates were on Tuesday charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among hundreds of people buried in a forest. The defendants all denied the charges brought … Read more
Hindus in Malaysia have marked the festival of Thaipusam, one of the most important in their religious calendar, displaying their devotion in a mass procession with some piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers. Authorities said they were expecting as many as two million people – devotees and tourists – at the Batu Caves temple … Read more