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Reporting Religion

Religious news and discussion programme.

World Service,334 episodes

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Bosnian mosque rededicated despite protests
The ceremony in Banialuka took place despite violent protests by Bosnian-Serbs
12 mins25 Jun 2001
Turkey decides on religion's role in a secular state
Turkish prosecutors want to ban the Virtue party, the country's biggest Islamic group
12 mins15 Jun 2001
Nuns found guilty of Rwandan war crimes
Will the conviction damage the credibility of the Catholic Church in Rwanda?
12 mins08 Jun 2001
Zambia's married Catholic Archbishop
The Vatican disowned 73-year-old Emmanuel Milingo after he married a 43-year-old woman
12 mins01 Jun 2001
12m children orphaned by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
A report by Christian Aid says that rich countries should do more to support the children
12 mins18 May 2001
The Pope's visit to Greece, Syria and Malta
What did the Pope achieve in this journey in the footsteps of St Paul?
12 mins14 May 2001
The Pope visits Greece and Syria
The Pope tries to heal old wounds while retracing the steps of St Paul
11 mins04 May 2001
London's police force tries to attract Muslim women
The Metropolitan Police are the first force in Britain to allow women to wear the hijab
12 mins01 May 2001
Order of the Solar Temple trial in France
The first criminal trial to take place connected to the domesday sect
12 mins20 Apr 2001
International conference of the Deoband school of Islam
The conference in Peshawar, Pakistan included a video appeal from Osama bin Laden
12 mins13 Apr 2001
Three men sentenced to death for communal violence in Indonesia
A court found the three Christian men guilty of orchestrating attacks on Muslims in Poso
12 mins09 Apr 2001
UK and US politicians' religious ambitions
British PM Tony Blair talked about the shared values of his religious and political vision
11 mins30 Mar 2001
Leaked reports of sexual abuse in Roman Catholic Church
The reports detail abuse of nuns by priests in 23 countries across several countries
12 mins23 Mar 2001
Taliban destroy two giant Buddhas
The UN described the action as a crime against culture
12 mins19 Mar 2001
Safety during the Hajj
The death of 35 people during a stampede has once again thrown the spotlight on safety
12 mins09 Mar 2001
Taliban plan to destroy Buddhist statues
British Muslims won't be slaughtering goats at this years Eid festival as the country battles foot and mouth disease; China battles with the UN over Beijing's treatment of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
12 mins02 Mar 2001
The Taliban will require Hindus to wear yellow badges
The UN Secretary General and India, Germany, Russia and the US have condemned the plan
12 mins25 Feb 2001
Sudanese leader Hassan al Turabi arrested
The veteran Islamic leader was arrested after his party signed a deal with southern rebels
12 mins23 Feb 2001
The Pope creates 44 new cardinals
How the new group of cardinals is an international one, with 11 from Latin America
12 mins16 Feb 2001
Ariel Sharon becomes Israel's Prime Minister
How the Jewish world has reacted to the choice of Ariel Sharon as Israel's Prime Minister
12 mins12 Feb 2001
Pakistani journalists face blasphemy charges
The journalists' paper published a letter critical of the Prophet Muhammad
12 mins02 Feb 2001
Nigeria condemned for flogging 17-year-old pregnant girl
The United Nations Children's Funds condemned the punishment under Sharia law
12 mins25 Jan 2001
Putin hands out state decorations to clerics
The Russian President handed out medals and spoke without irony of the merits of religion
12 mins21 Jan 2001
Americans' views on religion in public life
Programme remembering infamous religious historical events, and asks whether they should be taught in schools.
12 mins12 Jan 2001
Kumbh Mela festival in India
The Hindu festival, held every 12 years, is billed as the largest gathering on earth
12 mins05 Jan 2001
Religious issues in search for peace in the Middle East
��ý's World Affairs correspondent Nick Childs reports on the prospects for peace
12 mins29 Dec 2000
The Taliban remains defiant in the face of sanctions
The UN have given the Taliban 30 days to shut down Islamist training camps
12 mins22 Dec 2000
Turkish courts attempt to shut down Islamic party
Is the Islamic-leaning party Virtue in Turkey such a threat to the secular state?
12 mins15 Dec 2000
Release of Anwar Haddam from US jail
The former Algerian lawmaker talks about his release after four years
12 mins08 Dec 2000
Dutch legalisation of euthanasia
The Roman Catholic Church condemns the Dutch government's decision
12 mins30 Nov 2000