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In the dynamic political and social landscape of Ogun State, Nigeria, few figures embody the ideals of peace and unity as profoundly as Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola OFR. A seasoned public servant, ...

said Vijah Ramjattan, Executive Director of OPHC. A big concern for the council is the misunderstanding of religious symbols. For example, the Swastika, which for many eastern religions is an ...

Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by country. Pew Research Center.

QUEBEC - Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism says the government isn’t ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees. Jean-François Roberge says ...

The monarch noted that all religious communities must understand that there is no alternative to interfaith dialogue, as there can never be a universal ... mission as the symbol of the people ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot MONTREAL — In an effort to reinforce secularism in schools, the Quebec government is planning to expand the province’s ban on religious symbols to everyone ...

He remains the "symbol of a peaceful fraternity… at a time when we constantly wonder about the implementation of good living together", the mayor declares. Jean-Paul Willaime, a religious ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher MONTREAL — The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in several public schools.