Kazakhstan News News Kazakhstan » Religion: Kazakhstan’s Supreme Mufti: Moderation Is Our Shield Against Extremism
Relations between Kazakhstan and Egypt rest on deep historical and spiritual foundations extending across the Islamic world, from the legacy of Sultan Al-Zahir Baibars to the role of the Spiritual ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: Assessing Religious Freedoms in Central Asia, USCIRF Delegations Visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
In late June, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Vicky Hartzler led delegations to both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, joined by Vice Chair Asif Mahmood in the ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: Pope urged to avoid 'supermarket of religions' in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Pope Francis reaffirmed the critical value Thursday of interfaith dialogue to contrast the “folly of war,” even as one of his own bishops warned that Francis’ ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: Islamist group threatens Kazakhstan over religion law
ALMATY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A previously unknown Islamist group has threatened ex-Soviet Kazakhstan with violence unless it abolishes a new law that bans prayer rooms in state buildings in the mainly ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: New Shrine for Persecuted Christians Inaugurated in Kazakhstan
This is the first shrine dedicated to this cause in Central Asia, in a country marked by a long history of oppression of Christians, especially during the Soviet era. The icon is displayed in the ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: Kazakhstan passes restrictive religion law
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan's president has approved a bill tightening registration rules for faith groups that has been described by critics as a blow to freedom of belief in the ex-Soviet ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: K-Culture Bridges Faiths at Global Religious Summit
The 8th World Traditional Religious Leaders Conference, where global religious leaders gathered in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to discuss how to establish world peace, was held on the 17th and ...
News Kazakhstan » Religion: Astana: 'City of Gods' with Interfaith Landmarks
There is not a single day on Earth without war. Since the dawn of human civilization, many conflicts have had religion as a direct or indirect cause. Is it natural to overcome the eternal challenge of ...