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Police in Indian-administered Kashmir conducted raids on bookstores in Srinagar and other areas, confiscating 668 books linked to Jamaat-e-Islami, an organization banned by Indian authorities since February 2019.

Kashmir Police Seize 668 Islamic Books in Controversial Raid

Pope Francis Battles Double Pneumonia Amid Complex Health Crisis

World's First Openly Gay Imam Shot Dead in South Africa

India: Dangerous Bacteria Levels Found in Kumbh Mela Waters

India: New Delhi Station Stampede Kills at Least 18

Judaism

US rapper Kanye West has deleted his X account after it was deactivated by the platform owner Elon Musk following a series of offensive posts Friday — calling himself a Nazi and praising Adolf Hitler — on the social media platform.

Kanye West Deletes X Account After Antisemitic Posts

Survivors Mark 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

Guatemala: Officials Raid Lev Tahor Compound, Rescue 160 Children

Sydney Childcare Center Defaced in Apparent Antisemitic Attack

Australia: Synagogue Fire Declared Terror Act, Task Force Formed

Islam

Billionaire philanthropist and entrepreneur Karim Al-Hussaini, also known as Aga Khan IV — the 49th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims — passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday at age 88.

Aga Khan IV Passes Away at 88

Quran-Burning Protester Shot Dead in Sweden

France: Trial Begins in Beheading of Teacher Over Prophet Cartoons

Iran Retreats From Implementing New Hijab Law

Harris, Trump Vying for Muslim, Arab American Votes

Christianity

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday for diagnostic tests and continued bronchitis treatment. This followed a series of morning audiences, including a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Pope Francis Hospitalized for Bronchitis Treatment

Pope Condemns Trump's Mass Deportation Plan in Rare Letter

Carter's State Funeral Unites Political Rivals in DC

Pope Francis Dissolves Scandal-Plagued Peru Group

Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopens in Paris

Hinduism

Maha Kumbh began on Monday in northern India's Prayagraj town, with millions taking a holy bath at the confluence of three rivers — Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.

World's Largest Religious Festival Begins in India

Report: Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges in India

Calf. Gov. Newsom Vetoes Law Banning Caste Discrimination

India: Modi Leads Consecration of Controversial Hindu Temple

India: Court Asks if Home Demolitions are "Ethnic Cleansing"