Being a Christian is very important to being truly Filipino; And it is very important that the Philippine president shares ...

This essay looks at the spread of Islam into Southeast Asia and how religious belief and expression fit with extant and modern polictical and economic infrastructures. It is difficult to determine ...

Southeast Asia is a geographically expansive and populous region characterized by fascinating social and cultural variation. Particularly striking to the outside observer is the region’s ethnic and ...

Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and ...

Cambodia, a fascinating country in Southeast Asia, shares borders with Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. Among its many highlights ...

Bowdoin offers courses in the anthropology, art, history, and religions of South Asia. The South Asian Studies program at Bowdoin is affiliated with excellent off-campus study programs in India and ...

The government unveiled West Jakarta's Murugan Temple on Sunday at an event led by the religious affairs minister, touting it ...

JAKARTA: Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar inaugurated on Sunday (Feb 2) what is claimed to be the biggest house of ...