Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is almost a week since President Yoweri Museveni banned public gatherings including congregational prayers as part of the preventive measures against the coronavirus. URN visited some clergy to find out how they have been doing the last one week without large congregations. Some …
Read More »Divided opinion over Museveni’s ban on muslim congregational prayers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Among the most outstanding orders that government-issued was the banning of a religious congregation. Speaking to the country on Wednesday, President Yoweri Museveni said, after closing education institutions that are the major concentration of people, there was a need to also deal with …
Read More »Education ministry bans construction of churches, mosques in public schools.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has stopped the construction of churches and mosques in community or public schools in Kampala. The ministry’s move follows a number of land wrangles between the Ministry of Education, KCCA and religious institutions regarding land. In the recent past, KCCA …
Read More »Chinese county bans schoolchildren from mosques
Beijing, China | AFP | Authorities in a Muslim-majority county in northwest China have banned schoolchildren from going to mosques during their winter holidays, a state-run daily reported Friday, the latest tightening of regulations on religious freedoms. The decision was outlined in a notice sent to all high schools, primary …
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