Koran (19)   Afghanistan Religion (29)   Afghanistan Islam   Monks (14)   Myanmar Protest (16) Christianity Main Event: Pope Francis walks ... South Asia, Religion on Google Map 1. 2017-12-01 Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting Dhaka, Bangladesh 2017-11-27 Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar Myanmar D. 2017-03-16 Pakistan asks Facebook to help fight blasphemy Pakistan E. 2016-05-05 Rainstorm kills 7, injures 65 during Hindu pilgrimage Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India F. 2015-11-30 Taj Mahal: India monument 'not a Hindu temple' Taj Mahal, India G. 2015-06-20 Thousands attend yoga event 7. 2015-01-13 Huge crowds for Sri Lanka papal Mass Colombo, Sri Lanka 8. 2015-01-12 Pope Francis due to land in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka J. 2014-11-18 Haryana ashram clashes: police vow to arrest guru Haryana, India

Afghan Koran protests spreading  At least one person has been killed and 18 injured in a third day of protests over the burning of a Koran in the US last month Verdict divides India holy site   A court has said that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya should be split between Hindus and Muslims, but both sides plan to appeal   Karzai to review move toward sharia law  Amid mounting pressure from the West, Afghan President says his government will review a recent version of a law that legalizes marital rape   Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens   The Dalai Lama will step down as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence by protesters in the region worsens Monasteries in night raids  Security forces have launched raids on monasteries and arrested scores of monks, as they try to stem a rising tide of protests '1,000 monks' march

Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting   Pope Francis has met a group of Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and referred to them by name for the first time on his Asian visit   Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar  Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar, becoming the first pope to ever visit the southeast Asian nation Pakistan asks Facebook to help fight blasphemy Rainstorm kills 7, injures 65 during Hindu pilgrimage Taj Mahal: India monument 'not a Hindu temple' Thousands attend yoga event   Huge crowds for Sri Lanka papal Mass   Huge crowds have gathered in the Sri Lankan capital for Pope Francis to celebrate a Mass at which he will canonise the nation's first saint Pope Francis due to land in Sri Lanka Haryana ashram clashes: police vow to arrest guru Buddhist violence shocks Sri Lanka   There is a a wave of deadly communal violence that followed a rally Sunday by hardline Buddhist nationalist monks Varanasi welcomes Narendra Modi Pakistani couple get death sentences for blasphemy Death toll in India temple stampede rises to 109 Suicide bombers kill 81 at church  A bomb blast outside a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 60 people and injured more than 100 others, officials say Police break up Dhaka Islamist unrest Map of Dhaka Bangladesh  Police have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka Sri Lanka group seeks halal boycott Holiest day at India's Kumbh Mela India Kumbh Mela festival begins Myanmar Muslims call off Eid celebrations Pakistan blasphemy case imam held  Police in Pakistan have arrested an imam accused of planting burnt pages of the Koran on a Christian girl accused of blasphemy Pakistan girl 'desecrated Koran' Nato in Afghanistan Koran apology year 2017 Top ^ Dec.1   Bangladesh Nov.27   Myanmar Mar.16   Pakistan year 2016 Top ^ May.5   India year 2015 Top ^ Nov.30   India Jun.20   New Delhi Jan.13   Sri Lanka Jan.12   Sri Lanka year 2014 Top ^ Nov.18   India Jun.19   Sri Lanka May.17   India Apr.5   Pakistan year 2013 Top ^ Oct.13   Central India Sep.22   Peshawar May.5   Bangladesh Feb.17   Sri Lanka Feb.9   India Jan.13   India year 2012 Top ^ Oct.27   Myanmar Sep.1   Pakistan Aug.19   Pakistan Feb.21   Afghanistan   US Gen John R Allen, the Nato commander in Afghanistan, has apologised over reports foreign troops may have burnt copies of the Koran  The books were taken from prisoners after the US uncovered a secret Taliban message system. Rumours that a Koran had been burnt led to protests outside the US base. Gen John R Allen said any 'improper disposal' of religious materials was inadvertent Koran Timeline (19) Afghanistan Religion Timeline (29) Afghanistan Islam Timeline
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Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities  Part of a wave of anti-government protests

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