PARACHINAR: (BY ANWAR ZEB) Maria Kumari lowers her head and touches the tip of her nose with her index finger, She lips moving silently in prayers. She is offering the Kamaya Karam – a religious prayer to get her wishes granted. Her whole family pray in the upper story of their house instead of a Mandar, or a temple for ...

In a gesture of welcome amid rising anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment, Pope Francis has visited a refugee centre to wash and kiss the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, it has been reported. The move by Pope Francis comes as anti-Muslim sentiment has further spiked following coordinated attacks in Brussels which followed months after deadly attack in Paris. ...