Melodie Woerman

Sanctifying a Strongman: Khamenei’s 40th‑Day service at a Tehran cathedral

The Islamic Republic Iran has marked the fortieth-day since the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a memorial service at a Christian cathedral in Tehran, giving it a platform to fuse the traditional chehelom mourning rite with a staged display of inter‑religious unity –...

Supreme Court revives CSI church land case, highlighting governance risks

India’s Supreme Court has restored criminal proceedings in a case involving the alleged unauthorized sale of Church of South India Trust Association land in Andhra Pradesh, reopening a dispute that raises sharp questions about trust property, consent, and accountability in church administration. The case centers...
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Sanctifying a Strongman: Khamenei’s 40th‑Day service at a Tehran cathedral

The Islamic Republic Iran has marked the fortieth-day since the death of Ayatollah Ali...

Supreme Court revives CSI church land case, highlighting governance risks

India’s Supreme Court has restored criminal proceedings in a case involving the alleged unauthorized...

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