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Poor Hindus of Marwari and Rajasthani descent are concentrated particularly in Naraianpura and Lyari, while wealthier Sindhi Hindus live in Clifton and Saddar. Prominent temples include the Sri Swami Narayan temple on MA Jinnah Road , Daryalal Temple in Kharadar , and numerous temples in Narainpura including a Gujarati temple, a Marwari Temple ...
The Archdiocese publishes an Urdu-language weekly newspaper Agahi (knowledge) and an English-language weekly newspaper The Christian Voice, Karachi. [3] The Archdiocese celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 20 May 1998. [4] In 2000, the archdiocese had 18 parishes, 15 in the city of Karachi and one each in mission stations at Kotri, Khuzdar and ...
Joseph Cordeiro, Archbishop of Karachi, became the first Pakistani cardinal, elevated to the position by Pope Paul VI on 5 March 1973. Pope John Paul II visited Pakistan on 16 February 1981. [11] Pope John Paul II received the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf in a private audience in the Vatican on 30 September 2004. [12]
Nearly 97% of the population of Karachi is Muslim. The Sunnis follow Hanafi fiqh while Shia are predominantly Ithnā‘Ashariyyah in fiqh , with significant minority groups who follow Ismaili Fiqh , which is composed of Nizari ( Aga Khanis ), Mustaali , Dawoodi Bohra and Sulaymani fiqhs .
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
According to Baháʼí sources, the Baháʼí population in Pakistan was around 30,000 in 2001, [14] and around 1,000 individuals had completed Ruhi Book 1 by 2004. [17]The first edition of World Christian Encyclopedia (1982) estimated the Baháʼís in Pakistan to be 100 in 1900, 15,100 in 1970, 20,000 in 1975, and 25,000 in 1980, with an annual growth rate of 4.5% from 1970 to 1980. [18]
Americans have been disaffiliating from organized religion over the past few decades. About 63% of Americans are Christian, according to the Pew Research Center, down from 90% in the early 1990s. ...
The Christian Voice is printed at the Rotti Press in Karachi. [3] In 1959 under the editorship of Fr. Francis Kotwani OFM, The Christian Voice became a weekly. [4] In 1970, Fr. Terence D'Souza was appointed editor of The Christian Voice. In 1993 the editor was Fr. Augustine Varkey, who was also vice-principal of Saint Patrick's High School ...