The Taliban have shut down the women's affairs ministry and replaced it with a department that once enforced strict religious doctrines. The sign at the ministry was removed, and a sign for the ministry of virtue and vice put in its place. Videos on social media showed women employees outside the offices, urging the Taliban to let them return to work.

Millions of Muslims around the world will be fasting in Ramadan - for the second time during a global pandemic. Can the coronavirus vaccine invalidate their fast?

More than 370 religious leaders from around the world are calling for a ban on conversion therapy - the attempt to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Legendary choreographer Saroj Khan dies at a Mumbai hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. It is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains around the world. BBC World Service Global Religion reporter Sodaba Haidare has spoken with Hindu women in India, South Africa and the UK about the significance of Diwali to the Hindu community, and about how they are marking the festival differently this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sodaba Haidare reports live from the Moria migrant camp in Lesbos after a fire destroys the overcrowded facility, leaving 13,000 without shelter.

Muslims around the world are preparing to mark the end of Ramadan. They traditionally celebrate Eid by visiting friends and family and exchanging gifts. But social distancing restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus means this year it is going to be very different.

The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr begins on Sunday.