Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurmej Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a final order *743 of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of Singh’s requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief. We deny the petition.

The IJ denied relief because he determined Singh’s testimony was not credible. Because the BIA summarily affirmed, we review the IJ’s opinion as the final agency decision. See Mansour v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 667, 671 (9th Cir.2004). The IJ’s adverse credibility determination is reviewed for substantial evidence. Shire v. Ashcroft, 388 F.3d 1288, 1295 (9th Cir. 2004). We may reverse “only if the evidence presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could find that the petitioner was not credible.” Id.

We conclude that substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. Singh’s failure to describe accurately the basic tenets of his religion and to demonstrate adherence to those tenets undermines his claim of religious persecution. See Mejia-Paiz v. INS, 111 F.3d 720 , 723-24 (9th Cir.1997). Similarly, Singh’s lack of knowledge…