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EVENT, 12 November 2019: Vatican Diplomacy: Three Models
(
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
EVENT, 6 November 2019: Current Challenges in Refugee Policy: Kids, Courts, and Refugee Resettlement in Global Perspective
(
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
EVENT, 6 November 2019: Systematic, Ongoing, Egregious: Religious Prisoners of Conscience - A Global Crisis
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline 1 November 2019: Announcing our Second EJIL Symposium June 2020: Inequality and International Law
(European Journal of International Law,
EJIL: Talk!
)
Canada's state religion
(David T. Koyzis,
First Things
)
'Freedom of religion protected by law in Turkey'
(Baris Seckin,
Anadolu Agency
)
Lebanese president calls for an end to allocation of government posts by religion
(
France 24
)
Putin concerned about Christians' mass exodus from Middle East
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian president uses Middle Eastern churches to extend influence
(Interfax-Religiia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Franciscan brother in Kenya named U.N. Person of the Year in Africa
(Francis Njuguna,
Catholic News Service
)
Patriarchs press for preservation of Christian presence in Middle East
(
Catholic News Service
)
In war, human dignity must be protected, pope tells military chaplains
(Junno Arocho Esteves,
Catholic News Service
)
Sri Lanka candidate pledges laws against religious extremism
(
Associated Press
)
Islamic State group mourns death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announces successor in audio release
(
Associated Press
)
A defense of religious freedom from the human rights perspective
(Marc O. DeGirolami,
Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion
)
Church registration increases in Uzbekistan could signal greater freedoms for Christians
(
Barnabus Fund
)
USCIRF alarmed over systematic church closures in Algeria
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
China frees Christian prisoner but persecution ongoing
(
Baptist Press
)
Church communities in Belarus motivate people to ride bicycles
(
European Christian Environmenal Network
)
Crimea: Four months in Russian prison punishment cell
(Felix Corley,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Putin plans to meet with heads of Mideast Christian Churches in Budapest
(
Interfax-Religion
)
After 200 years, the Baha’i prophet, the Báb, holds promise for the world
(Anthony Vance,
Religion News Service
)
Caritas Manila issues appeal for Philippine earthquake victims
(
Catholic News Service
)
Lebanon’s Maronite bishops call for unity as prime minister resigns
(
Catholic News Service
)
Where diplomacy fails, Taiwan touts freedom, democracy
(Elise Harris,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
UK, Argentine military bishops exchange icons as part of Falklands War reconciliation
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
U.S. pitted against Britain, France, South Africa, others at U.N. over abortion
(Michelle Nichols,
Reuters
)
Jeffrey Epstein case: Expert hired by his family suggests doubt on suicide finding
(Lauel Wamsley,
NPR
)
New Zealand: Sikh temple to cough up $100k for breaching employment laws
(Liu Chen,
New Zealand Herald
)
A global snapshot of same-sex marriage
(David Masci and Drew Desilver,
Pew Research Center Fact Tank
)
(NZ) Abortion reform: Proposed rules for conscientious objectors are disgraceful - former PM
(
RNZ
)
Bahrain to set up Middle East’s first International Religious Freedom (IRF) Business Roundtable
(
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
Ex-commissioner condemns 'failing' UK approach to human trafficking
(Amelia Gentleman,
The Guardian
)
Baby shortage prompts China’s unwed mothers to fight for change
(Bloomberg,
The Hindu Businessline
)
After Baghdadi death, Southeast Asia expects long fight against Islamic State's influence
(Martin Petty, Rozanna Latiff,
Reuters
)
Badruddin Ajmal is using religion to further his political business: BJP
(Bikash Singh,
The Economic Times India
)
Singapore: Religious reactions on LGBT could cause discomfort
(Rei Kurohi,
Straits Times
)
Singapore: High awareness of race and religion sensitivities but fault lines on class, immigration and LGBTQ issues: IPS study
(Grace Ho,
Straits Times
)
Taiwan: Parents, politicians call for action on religion in schools
(Peng Wan-hsin and Sherry Hsiao,
Taipei Times
)
Hong Kong bishop reminds people that all involved in protests are human
(
Catholic News Service
)
Taiwanese authorities to Vatican: China deal not helping Catholics on the ground
(Elise Harris,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
The Russian Church suggests making the Bases of Family principal school subject from 1st to 11th grade
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Another Khabarovsk Jehovah's Witness goes on trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses placed on international wanted list
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Israeli PM hopeful Gantz vows mixed Western Wall prayer area
(
Associated Press
)
Burkina Faso suffers another attack
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Christian worship service in India broken up by police and radicals
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Estonian conservatives urge authorities to deprive LGBT of state financing
(
Interfax Religion
)
Eight communities of Old Believers granted Russian citizenship, planning to move from Brazil, U.S. to Primorye
(
Interfax Religion
)
In Israel, a new consensus on what being Jewish really means
(Tomer Persico,
Haaretz
)
Everything you always wanted to know about ultra-Orthodox Jews — explained in a couple of hours
(Judy Maltz,
Haaretz
)
Lebanon's PM Hariri announces resignation amid unprecedented protests against government
(
Haaretz
)
Why more Israeli-Arabs go to university
(Danny Zaken,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Amid Lebanon’s ongoing protests, army finds itself caught in the middle
(Michal Kranz,
Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
What takes Lebanese women to front line in protests?
(Nicholas Frakes,
Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Turkey resurrects deadly Article 301 against dissent
(Orhan Kemal Cengiz,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Holy See asks UN to focus on sustainable development
(Zenit Staff,
Zenit: The World Seen from Rome
)
Irish light shone in dark times
(Jim Fair,
Zenit: The World Seen from Rome
)
"At no time was celibacy called into question' says Cardinal Pedro Barreto (exclusive interview with the President Delegate of the Synod)
(Rosa Die Alcolea,
Zenit: The World Seen from Rome
)
Norway's capital bans goods made in Israeli settlement territories
(Mikaela Mathews,
Christian Headlines
)
Amazon synod document calls for married priests and increased role for women
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
Indian nun dismissed from religious life for disobedience appeals to Signatura
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Australia proposes face-recognition program to fight underage porn access
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Pope Francis encourages anti-corruption protesters in Lebanon
(Courtney Mares,
Catholic News Agency
)
Pope Francis changes name of secret archive to Vatican Apostolic Archive
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead
(Napp Nazworth,
The Christian Post
)
Priest faces government inquiry over ‘homophobic’ remarks
(Eduardo Campos Lima,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Christians, Muslims, Jews unite against assisted suicide
(
Associated Press
)
Top US diplomat on religious freedom in India, meets Dalai Lama
(
Outlook India
)
A 'cry of hope' for the Amazon
(Nicolas Senèze,
La Croix International
)
U.S. Government supports the Dalai Lama and people of Tibet: Top US Diplomat
(Jane Cook,
Tibet Post International
)
Synod of Bishops: The paradigm shift is accelerating
(Robert Mickens,
La Croix International
)
Inculturation: Critics of Amazon synod ignore facts of history
(Robert Mickens,
La Croix International
)
Religious freedom in Israel
(Paul Shindman,
Honest Reporting
)
Let's steer M'sia towards peaceful religious co-existence
(Kasthuri Patto,
Malaysiakini
)
China fines church for owning ‘wrong’ version of the Bible
(Caleb Parke,
Fox News
)
Why economic freedom is just as important as religious freedom
(Kevin Baldeosingh,
The Foundation for Economic Education
)
Saudi Arabia working for promotion of ‘true image of Islam’
(SPA,
Arab News
)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Bryansk Region - police
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Georgian Metropolitan dismissed following statement on country's administration's wish to displace patriarch
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Judge reconsiders treatment of Jehovah's Witness
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria
(Dale Gavlak,
Catholic News Service
)
Vatican’s U.N. rep pushes for world action to eliminate nuclear weapons
(
Catholic News Service
)
Morocco wants women, minors held in Iraq, Syria to come home
(Associated Press,
Arab News
)
Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15
(
Associated Press
)
Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group
(
Associated Press
)
Pakistani police demolish mosque of minority Ahmadi sect
(
Associated Press
)
Trump-Netanyahu embrace boosts progressive Jewish Americans
(Elana Schor,
Associated Press
)
'Nobody is coming to help us.' The Rohingya have heard grandiose talk of worldwide relief and justice, but seen little to no action.
(Vidya Krishnan,
The Atlantic
)
Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi refuses to resign over deadly protests
(Suadad Al-Salhy,
Arab News
)
USCIRF observes International Religious Freedom Day
(Press Release,
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
In photos: Religious freedom around the world
(
Share America
)
Americans celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali
(Mary Jane Maxwell,
Share America
)
Ordaining married permanent deacons would be 'a breach'
(Claire Lesegretain,
La Croix International
)
Synodal creativity: Beyond the obvious headline (The proposed ordination of married men should not overshadow an open-minded gathering in Rome)
(Dominique Greiner,
La Croix International
)
The Decent Protester: A Down Under creation
(Binoy Kampmark,
Eurasia Review Opinion
)
Canada: A diverse society: Reflections on a tumultuous 2019 Federal Election
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Bishop Shao Zhumin once again taken in for indoctrination
(Lin Yijiang,
Bitter Winter
)
Kartarpur corridor proves Pakistan advocate of peace, interfaith harmony: Dr Firdous
(
Associated Press of Pakistan
)
Malaysia: JAKIM's halal crisis deepens – OpEd
(Murray Hunter,
Eurasia Review Analysis (from Asia Sentinel)
)
Ministry directed to decide Hindu community's application
(Umer Jamshaid,
Urdu Point
)
UAE Embassy in Abuja organises forum on interfaith dialogue and tolerance
(
Emirates News Agency
)
Why Israel should expand work permits for Palestinians
(Yossi Beilin,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
The imam and the pastor: from being enemies to ‘partners in peace’
(Sandisiwe Shoba,
Daily Maverick
)
Islamic State leader dead in US raid
(Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
New IS leader takes over following Baghdadi’s death
(Giorgio Cafiero,
Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse
)
With Islamic State’s Al-Baghdadi dead, where does jihadist terrorism go? – Analysis
(Clint Watts,
Foreign Policy Research Institute
)
Syrian Kurdish commander sparks fresh US-Turkish row
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor:Turkey Pulse
)
Hyping Israel criticism as antisemitism
(Adam Dick,
Eurasia Review Opinion
)
Algeria shuts down Protestant churches, police arrest worshippers
(Benjamin Weinthal,
The Jerusalem Post
)
Lebanon protests stir clash of priorities between Hezbollah and its base
(Makram Najmuddine,
Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
“Women are equal to everything” says ex-barmaid, current President of the Supreme Court
(Alice Irving,
UK Human Rights Blog
)
Argentina and Uruguay voters face surge of religious and conservative candidates
(Diana Cariboni, Nicolás Iglesias Schneider, María Emilia Cerra & Agostina Mileo, OpenDemocracy,
Truth Out
)
UN hypocrisy on human rights continues
(Lawrence J. Haas,
The Hill
)
Chinese refugees: Seeking asylum in Italy
(
Bitter Winter
)
Churches, UN uneasy at upswing in undernourished people, despite hunger fight progress
(Peter Kenny,
Ecumenical News
)
Taiwan holds first pride parade since legalizing gay marriage
(
Deutsche Welle
)
India poised to resrict surrogate pregnancies
(Neeta Lal,
YaleGlobal Online
)
What's next for democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan?
(A Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue with Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) and Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL),
United States Institute of Peace
)
Can Iraqi PM's promises calm popular anger?
(Ali Mamouri,
Al-Monitor:Iraq Pulse
)
Canada: Removal of charitable status
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
U.S., Australia stand up for Uighur rights
(Leigh Hartman,
Share America
)
Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments boosts its imams' media skills
(Amr Mostafa,
Al-Monitor
)
Militant secularism and religious repression in Latin America
(Eric Patterson,
Religious Freedom Institute
)
Russia: 32 people on trial after nationwide ban
(Victoria Arnold,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Russian high court rules in favor of Baptist evangelism
(Mikhail Telekhov, RAPSI,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide
(Mark Pattison,
Catholic News Service
)
Pope Francis to visit Asia as it faces ‘unholy trinity’ of Christian persecution
(Charles Collins,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
India, Pakistan to allow visa-free access to Sikh shrine
(Ashok Sharma,
Associated Press
)
Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop
(Jon Gambrell,
Associated Press
)
Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
(Aron Heller,
Associated Press
)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: Catholic Social Thought and Democratic Civil Society in Ukraine
(
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
EVENT, 25 October 2019: The Orthodox Church of Ukraine: Ecclesiological, Ecumenical, and Geopolitical Dimensions
(
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in Charity Law
(Edited by Barry Bussey,
Anthem Press
)
A comparative study of religion and politics
(Mark Movsesian,
Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion
)
The Routledge Handbook to Religion and Political Parties (new book)
(Edited by Jeffrey Haynes,
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
)
Naruhito: Japan's emperor proclaims enthronement in ancient ceremony
(
BBC News Asia
)
FoRB on the frontlines (Meixco): “If I can kill a priest then I can kill anyone”
(
FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW)
)
Australian government limits scope of report on anti-discrimination laws
(
Catholic News Agency
)
British bishop rebukes Sydney Anglican leader's call for gay marriage supporters to leave church
(Harriet Sherwood,
The Guardian
)
Final synod document expected to mention female deacons
(Claire Giangrave,
Religion News Service
)
As Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill, Catholic leaders call for inquiry into police tactics
(Jonah McKeown,
Catholic News Agency
)
Why Pope Francis decries nationalism
(Slavica Jakeli,
La Croix International
)
Pakistan hopes to ease hostility between Iran, Saudis
(Sabena Siddiqui,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Religious persecution remains a silent feature of Pakistan: Rights activist
(
The Economic Times
)
Anti-Muslim Facebook posts sparked a riot in Bangladesh — and 4 people died
(David Gilbert,
Vice
)
Reform is the last thing that Lebanon’s leaders want
(David Rosenberg,
Haaretz
)
Gantz tasked with forming government after Netanyahu failure
(Jonathan Lis,
Haaretz
)
37 days after the fact, Israel saw today the first real manifestation of Netanyahu’s election defeat
(Chemi Shalev,
Haaretz
)
IDF rabbis in reserve pen modesty laws handbook for religious soldiers
(Jeremy Sharon,
The Jerusalem Post
)
Iran attending ‘religion, world’ int’l conference in Moscow
(
International Quran News Agency
)
‘India is not made of one language, one religion or one enemy,’ says Pranab Mukherjee
(
Scroll.in India
)
Donbas: Luhansk: Worship bans, clergy bans, punishments
(Felix Corley,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Uzbek Islamist fines in Crimea for making calls for extremism
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Jehovah's Witnesses report members' arrest in Kursk
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Criminal case opened against organizer of Jehovah's Witnesses group in Norilsk
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Detained Jehovah's Witnesses are model persons
(Kavkazskii Uzel,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Many think Chinese regulations designed to stymie worship, church growth
(Michael Sainsbury,
Catholic News Service
)
Why such pernicious propaganda against China?
(Md Enamul Hassan,
Global Times
)
British government notes ‘deterioration’ of religious liberty in several countries
(Charles Collins,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Lebanon protests receive backing from religious leaders
(Bassem Mroue and Hassan Ammar,
Associated Press
)
EVENT, 23 October 2019: Protecting Houses of Worship and Holy Sites
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
What is secularism?
(Farzana Mahmood,
Dhaka Bangladesh Tribune
)
Church in Syria and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims
(Charles Collins,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
India: No detention camps will be set up, religion can’t be basis for citizenship: Mamata
(
The Indian Express
)
Commentary: Modern Islamic violence has Marxist roots
(James Baresel,
Church Militant
)
Egyptian writer: The Egyptian Ministry Of Religious Endowments should focus on fighting extremism and ignorance instead of interfering in people's lives
(
The Middle East Media Research Institute
)
The state of Islam in Brunei
(Kerstin Steiner, La Trobe University,
East Asia Forum
)
Catholic priest says repeal of law penalizing act of ‘wounding religious feelings’ makes no sense
(Leslie Ann Aquino,
Manila Bulletin
)
United Arab Emirates pledges to help rebuild Catholic churches in Mosul
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Uzbekistan: Raids, eviction threat for Urgench Baptists
(Mushfig Bayram,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Russia's historical mission is to keep Europe from breaking away from the Christian tradition - Foreign Intelligence Service chief
(
Interfax-Religion
)
'We need to talk about religion and patriarchy': Bangladeshi activist
(Rodion Ebbighausen,
Deutsche Welle
)
Chile’s religious leaders condemn violence; call for justice
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Focus more on peace, not power-sharing, say South Sudan bishops
(
Catholic News Service
)
UN mission head says risk of genocide recurring in Myanmar
(Edith M. Lederer,
Associated Press
)
Can new amendment undermine Egyptian women's rights to divorce?
(Shahira Amin,
Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Behind Egypt's gift to Islamic Jihad
(Shlomi Eldar,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Palestinians seek Egypt’s support to join free trade pact
(Ahmad Abu Amer,
Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse
)
What's steering the PA ban of importing Israeli calves?
(Mordechai Goldman,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Lebanon’s protests continue to gain momentum
(Nicholas Frakes,
Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
What is the effect of Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring on Lebanon?
(Michal Kranz,
Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Why Trump’s sanctions failed to shock Turkey’s economy
(Mustafa Sonmez,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Who betrayed Syria’s Kurds?
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Cardinal Turkson says ordination of married men may be subject of further study
(Courtney Mares,
Catholic News Agency
)
Yes, Russian interests in Syria are political, but there are centuries of religious ties as well
(Terry Mattingly,
Get Religion
)
Syrian democratic forces commander says Turkey violated the ceasefire order
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to form unified government
(Mikaela Mathews,
Christian Headlines
)
Suicide rate for kids ages 10 to 14 nearly tripled in last decade: CDC
(Samuel Smith,
The Christian Post
)
EJIL: Live!
(List of podcasts in video and audio,
The official podcast of the European Journal of International Law
)
Articles of interest – October 21, 2019
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Turkey, aggression, and the right to life under the ECHR
(Adil Ahmad Haque,
EJIL: Talk!
)
Turkey, aggression, and the right to life under the ECHR: A reaction to Professor Haque’s post
(Pavle Kilibarda,
EJIL: Talk!
)
What a withdrawal from Afghanistan would look like: Learning to live with the Taliban rule
(Carter Malkasian,
Foreign Affairs
)
Shamima Begum: Stripping citizenship put her at risk of hanging, court hears
(
BBC News
)
The Power of Words: The role of religion, media and policy in countering hate speech
(
KAIICID Dialogue Centre
)
Lebanese Patriarch Béchara al-Rahï backs demonstrators
(Malo Tresca,
La Croix International
)
Lay Catholics organize march against graft in DR Congo
(Mélinée Le Priol (with Le Monde),
La Croix International
)
The Pact of the Catacombs (Domitlla): A poor servant Church
Synod on Amazon renews Catacomb Pact
(Nicolas Senèze,
La Croix International
)
UAE to begin Iraqi church restoration
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
As synod deliberates, vandals dump controversial indigenous carving into the Tiber
(Claire Giangrave,
Religion News Service
)
China demolishes 3,000-seat megachurch during worship service
(Michael Foust,
Christian Headlines
)
World will suffer badly if nothing is done to stop persecution of religious minorities: Condoleezza Rice
(
ANI News
)
Japan funding for imperial ceremonies sparks rare dissent
(
Asia One
)
Religious violence in Bangladesh leaves 4 dead, dozens injured
(Daily Star,
Asia News Network
)
Transgender cyclist wins femal cycling world championship
(Tobias Hoonhout,
National Review
)
Emerging from Isis genocide, Yazidis in Armenia open religion’s biggest ever temple
(
Independent
)
Ayodhya: How Rajiv Gandhi’s plan to use the Ram temple for the Congress party came undone
(Zoya Hasan,
Scroll.in India
)
There is no room in Islam for clerics who abuse women—not in Iraq, not anywhere
(Mohammed Al-Hilli,
Newsweek Opinion
)
Longer jail time asked for Jehovah's Witness in Siberia
(Taiga.info,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Nineteen Jehovah's Witnesses' homes penetrated
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Rights activist points to plan to destroy Jehovah's Witnesses
(Svetlana Kravchenko, Kavkazskii Uzel,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Pope affirms Catholic Church’s duty to indigenous Amazonians hurt by climate change
(Vincent J. Miller,
The Conversation
)
Hong Kong’s spiritual battle: With parishioners split over politics, pastors try to keep churches together.
(Jillian Kay Melchior,
The Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
)
Mexican bishops call for peace, conversion amid growing violence
(David Agren,
Catholic News Service
)
Christians, Hindus must show world peace is possible, official says
(
Catholic News Service
)
Lebanon’s Catholic patriarchs support protesters seeking economic reforms
(
Catholic News Service
)
Hong Kong leaders apologize for water cannon use at mosque
(Kelvin Chan,
Associated Press
)
Library removes Sikh memorial after criticism from India
(
Associated Press
)
Religious freedom and security as mutually reinforcing objectives: Reflections on the new OSCE/ODIHR policy guidance
(Dmytro Vovk, Jeroen Temperman, Mine Yildirim, Asma Uddin, Peter Weiderub,
Talk About: Law and Religion (blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
)
Can you protect religious minorities and still withdraw from Syria? A story of life and death
(Kelsey Dallas,
Deseret News
)
World Evangelical Association deeply concerned at suffering of vulnerable, including Christians, on Syria-Turkey border
(
Ecumenical News
)
Hong Kong court rules against same-sex unions
(Tiffany May and Gerry Mullany,
The New York Times
)
Coptic Christians in Egypt fear martyrs are being forgotten
(Christopher White,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Iranian church leader Matthias Haghnejad and eight members of the Church of Iran sentenced to five years in prison
(
CSW
)
Hindu exremists, police shut down worship services in Uttat Pradesh, India
(
Morningstar News
)
Melbourne Anglicans find regional same-sex blessings move ‘profoundly disappointing'
(
SBS News
)
Decision time begins for Amazon bishops as synod enters final week
(Thomas Reese,
RNS Column: Signs of the Times
)
Study: Religious attendance flatlining, but giving remains strong
(Yonat Shimron,
Religion News Service
)
Who are the Kurdish people in Syria being attacked by Turkey?
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows
(Elana Schor,
Associated Press
)
Live updates: Syria Kurds begin withdrawing from Turkish border
(Haaretz, DPA, The Associated Press and Reuters,
Haaretz
)
Some US forces to remain in northeastern Syria, SDF sources say
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Bishop warns of mass exodus of Christians in Syria
(Heather Preston,
Premier
)
More on Syria
More than 1 billion people celebrate on Diwali. What does it mean to them?
(Simran Jeet Singh,
Religion News Service
)
On World Mission Day, pope urges Catholics to share Christ's love with all
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
Muslim-majority UAE commits to rebuilding 2 churches destroyed by ISIS in Iraq
(Samuel Smith,
The Christian Post
)
Christian leaders in Pakistan express concern over increased violence
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Nine Iranian Christians sentenced to five year imprisonment
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
African students excluded from China’s churches
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
I, Pastafari: we all have something to learn from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
(Tony Meacham,
The Conversation
)
The myth of the Secular: Religion, war, and politics in the twentieth century
(Walter A. McDougall,
Foreign Policy Research Institute
)
Pakistani Christian children given Islamic name to avoid abuse
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Indonesia’s Christian minority region resists Halal tourism
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Leader of Russian nationalist forum rejects western democratic values
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Adult illiteracy is holding back progress in Madagascar, Catholic charity says
(
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Millions march in Iraq in annual Arbaeen Shiite pilgrimage
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Hadi Mizban,
Associated Press
)
Architect of UN’s first anti-Semitism report says it is ‘long overdue’ (Podcast)
(
Times of Israel
)
Christian tourists warned to not display Bibles in Saudi Arabia
(Mikaela Mathews,
Christian Headlines
)
'Sad day' in Algeria as officials seal buildings of country's largest churches
(
Christian Headlines
)
Franklin Graham says he won’t second guess Trump on Syria
(Mikaela Mathews,
Christian Headlines
)
Bishops in Middle East urge prayer for northern Syria
(Courtney Mares,
Catholic News Agency
)
As Angola drought continues, Catholic Church calls for emergency declaration
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Moroccan king pardons woman who procured abortion, those who participated
(
Catholic News Agency
)
UN set to elect slave state to human rights council
(Christine Rousselle,
Catholic News Agency
)
In India, a long-running religious fight nears a crucial day in court
(
Stratfor
)
Hong Kong court says redefining marriage is beyond its authority
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Mexican diocese prays for peace as capture, release of El Chapo's son sparks violence
(
Catholic News Agency
)
India’s court ends hearings in Hindu-Muslim temple dispute
(Ashok Sharma,
Associated Press
)
Court in India reduces power of ecclesiastical courts in Goa
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Vatican denies Indian nun's appeal of dismissal from religious life for disobedience
(Christine Rousselle,
Catholic News Agency
)
After call from Indian official, library pulls Sikh ‘genocide’ memorial
(Aysha Khan,
Religion News Service
)
Turkey-Syria ceasefire announced, attacks on Kurds continue
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Egyptian church burned, faces potential rebuild barriers
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Sudan rebels and government meet in first round peace talks
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Legalizing assisted suicide will remove treatment options from patients based on cost effectiveness, new report finds
(Lori Arnold,
Christian Headlines
)
Conscientious objection to military service: Mammadov
(Frank Cranmer,
Law & Religion UK
)
Rights court exempts Jehovah’s Witnesses in Azerbaijan from military service
(Molly Quell,
Courthouse News Service
)
Lack of civilian service as an alternative to military service precluded recognition of conscientious objection, in breach of the Convention
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights,
Strasbourg Consortium
)
China bans African students from worshiping in churches to prevent 'foreign infiltration'
(Leah MarieAnn Klett,
Christian Post
)
Ukraine's chief rabbi demands that perpetrators, organizers of anti-Semitic provocation in Kiev be brought to justice
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russia welcomes back Old Believers
(Interfax-Religiia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Catholic priest murdered in Kenya, latest in string of killings
(Fredrick Nzwili,
Catholic News Service
)
Provincial governor’s spokesman says 62 killed, 36 wounded in mosque explosion in eastern Afghanistan
(
Associated Press
)
Bombay HC strikes down legal sanctity of Goa’s ‘church courts’
(Gerard de Souza,
Hindustan Times
)
Exclusive jurisdiction of ecclesiastical tribunals in Goa declared unconstitutional
(Frank Cranmer,
Law & Religion UK
)
Hong Kong Court rules same-sex marriage is not protected under their constitution
(Tim Zubizarreta,
Jurist
)
Hong Kong court: No protection for same-sex marriage or civil unions
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Bishops worry divisions on ‘details’ at synod distract from big picture
(Claire Giangravé,
Religion News Service
)
National Association of Evangelicals names new president, diverse leadership
(Adelle M. Banks,
Religion News Service
)
RNS morning report: Eliud Kipchoge’s Marathon; Methodist Clergyman Accused; Walt …
(Jonathan Woodward,
Religion News Service
)
Working groups at the Vatican’s Amazon synod push for married clergy
(Claire Giangravé,
Religion News Service
)
Afghanistan mosque bombing kills 62 worshippers
(
BBC News
)
Australia: Religious freedom and discrimination law
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Australia: Religious laws to be debated by Christmas
(Daniel McCulloch,
News.com.au
)
Australia to amend religious freedom bills to consider health facilities
(Michael Sainsbury,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
The Possibility of Religious Freedom: Early Natural Law and the Abrahamic Faiths
(Karen Taliaferro,
Cambridge University Press
)
A new defense of religious freedom drawing on Maimonides, Ibn Rushd, and Tertullian
(Marc O. DeGirolami,
Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion
)
Highlighting Nigeria's abusive 'Islamic schools' challenge
(Daniel Mumbere,
Africa News
)
Invoking culture or religion to harm others can never be justified
(Pierre De Vos,
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
)
Indonesian Islamists pursue mentally ill woman
(Amanda Hodge and Chandni Vasandani,
The Australian
)
Another arrest of Jehovah's Witnesses for evangelism
(Interfax-Religiia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Meeting of Russian presidential advisors concerning religion
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Honduran bishops denounce drug cartel incursion into politics
(David Agren,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Nigerian bishop says ‘border wall’ would be good for Nigeria
(
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
The Amazon Synod revives the myth of the noble savage
(Patrick Chisholm,
Crisis Magazine - A Voice for the faithful Christian Laity
)
Baby girl buried alive in India and sex trafficking in Dallas: The power (and hope) of ideas
(Jim Denison,
Christian Headlines
)
The OSCE produces guidance on freedom of religion or belief and security
(Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes
)
Albania gets religion: Resurgence of faith in the formerly communist country is raising fears of foreign influence.
(Krithika Varagur,
Politico
)
Uzbekistan: Muslim bloggers' sentences imminent?
(Mushfig Bayram,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Traditional moral values, democracy can coexist - Patriarch Kirill
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Putin's advisors point out flaws in treatment of religion
(Natalia Bashlykova, Izvestiia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Religious News worth reading, week ending Oct 12th 2019
(
World Religion News
)
Southeast Asia in the crosshairs of 'Islamic State'
(Rodion Ebbighausen,
Deutsche Welle
)
U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples
(
Catholic News Service
)
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza,
Associated Press
)
Catholic church urges Angola to declare a drought emergency
(
Associated Press
)
Pakistan: The weaponization of blasphemy – analysis
(Tushar Ranjan Mohanty,
South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP)
)
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize, more work needed
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Boko Haram leader ends silence with vow to continue violence
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Authorities set to close two Algerian churches
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Saudi Arabia sees little progress on religious freedom despite claims of reform
(
International Christian Concern
)
Religious discrimination bill will not override laws to ban gay conversion therapy, Porter claims
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Coalition's religious discrimination bill condemned by state and territory commissions
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Meditation apps proliferate, even if what they provide is not enlightenment
(Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil,
Religion News Service
)
Synod appears to be moving toward ordination for married men in Amazon
(Thomas Reese,
Religion News Service
)
American bishop says Amazon synod will enrich the church — and our lives
(Thomas Reese,
Religion News Service
)
US policy changes leave Israel alone against Iran
(Ben Caspit,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Gas trade: stand-alone win-win for US-Turkey relations
(Olgu Okumuş,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Sunnis support protests in Iraq, yet fear involvement
(Adnan Abu Zeed,
Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse
)
US announces full withdrawal from northern Syria as Turkish forces advance
(Amberin Zaman and Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
China: Authorities forcibly demolish 'illegal' church; elderly congregants injured
(Leah MarieAnn Kleet,
The Christian Post
)
Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican security
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
Newman, the newest Catholic saint, is a model of making reason our path to God
(Grazie Poso Christie,
Religion News Service
)
BOOK LAUNCH, 15 October 2019: Religious Freedom in Australia – a new Terra Nullius?
(Iain T. Benson, Michael Quinlan and A. Keith Thompson,
The Sdyney School of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia
)
At Amazon synod, women insist that equality should mean the right to vote
(Claire Giangravé,
Religion News Service
)
Preaching the American Gospel
(Glenn A. Moots,
Law & Liberty
)
Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America
(David A. Hollinger,
Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (June 11, 2019)
)
Abortion activists expand their ‘ideological colonization’ to Latin America
(Laura Nicole,
LIve Action
)
Rise in same-sex couples adopting as charity says they are more willing to care for 'harder to place' children
(Gabriella Swerling,
The Telegraph
)
Abortion decriminalised in New South Wales
(
The Christian Institute
)
Month old church demolished by Indian authorities
(
Premier
)
John XXIII and the Amazon synod (The synod gathering in Rome is the latest fruit of the Good Pope's still-unfolding reform)
(Robert Mickens,
La Croix International
)
ICLRS International Law & Religion Symposium recordings of keynote and plenary sessions
(
International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University
)
Religious discrimination: The Australian debate
(Peter Sherlock,
University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings
)
Australia: The biggest hurdle for the Coalition’s religious discrimination bill: how to define ‘religion’
(Erin Wilson,
The Conversation
)
Turkey’s invasion has thrown a once-stable corner of Syria into chaos
(
The Economist
)
Articles of interest – October 14, 2019
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
USCIRF raises alarm over reports that Houthi Court in Yemen may deport Baha’is
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
I was a model Uighur. China took my family anyway.
(Nur Iman,
Foreign Policy
)
Suppressing Jehovah’s Witnesses to prevent espionage”
(Li Mingxuan,
Bitter Winter
)
No god but God: a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
(ana Silkatcheva,
The Conversation
)
FoRB on the frontlines (Colombia): “We left the city and did not return”
(CSWPress,
FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW)
)
FoRB on the frontlines (Venezuela): “A rival to the government”
(CSWPress,
FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW)
)
Religious harmony prevails in the Kingdom of Cambodia
(Khuon Narim,
Khmer Times
)
Religious harmony: When spirituality trumps religious boundaries
(Hafeez Tunio,
The Express Tribune (Pakistan)
)
Queerness and religion in conversation
(Nadia Krige,
University of Cape Town News
)
Charter values are not Charter rights by another name
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Kurdish evangelicals: Amidst the current war, here's one angle the media isn't getting
(Julia Duin,
Get Religion
)
New Syrian constitution must guarantee interests of all ethnic, religious groups - Putin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Alma-Ata (Russia) police conduct searches at Jehovah's Witnesses office
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Why ending the secrecy of ‘confession’ is so controversial for the Catholic Church
(Mathew Schmalz,
The Conversation
)
Pope calls for peace in ‘beloved and martyred’ Syria after Turkish incursion
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Tunisia polls suggest conservative professor wins election
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza,
Associated Press
)
Armed men attack Burkina Faso mosque, kill at least 16
(Arsene Kabore,
Associated Press
)
Religions for Peace looks to its future
(Katherine Marshall,
The Interfaith Observer
)
Egypt: friends fear family may have killed ex-teacher of Islam who became Christian
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Destroying a fragile peace, terrorists wreak havoc in West Africa
(Danielle Paquette,
The Washington Post
)
Mary Astell on female education and the sorrow of marriage (philosopher of the month)
(OUP Philosophy,
OUPblog
)
Who are the Kurds, and why is Turkey attacking them?
(Siobhán O'Grady,
The Washington Post
)
The connection between online hate speech and real-world hate crime
(Matthew Williams,
OUPblog
)
New data files now available at the ARDA
(
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
)
International Law and Religion Symposium 2019: Recordings (updating as available)
(
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University
)
The end of asylum: A pillar of the liberal order ia collapsing—but does anyone care?
(Nanjala Nyabola,
Foreign Affairs
)
Christian charity launches campaign to ‘end euthanasia’
(Tola Mbakwe,
Premier
)
Natural disasters make people more religious
(Jeanet Sinding Bentzen,
OUPblog
)
Justin Trudeau grapples with Quebec’s religious wear law
(Jason Kirby,
Financial Times
)
Unlike the media, Muslim leaders are downplaying China's persecution of their fellow believers
(Richard Ostling,
Get Religion
)
Today's methods for countering anti-Semitism insufficient - The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR)
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Vatican rep to UN addresses violence against women, human dignity
(
Catholic News Service
)
US bars Chinese officials for crackdown on Muslim minorities
(
Associated Press
)
New book: Religious Beliefs and Conscientious Exemptions in a Liberal State
(Edited by John Adenitire,
Independent Publishers Group
)
USCIRF statement on anniversary of Pastor Andrew Brunson’s release by Turkish authorities
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
Policy brief: Increased persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community in 2019
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
USCIRF urges Congress to pass Tibetan Policy and Support Act, welcomes recent measures to protect religious freedom in China
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
USCIRF launches new database of religious persecution victims
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Trade War now has a human rights dimension
(
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
In our opinion: Congress has failed the Kurds in Syria
(The Deseret News Editorial Board,
Deseret News Opinion
)
Tocqueville, Leo XIII, associations, and China's "Great Firewall"
(RIck Garnett,
Mirror of Justice Blog
)
Grim travels to Korea and Japan for two major peace initiatives
(
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
Covenantal Pluralism: A More Perfect Union
((Chris Seiple),
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
Consent is good, but not enough
(Daniel Frost,
Public Square Magazine
)
Articles of interest – October 7, 2019
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Classicism is not enough: Politics and theology in Charles Norris Cochrane
(Daivd Beer,
Law & Liberty
)
China’s repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
(
Council on Foreign Relations
)
Opposition to Modi isn’t just about anti-Muslim violence, Indian Christians say
(Aysha Khan,
Religion News Service
)
Anglican Communion – developments in Rwanda
(David Pocklington,
Law & Religion UK
)
Russia: Lawyers argue case about religious use of housing
(RAPSI,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
USCIRF statement on Turkish offensive in northeast Syria
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
5 ways social media connects religion to younger generations
(
World Religion News
)
U.S. sanctions Chinese tech companies, citing treatment of Muslim Uighurs
(Thomson Reuters,
CBC News
)
USCIRF launches the Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
U.S. Department of Commerce adds 28 Chinese organizations to its Entity List
(
U.S. Department of Commerce
)
US sanctions Chinese entities for human rights abuses of Uighurs
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Iran's Ministry of Education fails to deliver on promises
(Mohammad Reza Niknejad,
Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Iraq protests continue despite calls for calm
(Ali Mamouri,
Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse
)
Chaos grips Northern Syria as invasion imminent
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Pentagon pushes back on Turkish incursion in Syria
(Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor
)
Turkish press reacts to pending Syria operation
(Diego Cupolo,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Egypt, US combine efforts to boost family planning programs
(Amira Sayed Ahmed,
Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Israel hampering Palestinian economy at its own risk
(Akiva Eldar,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Confusion reigns as Trump authorizes troop withdrawal from Turkish-Syrian border towns
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Patriarch Kirill congratulates Western Europe's 'Russian exarchate' on rejoining Russian Orthodox Church
(
Interfax Religion
)
Malka Leifer's case is shaking the Australian Jewish community's faith in Israel
(Michael Visontay,
The Guardian
)
Malaysian MP wants Sunni Islam as official religion
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
At Amazon synod, UN expert says Catholic Church still behind on gender equality
(Claire Giangrave,
Religion News Service
)
Macau diocese angered by government light show on church ruins
(
Catholic News Agency
)
USCIRF webinar series: Webinar #4: China
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
Pope Francis appoints North Dakota priest to lead Diocese of Helena
(Courtney Mares,
Catholic News Agency
)
Nusrat Jahan should change her name and religion: Muslim cleric
(Sandeep Rai,
Times of India
)
Parliament: K. Shanmugam, WP's Faisal face off over separation of religion from politics
(Tham Yuen-C,
Straits Times
)
Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy'
(Julie Zaugg,
CNN
)
Australia: Catholic Church calls for overhaul of 'problematic' religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Religious freedom should not be an excuse for social engineering
(Lisa Davies,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
'Unworkable and unfair': Big business opposes religious freedom bill
(Michael Koziol,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Hoa Hao Buddhists in Vietnam beaten while trying to stop temple demolition
(
Radio Free Asia
)
Parliament updates religious harmony law; stiffer penalties to deal with religious hate crimes
(Grace Ho,
Straits Times
)
Georgian patriarch hopes for German president to facilitate settlement of Transcaucasia's crises
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Why did Putin's comments not help Jehovah's Witnesses?
(Viktor Vladimirov, GolosAmeriki,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Five new Jehovah's Witnesses criminal cases in Moscow suburb
(Vrossii.onlain,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Judge shows a little mercy for Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Two Jehovah's Witnesses released from custody, placed under house arrest in Russia's Primorye
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Two more arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate’s shoes sparks outrage
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Canadian synagogue targeted with swastikas and anti-Jewish symbols
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Amendments to Singapore's religious harmony law approved by Parliament
(
Yahoo News
)
Australia religious freedom laws panned by all sides
(Katina Curtis,
7 News
)
Pakistan's religious diversity is alive in a Karachi neighborhood
(Hamza Dhoon,
Deutsche Welle
)
In livestream debate, Canadian candidates discuss faith-related issues
(Michael Swan,
Catholic News Service
)
Pope names new apostolic nuncio to Chile
(Junno Arocho Esteves,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return
(Edith M. Lederer,
Associated Press
)
Islamists, jailed tycoon claim Tunisian parliament victory
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza,
Associated Press
)
UN racism rapporteur criticizes Dutch burqa ban
(Mike Corder,
Associated Press
)
Religion is needed in the pursuit of peace
(Blerim Mustafa / Inter Press Service,
Business Mirror
)
China calls it re-education, but Uighur Muslims say it’s ‘unbearable brutality’
(Nick Schifrin and Dan Sagalyn,
PBS News Hour
)
The future of the Catholic church: A high-noon moment for Pope Francis over the Amazon
(
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
Hindu nationalists open self-styled religious courts as a rebuke to Sharia law
(Priyadarshini Sen,
Religion News Service
)
Protesters accuse interfaith event at São Paulo cathedral of left-wing activism
(Eduardo Campos Lima,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Russia: Jailings "equate peaceful believers with dangerous criminals"
(Victoria Arnold,
Forum 18 News Service
)
Ukrainian Catholics seek communication with U.S.A.
(RISU,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Russian Consitutional Court to rule on troublesome issue for small religious groups
(Mikhail Telekhov, RAPSI,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Muslims need critical self-reflection: Beyond essentialism and postcolonialism
(Ahmet Kuru,
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra,
Associated Press
)
Tory leader grilled on abortion in Canadian election debate
(Rob Gillies,
Associated Press
)
EVENT, 6-8 October 2019: Human Dignity and Freedom of Religion or Belief: Preventing and Addressing Persecution
(26th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium,
International Center for Law and Religion Studies
)
Bennett: The truth no state can abolish
(
Religious Freedom Institute
)
The truth no state can abolish (Religious freedom is about living a public faith.)
(Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett,
Convivium
)
Institutional Religious Freedom: Negotiating Diverse Convictions and Societal Harms
(Stanley Carlson-Thies,
Religious Freedom Institute Blog
)
Afghan election a cautious success story
(Binaiger Nowrojee,
Asia Times
)
UN has handed Assad a way to win the ‘peace’
(Faisal Al Yafai,
Asia Times
)
USCIRF statement on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
A hero to the world, Gandhi is increasingly controversial in India
(Joanna Slater,
The Washington Post
)
Amazonia: Under the forest, a people
(Isabelle de Gaulmyn,
La Croix International
)
Synod of Bishops meet for the Pan-Amazon region: Challenges
(Nicolas Senèze (in Rome) and Claire Lesegretain,
La Croix International
)
Pope picks anti-mafia judge for Vatican
(Nicolas Senèze,
La Croix International
)
A young couple’s gamble: The gates are slamming shut to refugees from Syria's brutal war. Farrah and Besher would risk it all to reach the West.
(Kareem Fahim and Zakaria Zakaria,
The Washington Post
)
Islam and Institutional Religious Freedom
(Ahmet T. Kuru,
Religious Freedom Institute
)
Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison
(Ahmet T. Kuru,
Cambridge University Press
)
Christians leaders send statement of solidarity to people of Hong Kong
(
Christian Today
)
Carrie Lam invokes emergency laws in Hong Kong: The law will restrict the wearing of face masks by protesters
(
The Economist
)
Hong Kong mask ban has precedent in France – but not Europe as a whole
(Suart Lau,
South China Morning Post
)
Iraq cleric Sadr demands government resign as deadly protests spike
(
AFP Worldwide Network
)
Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top U.N. prize
(Umberto Bacchi,
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
)
Sudan's persecuted Christians eye long-sought freedom
(
France 24 International
)
Boko Haram executes two Christian aid workers in Nigeria
(Morning Star News,
Christian Today
)
In its struggle to subdue Kashmir, India is stripping it of liberties
(
The Economist
)
Pakistan PM warns of 'bloodbath' in Kashmir, India's Modi silent
(
Al Jazeera
)
Will religious freedom play on the world stage?
(Jeremy Barker,
The Hill
)
Abu Dhabi sets the bar for tolerance and interfaith harmony with this project
(
About Her
)
Climate action for peace – faith-based perspectives
(
United Nations Environment Programme
)
Sikh group reaches out to Instagram user who made insensitive post
(Clement Yong,
Straits Times
)
We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel
(Daniel Gordis,
HarperCollins Publishers
)
Global China: Assessing China’s growing role in the world
(
Brookings
)
On China’s National Day, USCIRF urges U.S. Government to take action on religious freedom
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
Clampdowns on house churches continue across China
(Li Guang,
Bitter Winter
)
Will religious freedom play on the world stage?
(Jeremy P. Barker,
The Hill
)
Chasids leave Uman, Russia: Chasidic pilgrims, who celebrated the Jewish New Year in Uman are leaving the town in organized manner
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian court finally agrees with Jehovah's Witnesses' claims
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
Russian government claims American interference in Ukrainian church dispute
(Credo.Press,
Russia Religion News (Stetson University)
)
From persecution to desperation – fact finding mission to Thailand and Malaysia: Special report
(
Forum for Religious Freedom Europe
)
Pope’s right-hand man works bureaucratic miracle for refugees
(Paulina Guzik,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Nuclear weapons, interfaith ties top pope’s agenda in Asia
(
Associated Press
)
The pope is making a statement about immigration with this new statue at the Vatican
(Erica Evans,
Deseret News InDepth
)
Australia isn’t taking the national security threat from far-right extremism seriously enough
(Greg Barton,
The Conversation
)
Australia: Muslims want protection in religion bill
(Geoff Chambes and Joe Kelly,
The Australian (paywall)
)
At Vatican, Pompeo says authoritarian regimes see God as a threat
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Indian home minister promises non-Muslim citizenship bill
(Krithika Varagur,
Associated Press
)
Between two promised lands (the growing rift between American and Israeli Jews)
(Ari Blaff,
Tablet
)
The global gag on free speech is tightening: In both democracies and dictatorships, it is getting harder to speak up
(
The Economist
)
The dueling US foreign policy approaches to Ukraine pose a risk for Kyiv
(Steven Pifer,
Brookings
)
Articles of interest – September 30, 2019
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – September (I)
(David Pocklington,
Law & Religion UK
)
New book on Islam and human rights
(Mark Movsesian,
Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion
)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Human Rights
(Edited by Marie Juul Petersen and Turan Kayaoglu,
University of Pennsylvania Press: Pennsylania Studies in Human Rights
)
Nigerian government accuses NGOs of aiding Boko Haram
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel to counter Islamophobia
(
News 18
)
