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Events Headlines
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17-18 October 2021: Parliament of the World's Religions
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
WEBINAR, 30 June 2021 (9AM New York/3PM Brussels): Freedom of Religion or Belief to Promote Peace, Justice & Stronger Societies
(EU & International Affairs office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the G20 Interfaith Forum, Ahead of the 2021 Italy G20 Summit Webinar Series)
WEBINAR, 9 June 2021, (9AM New York/3PM Brussels): G20 as a Driver to Reduce Poverty and Reignite Growth
(EU & International Affairs office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the G20 Interfaith Forum, Ahead of the 2021 Italy G20 Summit Webinar Series)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 28 May 2021 (4PM in Rome): The Crisis of Religious Freedom in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic
(Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università degli Studi di Messina)
FACEBOOK LIVE SERIES, 13, 20 & 27 May 2021: Voices of Asian American Faith Freedom
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
STREAMING 15-23 May 2021: What WWII-Era Scandinavia Can Teach Us About Solidarity Across Religions
(Solidarity Sabbath 2021)
WEBINAR, 21 May 2021 (12PM EDT): Religious Soft Power in Russian Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Robert C. Blitt
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 20 May 2021 (3PM in Amsterdam): Space for faith and belief actors in times of COVID-19
(Platform Freedom of Religion or Belief Worldwide in the Netherlands)
WEBINAR, 19 May 2021, (9AM New York/3PM Brussels): The Gift of Our World: Faith and Environmental Stewardship
(Ahead of the 2021 Italy G20 Summit Webinar Series (multiple sponsors))
ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH, 18 May 2021 (5.00 – 6.30 p.m. UTC+2): Islamic Religious Education in Europe
(The University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp (UCSIA))
CEFTUS WEBINAR, 18 May 2021( 6PM London): Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey's Kurdish Conflict Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey's Kurdish Conflict
(Dr Dilek Kurban, Prof. Helen Duffy and Dr Derya Bayir, Center for Turkey Studies UK)
International Headlines
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
(Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press)
China detaining and sentencing Uyghur imams en masse, UHRP reveals
(Uyghur Human Rights Project)
U.S. calls Xinjiang an 'open-air prison,' decries religious persecution by China
(Reuters)
China’s Xinjiang province an ‘open-air prison’, US official says
(Aljazeera)
Since 2014 Beijing has imprisoned at least 630 imams in Xinjiang
(a, Asia News)
Now is the time to stand in solidarity against antisemitism
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Deseret News)
Christians beheaded in Indonesia terror attack
(The Christian Post)
International court urged to let churches, synagogues, and mosques choose religion teachers, not the state
(Becket: Press Release)
Court blocks 'blasphemous' Indian movie accused of defaming Catholics
(Saji Thomas, Union of Catholic Asian News)
When secularism in India is on a roller coaster
(Babu Joseph Karakombil, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lanka cancels major Buddhist, Muslim festivals
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
‘We cannot wait!’ pleads Catholic missionary in Myanmar
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Meet Kashmir’s ‘Midnight Drummers,’ keeping alive an age-old Ramadan tradition
(Majid Maqbool, Religion News Service)
Spokeswoman: Vietnam always respects policy on freedom of religion and belief
(Nhan Dan)
Hate speech laws and blasphemy laws: Parallels show problems with the U.N. strategy and plan of action on hate speech
(ADF International)
Government report signals hope for Middle Eastern Christians
(Steven Howard, Providence Mag)
Podcast Ep. 62 | What USCIRF’s 2021 Report Got Right and Wrong
(Steven Howard & Mark Melton, Providence Mag)
Photos of the week: Holy fire; Orthodox Easter
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Penpa Tsering elected president of Tibetan exile government
(Ashwini Bhatia, Associated Press)
Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshippers
(Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press)
Atrocities still occurring in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, says priest
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
U.S. climate envoy speaks at Vatican conference, will meet pope
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Uzbekistan: Parents told not to teach Islam to their children
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Why has Gaza frequently become a battlefield between Hamas and Israel?
(Dov Waxman, OUPblog)
Israel says troops attack Gaza, as strikes continue
(Virginia Pietromarchi and Arwa Ibrahim, Aljazeera)
Pakistani Christians warned against supporting Israel
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Interfaith efforts strained by Israeli-Palestinian violence
(David Crary and Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims rally against Israel
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Religious leaders respond to conflict between Israel and Palestine
(Aspen Pflughoeft, Deseret News Faith)
Dozens of US rabbinical students sign letter calling for American Jews to hold Israel accountable for its human rights abuses
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
‘Holy War’: A perspective of the Arab-Israeli conflict - opinion
(Moshe Dann, Jerusalem Post)
Press coverage of Mount Meron tragedy offers window into Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)
The Canadian Supreme Court's concerning subordination of religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Two Questions on Coups and Representation before International Courts
(Marko Milanovic, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Europe Headlines
N Ireland’s main unionist party picks traditionalist leader
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
Feilazoo v. Malta: Immigration detention in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond and the right of individual petition
(Aristi Volou, Strasbourg Observers)
Interview with the Somali-Norwegian model campaigning for Muslim women’s rights
(Peter Yeung, Aljazeera)
Evangelical body 'dismayed' at charges which could see Finnish MP jailed for tweeting Bible verse on homosexuality
(Premier Christian News)
Religious leader engagement in Kosovo: Restored trust leads to renewed relations—Chaplain Michel de Peyret, French Army (Part 1)
(S.K. Moore, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Albanian tries to set himself on fire at Eid al-Fitr prayers
(Associated Press)
Jewish group condemns ‘pure antisemitism’ in German protests
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
European Jews brace for antisemitic attacks spurred by Gaza conflagration
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jehovah's Witness woman's legal appeal proves costly
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Russian Health Ministry notes substantial decline in abortions
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin notes Muslim organizations' active role in Russia's life
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church pleas reduction of abortions to fight demographic crisis
(Sofia News Agency)
Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
What does Islamo-Gauchisme mean for the future of France and democracy? (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Yasser Louati, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
From separation to anti-separatism: Divides and divisiveness of the french vivre ensemble (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Myriam Hunter-Henin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Islamophobic hegemony in France: Toward a point of no return? (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Marwan Mohammed, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Publicly French, privately Muslim: The aim of modern laïcité (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Rim-Sarah Alouane, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Reinforcing laïcité? Loi confortant le respect des principes de la République (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Murat Akan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Rinse and repeat: French secularism as political theater (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Mayanthi Fernando, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Unveil them to save them: France and the ongoing colonization of Muslim women’s bodies (Responding to: Islam, secularism, and the culture wars in France)
(Jyhene Kebsi, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
United States Headlines
Religious freedom advocacy in 2021
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition)
Court will not enjoin South Carolina "no aid" clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10th Circuit hears oral arguments in ministerial exception case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
White evangelicals hold highest disapproval of Biden among religious groups: Pew
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Indiana court upholds religious freedom for Catholic schools
(Becket: Press Release)
USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel makes Fortune's list of World's 50 Greatest Leaders
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Hawaii mask mandate did not violate protester's Free Exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Biden sends Eid al-Fitr greeting
(Facebook)
Texas passes heartbeat abortion law with broad civil enforcement provision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles
(Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press)
U.S. State Department releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The unseen economic and social impacts of American faith
(Brian Grim, Deseret News Faith)
New podcast: Yes, election of first trans/queer/gender fluid ELCA bishop was a big story
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
RFI research fellow makes case for medical conscientious objection
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Christian nationalism and recent anti-trans state laws
(Daniel D. Miller, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
LGBT health bias protections set to clash with religion shield
(Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
Native students finally win the right to wear tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies
(Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Republic)
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