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EVENT, 18 April 2024 (1PM - 6PM PDT): Finding Common Ground: Protecting Freedom of Religion and Human Dignity (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
(Las Vegas Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)
EVENT, 18 April 2024 (6PM EDT): 3rd Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable (Kennesaw, GA, USA)
(Paul Murray, Hannah Clayson Smith, Barry Loudermilk, David Wilkerson, Alexandria Shuval-Weiner, Kemal Korucu, John H. Vaughn)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 March 2024: Islamophobia, antisemitism and philosemitism after October 7
(Cambridge Interfaith Programme)
HYBRID EVENT, 14 March 2024 (13.30 GMT+1): Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
(Başak Çalı and Laurence R. Helfer, Maastricht Centre for Human Rights)
EVENT, 14 March 2024 (18:30 GMT+1): Self-Censored Live Premiere (film in English, discussion in German) (Vienna, Austria)
(Ralph Schöllhammer, P. Simon De Keukelaere, Pamela Chavez-Reder, Markus Bauer, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
WEBINAR, 14 March 2024 (17:30 CET): Being a Christian in politics and society
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
International Headlines
Türk calls for measures to address religious hatred
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Iraq hopes to lure Christian pilgrims with new church in ancient Ur
(Reuters)
Afghanistan: If you are a girl in Afghanistan, the Taliban has decided your future for you
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Israeli forces attack Muslim worshippers at al-Aqsa during first night of Ramadan
(Middle East Eye)
Israeli police block hundreds of Palestinians from al-Aqsa on Ramadan's first night, hit worshipers with batons
(Nir Hasson, Haaretz)
How Hamas is using Ramadan to prolong the war
(Mario Mancuso, Hudson Institute)
Myanmar: Religion, Peace and Conflict Country Profile
(The United States Institute of Peace)
Philippines: Religion, Peace and Conflict Country Profile
(The United States Institute of Peace)
Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet
(Asim Tanveer, Associated Press)
Canada: Should people suffering from mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions
(Maria Kulp, The Conversation)
Recent articles of interest - 11 March 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Celebrating women at KAICIID: A commitment to empowerment and progress
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election
(Al Jazeera)
Australia: Anti-discrimination laws would ‘stop religious schools sacking staff for adultery’
(Natasha Bita and Lydia Lynch, The Australian)
Brazil: Union against religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Emerson Cunha and Camilla Barbosa, A União)
Peru: Bill advancing that seeks to protect freedom of conscience and religion in Peru (Spanish)
(Diego López Marina, ACI Prensa)
Mexico: Religion, politics and peacebuilding (Spanish)
(Felipe de J. Monroy, Agencia Quadratín)
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