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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)
CALLS FOR PAPERS, proposals due 31 March 2024: From Protection to Coercion: the Limits of Positive Obligations in Human Rights Law
(Faculty of Law, Lund University)
EVENT, 26 March 2024 (1:30PM ET): Women in FoRB: Making a Difference
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 26 March 2024 (3PM CET / 8AM MDT): Education, Health, and Human Flourishing: The Family's Crucial Role
(European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 21 March 2024 (10:30AM ET): The Roles of Law, Religion and Housing Through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
(Yolanda van der Vyver, M. Christian Green, Terri Montague, Heleen du Toit, Carin Smuts, Marianne de Klerk, Alexander Ehlers, Brendan Hart, Yasmin Mayat, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
EVENT, 21 March 2024 (3PM CT): Religion and Politics after January 6 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
(Tracy Fessenden, Abram Van Engen, Mark Valeri, Washington University in St. Louis)
International Headlines
UN experts warn Islamophobia rising to “alarming levels”
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
USCIRF calls attention to prevalence of anti-Muslim hate around the world
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Somalia's Syl hotel attacked by al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu
(George Wright and Ian Wafula, BBC News)
Hong Kong: Sixteen international experts express “profound and grave concerns” about looming threat to religious freedom and Sacrament of Penance in Hong Kong
(Freedom House)
Multi-country statement on the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
(U.S. Department of State)
Australia: NSW Conversion Practices Bill- risks to religious freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Religious schools can be sued for acting in good faith, in Albo Government’s proposed reforms
(Michaelia Cash, The West Australian)
Photos of the week: Ramadan begins; Bulgarian patriarch dies
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Religion Watch, Volume 39 No. 4
(Religion Watch, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Articles of interest - 18 March 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Gambia moves toward overturning landmark ban on female genital cutting
(Ruth Maclean, The New York Times)
Iraq: Abbas Raad — Photographing moments of religious worship in Iraq
(Dalia Al-Dujaili, We Present)
Iraq: Report reveals ‘deep animosity’ towards Jews and Judaism in Iraqi curriculum
(Jewish News)
Iraq: USCIRF calls for U.S. government to support Iraq’s religious communities on anniversary of genocide determination
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Brazil: Father baptizes son without mother's knowledge and is convicted of moral damage (Portuguese)
(Eduardo Velozo Fuccia, Conjur)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
8 in 10 Americans say religion is losing influence in public life
(Michael Rotolo, Gregory A. Smith, and Johnathan Evans, Pew Research Center)
Joint statement on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the Syrian uprising
(U.S. Department of State)
5 facts about religion and Americans’ views of Donald Trump
(Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center)
Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan
(Corey Williams, Giovanna Dell’Orto, Mariam Fam and Darren Sands, Associated Press)
Custody order barring father from taking child to his church upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Justice Department secures agreement with Connecticut Department of Correction to protect religious rights in prison
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Around the web - 18 March 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Air pollution did not violate city residents' free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
7th Circuit: Zoning denial for Catholic school athletic field lights did not violate RLUIPA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denial of temporary religious worker visa upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thousands of churches will likely close down. What happens to all that real estate?
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
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