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VIRTUAL EVENT, 1 May 2024 (10AM ET): 2024 Annual Report: Key Findings and Recommendations - 25 Years of IRFA
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
WEBINAR, 26 April 2024 (4PM CEST): Strengthening Families: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Societies. Episode 3: Families and Freedom of Religion or Belief
(David Dollahite, Marcela Szymanski, William Duncan, Alessandro Calcagno, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sutherland Institute)
EVENT, 23-25 April 2024: Oceania Perspectives on Human Dignity (Laie, Hawaii, USA)
(Brigham Young University – Hawaii, The Human Dignity Initiative)
ONLINE COURSE, 25 April - 16 May 2024: Religions, Beliefs, and Human Rights: A Faith for Rights Approach (Instructor-Led)
(The United States Institute of Peace)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 24 April 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Anglicanism / Episcopal Church" with Lynnaia Main
(European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 24 April 2024 (19:30h GMT+2): Informe de Libertad Religiosa 2023 por España (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
(Ayuda a la Iglesia Necesitada, Archidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela)
International Headlines
Australian PM calls X's fight against removal of church stabbing posts 'extraordinary'
(Renju Jose, Reuters)
Australia: Tickle v Giggle: transgender woman sues female-only ‘online refuge’ for alleged discrimination in landmark case
(Daisy Dumas, The Guardian)
Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
(Massinissa Benlakehal, Associated Press)
Mexico’s likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Iran: Democratic shārīe‘ā vs. corrupted shārīe‘ā: The morality police of Iran
(Mohamed Arafa, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Democratic shārīe‘ā vs. corrupted shārīe‘ā: Proposing an International Islamic Alliance
(Mohamed Arafa, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
China: Religious worship is a human right, even in China. Bring David Lin home.
(The Washington Post)
India: ‘Infiltrators’: Modi accused of anti-Muslim hate speech amid India election
(Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera)
India: Modi’s Muslim remarks spark ‘hate speech’ accusations as India’s mammoth election deepens divides
(Rhea Mogul, CNN)
India: Hindus stage protest at Catholic school in India over clothes ruling
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
India: The largest religious celebration on earth: India's Kumbh Mela
(Christian Science Monitor)
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2024): Ideology, theology and practicality
(The International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF))
Canada: What is the 'halal mortgage' Canada wants to approve for Muslims?
(The New Arab)
War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Israel: Towards an enhanced protection of Palestinian LGBTQ refugees in Israel?
(Tal Mimran, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Holy days during unholy wars
(Christian Science Monitor)
Articles of interest - 22 April 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
LatAm bishops voice alarm over polarization on Pope’s home continent
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
S Korea has more Catholic lawmakers than ever
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
“For Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity” - WCC publishes its Annual Review 2023
(World Council of Churches)
Uzbekistan: Secular Uzbekistan’s struggle with Islamic terrorism
(SpecialEurasia)
Nigeria: Experts preach religious harmony across Nigeria
(Rosita Ndukwe, Voice of Nigeria)
Chile: Religion and social sciences, a necessary dialogue (Spanish)
(Alejandro Cerda Sanhueza, Universidad Católica del Norte)
Europe Headlines
United States Headlines
FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania
(Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency)
Around the web - 22 April 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Strengthening the church-state wall to protect democracy
(Brian Kaylor, Word & Way)
Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session
(Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press)
Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to ‘return home’
(Celina Tebor, Zoe Sottile and Matt Egan, CNN)
Statement from President Joe Biden on Passover
(The White House)
DOE issues new rules under Title IX protecting against LGBTQ+ discrimination
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How religious freedom could help liberals win the abortion rights war
(Charles McCrary, The New Republic)
Biden condemns 'alarming surge of antisemitism' amid Columbia chaos
(Joey Garrison, USA Today)
Religious homeless shelters take the stage at Supreme Court
(Becket)
Satanic Temple co-founder challenges Florida Gov DeSantis to debate on religious freedoms
(Greg Wehner, Fox News)
Protecting religious liberty in Minnesota
(Carla Nelson, Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus)
Countering religious discrimination
(Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate)
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