Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 17 June 2022
Will Prophet remarks controversy shake India-Middle East trade?
(Elizabeth Roche, Al Jazeera)
India playing with fire on anti-Muslim rhetoric
(Marc Schneier, Arab News)
US slams ‘offensive comments’ on Prophet by BJP members in India
(Al Jazeera)
Canada: Is multiculturalism dead? No, but it’s had some growing up to do
(Amira Elghawaby, Toronto Star)
Joint statement on the human rights situation in China
(Permanent Representative, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ banned in Muslim world for lesbian kiss
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: UN envoy’s farewell: My heart breaks for Afghan girls, women
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Bangladesh: Thousands march in Bangladesh over comments about Islam
(Associated Press)
Pope to Buddhists: Let’s work together to cultivate compassion and hospitality
(Linda Bordoni, Vatican News)
Azerbaijan: "Torture is nothing new, but insulting allah is crossing a red line"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief – Special Bimonthly FORB Digest (01–15.06.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Nigerian Catholics against "Muslim-Muslim ticket" for president, vice president elections
(Justine John Dyikuk, La Croix International)
Nigeria: Blasphemy charge claims another victim in Nigeria
(Justine John Dyikuk, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Nigeria: USCIRF delegation travels to Nigeria to assess religious freedom conditions
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Nigeria: Catholic secretariat preaches peace, call for regional and political balance
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Does religious freedom include the right to have an abortion?
(World Religion News)
Peter's Pence financed 10 million Euro worth of charitable projects in 2021
(Alessandro De Carolis, Vatican News)
Bolivia: Catholic Church in Bolivia insists religion question be included in national census
(La Croix International)
South African church leaders ponder policy woes as they celebrate the anniversary of June 16 Soweto uprising
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)
Chile: How music saved the oldest Anglican Church in Chile
(Graciela Ibáñez, Religion Unplugged)
Why is Indonesia’s draft criminal code so controversial?
(Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera)
Uzbekistan: IGE co-convenes historic “Dialogue of Declarations” in Uzbekistan to protect and advance freedom of faith
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay elected as new WCC general secretary
(World Council of Churches)
WCC central committee makes global appeal for response to needs in Ethiopia, Horn of Africa
(World Council of Churches)
WCC, Global Christian Forum sign memorandum of understanding affirming mutual quest for Christian unity
(World Council of Churches)
Al-Azhar calls for enacting law criminalizing Islamophobia
(Egypt Today)
Australia: Labor confirms it will allow schools to hire secular workers under chaplaincy program
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Muslim World League chief leads religious diplomacy push at Geneva summit
(Arab News)
ISIL leader detained in Syria: US-led coalition
(Al Jazeera)
Palestinian UN rep denounces IHRA antisemitism definition, as EU antisemitism envoy presents plan to world body
(Jacob Miller, Jewish Insider)
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Human goods, environmental evils: The same mastery of nature (human and nonhuman) that has made civilization possible now imperils us.
(David Barr, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Clash of the acronyms? Finding the right FoRBula in the fight for religious freedom
(Miles P.J. Windsor, Religion Unplugged)
UK cancels first flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
(Danica Kirka, Associated Press)
Church says sending migrants to Rwanda brings shame on Britain
(Matt Dathan and Kaya Burgess, The Times)
Global summit on religious persecution presents opportunity to fight abuse
(Knox Thames, Religion News Service)
Christians are under attack in Nigeria: The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
(Jeremiah Igunnubole and Sean Nelson, The Critic)
European Council of Religious Leaders-Religions for Peace Birmingham Declaration
(Religions for Peace)
Michelle Bachelet’s failed Xinjiang trip has tainted her whole legacy
(Benedict Rogers, Foreign Policy)
Weekly Highlight #208: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Children’s needs and gender-based violence; vaccination campaigns in Africa; spirituality in pandemic times
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights violations against Muslim minorities
(Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation)
Lipstadt: ‘Changes are being made’ at U.N. (The U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism laid out a multifaceted approach to the United Nations)
(Gabby Deutch, Jewish Insider)
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct yet another priest in Jos
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Nigeria: Perpetrators of St. Francis Church shooting must face justice
(Amnesty International)
Nigeria: Bishop Arogundade slams Ireland's President Higgins for misleading remarks on Owo massacre
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Eritrea: The church is growing fast in Eritrea despite growing persecution
(Missions Box)
India: 'Islamophobic' remarks put pressure on India's Modi
(Smita Sharma, Deutsche Welle)
India: Amnesty says India should stop ‘vicious’ Muslim protest crackdown
(Al Jazeera)
Is India’s BJP to blame for reports of rising Islamophobia?
(Al Jazeera)
India: Increase in unlawful killings in Jammu & Kashmir highlights Government’s failure to protect its minorities
(Amnesty International)
India's religious tensions prompt calls for boycotts
(Akmal Dawi, Voice of America)
India: Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims
(Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press)
Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content
(Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Philippine clergy welcome assurances from president-elect
(Catholic News Service)
Azerbaijan: Treason case against Imam Sardar Babayev "clearly fabricated"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Apocalypse is now!
(David Cook, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
NZ: Hindu group says New Zealand’s plan to tax cow burps could add to their maltreatment
(Eurasia Review)
Bangladesh: Decoding the narrative ‘there will be no Hindus left in Bangladesh in next 30 years’ – OpEd
(Samina Akhter, Eurasia Review)
Indonesian police arrest alleged propagandist amid crackdown on pro-caliphate group
(Dandy Koswaraputra, Benar News)
Anglican theological educators from Central and South America consult on migration crisis
(Anglican Communion News Service)
“Promises must be fulfilled” – governments urged to honour climate change commitments
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Algeria: Release members of Ahmadi religious minority
(Amnesty International)
FECRIS should lose its consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC
(Bitter Winter)
China: Freedom of religion or belief : Special bimonthly FORB (1-15.06.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Pakistan: Ahmadis once again under attack in Pakistan
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Multi-religious humanitarian fund supports interfaith rehabilitation programme in Ukraine
(Religions for Peace)
Vatican foreign minister emphasizes respecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Orthodox scholar cites role of Moscow patriarch in Russian aggression
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
"Logic of 'appeasement' does not lead to peace, but only increases aggressor's appetite," Head of the OCU said in Berlin
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
CEC to French EU Presidency: Engage churches to bring peace in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)
Parliament Trustees pass resolution on the human right to a healthy environment
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Sri Lankan activists say clergy were not behind May riots
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Religious motive among strongest, most vital motivators of humanitarian action: MWL chief
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Ethiopia: Sacred forests: The dialogue between religion and environmental preservation in Ethiopian churches
(ArchDaily)
Iran: I plant secret house churches because I was saved into one
(Nathan Rostampour, Christianity Today)
Monday, 13 June 2022
Pakistani filmmakers take top honors in 2022 Religious Freedom & Business Foundation Film Competition
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
New book: The Shadow of God: Kant, Hegel, and the Passage from Heaven to History
(Michael Rosen, Harvard University Press)
In Nigeria, faith is flourishing in the face of the deadly persecution of Catholics
(Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register)
Turkey: "Continuously shrinking space” for freedom in Turkey, warns EU
(ADF International)
Turkey’s ‘culture war’: Anger grows as string of events cancelled
(Paul Benjamin Osterlund, Al Jazeera)
Turkey: Erdogan escalates rhetoric against Greece and mobilizes imams in his re-election bid
(Sofia News Agency)
Bachelet won’t seek 2nd term as UN human rights chief
(Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
Egypt court sentences man to death for killing Coptic priest
(Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 13 June 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Cuba: Fears for health of imprisoned Yoruba religious leader
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Myanmar bishops demand that human life, places of worship be respected
(Catholic News Service)
UN Human Rights Council 50: UK statement on Eritrea
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, GOV.UK)
Jehovah’s Witnesses and religious persecution: Do signed declarations help?
(George D. Chryssides, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Secretary Blinken: The rights of religious minorities are under threat in communities around the world
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Religion Unplugged)
India police crack down on protests against Prophet remarks
(Zafar Aafaq, Al Jazeera)
India activist Afreen Fatima says her house bulldozed ‘illegally’
(Zafar Aafaq, Al Jazeera)
Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments
(Al Jazeera)
Asia/India - Violence against churches and Christians increase: United Christian Forum appeals to authorities
(Agenzia Fides)
The loneliness of the model minority: Muslim belonging in Malerkotla, Punjab
(Anna Bigelow, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
America/Brazil - Peace and tolerance in elections: cooperation agreement signed by religious confessions
(Agenzia Fides)
Peru: Bishops intervene to save "our common home" amid indiscriminate mining in Peru
(La Croix International)
Malaysia’s Islamists take on the Sultan of Selangor – analysis
(Murray Hunter, Eurasia Review)
Malaysia: Power struggle between Wahhabi-Salafism and Muslim Brotherhood – analysis
(Murray Hunter, Eurasia Review)
Two sacred spaces and two loving embracers: The Jerusalem Temple and its older brother: The Ka’ba
(Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Chinese religious groups pledge to follow communist regulations
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Thailand: Call for deeper ties between Thai Catholics and Muslims
(Tanya Leekamnerdthai, Union of Catholic Asian News)
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