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Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Ukraine: Architectural restoration: Blueprint for Orthodox-Catholic harmony?
(Andrew Sorokowski, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

UK: Call to protect minority faith women and girls
(Ellen Teague, The Tablet)

Tuesday, 28 December 2021

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid cleric, dies At 90: How religious and world leaders remembered him
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

Bishop Tutu, God & democracy
(Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Australia: Coalition’s religious discrimination bill sends ‘dangerous signal’, Muslim groups say
(Daniel Hurst, The Guardian)

UAE issues first civil marriage licence for non-Muslim couple
(Al Jazeera)

India: Dalits who converted to Buddhism oppose Bill
(Sathish G.T., The Hindu)

India: 'Obsession with religious identity leaves me cold': Remembering Indo-Fijian historian Brij Lal
(Mary-Rose Abraham and Gayathri Vaidyanathan, The Wire)

India blocks foreign funds for Mother Teresa’s charity
(Krutika Pathi, Associated Press)

Christmas arrives in Saudi Arabia as kingdom plays catch-up in religious soft power rivalry
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)

Vietnam: Grappling with ethnoreligious politics and positionalities in Vietnam
(Seb Rumsby, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Vietnamese police arrest followers of religious group during founder’s funeral
(Radio Free Asia)

Middle East: Faith, not numbers is future of Christians in the Middle East
(La Croix International)

Iraqi Christians worship at a church in Baghdad in the run-up to #Christmas
(Twitter, Government of Iraq)

Iran Christian prisoners get rare 10-day holiday leave
(AFP, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar: Prayer mount in Chin State seized by the junta
(International Christian Concern)

Myanmar Coup: Military regime seeks to weaponize religion
(Billy Ford and Zarchi Oo, The United States Institute of Peace)

Syria: Kurdish leaders say poverty ‘biggest threat’ as it drives Syrians into arms of Islamic State
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

Japan: First female Bishop in Japan and South East Asia elected
(Anglican communion News Service)

Zambia: Increase in monetary policy rate may worsen living conditions, cautions JCTR
(Cisa News Africa)

Russia is playing with fire in the Balkans
(Ivana Stradner, Foreign Affairs)

Pakistan: How Islamist fundamentalists get away with murder in Pakistan
(Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, Foreign Policy)

Turkey report details human rights violations
(International Christian Concern)

Nigeria: Involve men in preventing gender-based violence, women church leaders in Nigeria recommend
(World Council of Churches)

Nigerian churches train women and girls on human rights
(Fredrick Nzwili, World Council of Churches)

Interfaith heroes: Exploring the Elijah Interfaith track at the 2021 Parliament
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Parliament trustee named head of ISNA’s Office for Interfaith, Community Alliances, and Government Relations
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

South Sudanese Church leaders praise prosecution of oil executives
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Argentina: Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
(German De Los Santos and Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press)

Pakistan: Islam does not allow insulting any religion: Pakistani PM’s representative
(AhlulBayt News Agency)

Nicaragua seizes former Taiwan embassy to give it to China
(Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 27 December 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Indonesia: Remembering an Indonesian Muslim's Christmas sacrifice
(Siktus Harson, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Nusantara Islam: Seeking a new balance in the Muslim world
(Rumadi Ahmad, Hudson Institute)

Monday, 27 December 2021

Cape Town bells to toll in honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press)

UN chief calls Desmond Tutu ‘an inspiration to generations’
(Associated Press)

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader who identified with Jews and criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, dies at 90
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Desmond Tutu, peacemaker in creation of a new South Africa, dies, aged 90
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The Most Rev Desmond Tutu obituary
(Stanley Uys and Dan van der Vat, The Guardian)

South Africa begins week of mourning for Desmond Tutu
(Al Jazeera)

South Africa's Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu has died at 90
(Sarah Al-Arshani and Taylor Ardrey, Insider)

The first word: To be human is to be free (1991)
(Desmond M. Tutu, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Cuban pastor tried for participating in peaceful nationwide protests
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Nepal: Pastor convicted for prayer returns home on bail for Christmas
(ADF International)

Israel: Implement Kotel agreement and fulfill Isaiah's biblical prophecy - opinion
(Rick Jacobs and Jacob Blumenthal, The Jerusalem Post)

The Palestinian Authority has Jesus envy - opinion
(Itamar Marcus, The Jerusalem Post)

On Christmas, pope prays for pandemic’s end, peace dialogues
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Vatican defends finance trial, says rights being respected
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Dutch court jails man over pre-dawn gunfire at Saudi Embassy
(Associated Press)

Bahá’í Media Bank: Photo of opening pages of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Will and Testament published
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Tibet: Sikyong welcomes appointment of Uzra Zeya as new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
(Central Tibetan Administration)

Brazilian Church becomes more political during Christmas charity campaigns
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

China: Human rights activists call for corporate boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

At Christmas, African bishops have concerns about risks to peace, stability
(Francis Njuguna, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Turkey: In Istanbul, a conference of rabbis from Islamic nations got a surprise: An audience with Erdogan
(David I. Klein , Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

India: Jesus statue smashed in spate of attacks on India’s Christian community
(Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian)

India: Hindu vigilante groups disrupt Christmas celebrations on Modi territory
(Manoj Kumar and Saurabh Sharma, Reuters)

India: Arrests, beatings and secret prayers: Inside the persecution of India’s Christians
(Deccan Herald)

India: Those who underwent religious conversion should be brought back to Hinduism: MP Tejasvi Surya
(Kiran Parashar, The Indian Express)

India: FIR against Hindu religious leader for derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi
(Deccan Herald)

Gaza at Christmas: a bleak outlook
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

China: Beijing bans online religious activities without government go-ahead
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

China: Intel apologizes for asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiang
(Joe M, Associated Press)

China denounces US law on Xinjiang imports
(Associated Press)

China: “Christmas is forbidden, it’s a Western celebration”
(Liang Jianguo, Bitter Winter)

Russia: FJCR considers departure from traditional values the main reason for demographic decline of Jewish population after the war
(Interfax-Religion)

Pope decries Italy’s ‘demographic winter’ of falling birth rates, family size
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukraine: We categorically reject the attempts of the Russian Orthodox Church to influence the development of relations between Ukraine and the Vatican, - ambassador Yurash
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Photos of the week: Winter solstice, Christmas preparations
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

‘Realistic hope’ needed as Canadian church weighs pandemic’s toll, primate says
(Matt Gardner, Anglican Journal)

Sunday, 26 December 2021

People of Myanmar face unprecendented crisis in 2022, the U.N. warns
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Friday, 24 December 2021

What capitalism can learn from the religions of the world
(Atul K. Shah, The Conversation)

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

Turkish lira hits turbulence as Erdogan cites Islam as reason for monetary policy
(Deutsche Welle)

Bottom-up hope: Local governments bolster religious pluralism in Turkey
(Aykan Erdemir and Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir, Providence Mag)

Turkey: AP Photos: Whirling dervish ritual honors Sufi mystic poet
(Francisco Seco, Associated Press)

Elevating the UK’s leadership on defending religious freedom
(Knox Thames, The Royal United Services Institute)

China imposes sanctions on USCIRF officials over Xinjiang
(Associated Press, Religion News Service)

USCIRF condemns the Chinese government’s additional sanctions on USCIRF commissioners
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
(Associated Press)

China bans entry to 4 US religious freedom advisors in retort to Xinjiang sanctions
(Radio Free Asia)

Religious freedom commissioners targeted by China, "will not be silenced'
(Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews)

Beijing bans online religious activities without government go-ahead
(Asia News)

Christian pastors told to preach in sermons confidence in the Party and Xi Jinping
(Zhang Chunhua, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

China’s latest crackdown on religion bans foreigners from spreading church and spiritual content online
(Amber Wang, South China Morning Post)

Pakistan article 7 of 7: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan - “I Am Not Charlie” (with links to articles 1 through 6)
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Karnataka's Anti- Conversion Bill: Freedom of religion tested like never before
(Ratika Rana, The Logical Indian)

Anti-conversion Bill leaves wide scope for legal action
(The Hindu)

She escaped child marriage twice. Now she’s trying to save other girls from pandemic suitors.
(Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post)

Series: Women's evolving influence in male-led faiths
(Religion News Service)

As-Salt, Jordan: The Middle East's city of tolerance and generosity
(Marta Vidal, BBC)

USCIRF concerned by Russian prosecution of International Memorial Society
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Top 3 RFBF stories from 2021 for Christmas
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Québec’s Bill 21: Secularism or religious freedom? – OpEd
(Bruce Mabley, Eurasia Review)

Canada: Letter published in Canadian medical journal leads to apologies and calls for a retraction
(Michael Lee, CTV News)

Canada: Don’t use an instrument of oppression as a symbol of diversity and inclusion
(Sherif Emil, Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Joy to the suffering world
(Knox Thames, Baptist News Global)

Haiti's Catholic bishops launch cry of alarm before Christmas
(Céline Hoyeau, La Croix International)

Plans move forward for 2022 pope, Russian patriarch meeting
(Nicole Winfield and Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)

We could use a little more Hinduism in our approach to climate change
(Gopal D. Patel and Murali Balaji, Religion News Service)

CAR: Cardinal warns against Russia’s growing influence in Central African Republic
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

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