Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 20 August 2021
Papal foundation warns of ‘bleak future’ for religious freedom in Afghanistan
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
RFI Executive Vice President weighs in on the current threat to religious minorities in Afghanistan
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Fate of rock churches of Lalibela raises concerns among US Ethiopians
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Law and Christianity in Latin America: The Work of Great Jurists (edited by M.C. Mirow and Rafael Domingo)
(John Witte, Jr., Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Order of the courts: how the Catholic court system works
(The Pillar)
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
With the Taliban takeover, world Islam – and the press – have much at stake in the future
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls
(Vrinda Narain, The Conversation)
Sharia law: What do the Taliban’s religious rules mean for Afghan women?
(Katie Strick, Evening Standard)
Ecumenical, evangelical church world groups gravely concerned after Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
‘Give refugee status to fleeing Afghan nationals, irrespective of religion’
(The Hindu)
WCC calls for prayers for people of Afghanistan as fears of violence grow
(World Council of Churches)
Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power: Taliban say they seek an “inclusive, Islamic” government
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’
(The Guardian)
Ethiopia Orthodox faith UNESCO heritage site overrun by rebels
(The South African)
A letter of resignation from the chairperson of the Muslim Burial Society of South Africa
(Haji Mohamed Dawjee, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)
Leaders from community leaders, form committee to heal rifts in South Africa community
(Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize, The Daily Maverick)
A pandemic 'report card'
(James Christie, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Interfaith deal helps pandemic-hit people in Indonesia
(Konradus Epa, UCA News)
Ghana bill discriminates against LGBTQi+ community
(Graeme Reid, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)
Religious belief deserves protection
(Vanessa Cheng and Mark Spencer, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Armenian church in Turkey to reopen after decades
(International Christian Concern)
How blasphemy laws are choking religious freedom and why the West should care
(Sofia Hörder, Christian Today)
Escaped from death row into Europe: Son of imprisoned Pakistani couple speaks out on ordeal
(ADF UK)
Flashback to 'catacomb' Masses after Pope Francis crackdown on the Latin Mass?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)
PM to deliver opening speech at interfaith anti-trafficking forum
(Mom Kunthear, Phnom Penh Post)
6 facts about Jainism in India
(Pew Research Center, Kelsey Jo Starr)
Police fire tear gas to break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir
(Shah Abbas, Associated Press)
Gujarat defends anti-conversion law in High Court
(The Hindu)
Refugee aid groups criticize Biden for stumbles in evacuating ‘desperate’ Afghans
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Weekly Highlight #169: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious gatherings; vaccine mandates
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
The LGBT lobby rejected in court in Mexico
(Elsa Méndez, FSSPX.news)
USCIRF releases report highlighting religious freedom violations in North Korea
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Chinese archbishop: Three stages to 'drama' involving church, communists
(Catholic News Service)
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
(Associated Press)
Seventh-day Adventist clergy get heavy jail sentences in Guizhou
(Wu Guoxuan, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China’s Communist Party expels censor accused of corruption
(Associated Press)
Hajj during a pandemic – almost entirely a Saudi ritual
(The European Times)
Catholic refugee agency urges ‘safe routes’ to UK for Afghan refugees
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nicaragua’s vice president calls priests and bishops ‘devils’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishop highlighting anti-Christian violence draws government criticism
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
More than ten criminal cases of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russian-occupied Crimea
(Alexander Dremligin, Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special bimonthly FORB digest (01-15.08.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russian religious leader and Commissioner for Children's Rights argues against compulsory vaccine
(Religion Today)
Adherents of Muslim sect convicted in Russian-occupied Crimea
(Forpost Sevastopol, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
When it comes to covering disasters in Haiti, the Catholic media have the best connections
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
New anti-semitism treats Israel as ‘the Jew among the nations’
(Abe Foxman, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
In the wake of ISIS, Kurdish authorities are controlling religious messaging
(Rebecca Collard, The World)
Monday, 16 August 2021
Afghanistan falls to Taliban: updates
(Rachel Pannett, Jennifer Hassan, Katerina Ang and Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post)
What a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan means for Christians
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
Violence erupts at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee Taliban
(Saeed Shah, Yaroslav Trofimov and Gordon Lubold, The Wall Street Journal)
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
The unequal impact of the pandemic on scholars with care responsibilities: What can journals (and others) do?
(Sarah Nouwen, Joseph Weiler and I•CON Editorial Team, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Indian Court says religions don't preach narrow-mindedness
(The Times of India)
India Chief Minister says citizens should place nationalism above religion
(The Times of India)
India Citizens believe Hindu religion is in danger with Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister of Maharashtra
(Ani, Bombay News)
No one in India should be mistreated in the name of religion, say religious leaders on eve of 75th Independence Day
(Two Circles)
'Comparative religion study’ prepared India Justice Rohinton Nariman for a life in the courts
(Swati Deshpande, The Times of India)
In Jamaica, religion and rumors fuel anti-vaccine sentiments
(Jamaica Observer)
Some cultural and religious beliefs contributing to Nigeria's low education rates, Nigerian Governor says
(Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo, Punch)
Harassment rooted in race, religion and gender to become illegal under Edmonton, Candada bylaw
(Natasha Riebe, CBC News)
China experiencing 'massive clampdown' on religion under Xi Jinping
(news.com.au)
World premier of the short film - Inter Belief Network at Google
(Vimeo video, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Weddings and Kirpans- indirect religious discrimination in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia just passed a law prohibiting people from praying outside abortion clinics
(Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews)
Poland keeps ambassador at home amid dispute with Israel
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)
Israel condemns Poland restitution law, recalls top diplomat
(Vanessa Gera and, Associated Press)
Israel’s Lapid reopens liaison office in Morocco, is moved by synagogue visit
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)
China: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (01-15.08.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Articles of interest - 16 August 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Men who desecrated an Armenian church in Istanbul detained
(The European Times)
Catholic Church in Argentina opposes move to legalize recreational marijuana
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Head of Uzbekistan's Muslim Board Alimov dies
(Interfax-Religion)
World’s largest interfaith organizations, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, UNEP, join forces for climate change
(EIN Presswire)
Legal Journal Number 10 (16): August 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Photos of the week: Hindu wrestlers; Italian heatwave
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
More than 500 women human rights defenders unjustly imprisoned in Iran
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Assyrians celebrate Assumption of Mary amid Turkish bombardment in northern Syria
(Greek City Times)
The ancient symbol that was hijacked by evil - swastika, hakenkreuz
(Kalpana Sunder, BBC)
Friday, 13 August 2021
Religious texts: Emphasizing the equal image of God in both men and women
(Elizabeta Kitanovic, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
In India, Hindu support for Modi’s party varies by region and is tied to beliefs about diet and language
(Jonathan Evans, Pew Research Center)
Ex-Muslims in India find solidarity online as they face social and familial rejection
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)
India’s reservation policy is meant to help Dalits, as long as they don’t convert to Christianity or Islam
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Ruth Ngladar Pogu’s release is welcome, but the man with her is not her ‘husband’
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
What everyone needs to know about Shariah
(Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Academia.edu)
Comparative study on the persecution of religious minorities through taxation France-Taiwan (II)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Comparative study on the persecution of religious minorities through taxation France-Taiwan (I)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Australian archbishop speaks out against euthanasia bill: ‘Doctors are healers, not killers’
(Bridget Sielicki, Live Action)
Iranian churches under threat from hardline judges
(Vision News Team)
Vietnamese government uses COVID-19 to crack down on Christians
(Cora Wack and Olivia Enos, Providence Mag)
Regina passes municipal ban on conversion therapy
(Alexander Quon, CBC News)
Aceh Christians face uphill battle for right to worship
(Siktus Harson, Union of Catholic Asian News)
People involved in temple attack to be punished: IG
(The International News)
Blasphemy cases must not be misused against minorities, says Ashrafi
(Daily Times)
Why an 8-year-old can be tried for blasphemy in Pakistan
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Case against Hindu boy closed: Ashrafi
(Muhammad Irfan, UrduPoint)
Pakistani Christians granted asylum after release from death row
(ADF International)
Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
(Zeina Karam and Ahmad Seir, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Catholic Church faults government’s bombing probe
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
Japanese defense chief visits contentious war shrine
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Mexico tells Mennonites: stop cutting down jungle to plant
(Associated Press)
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