Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 26 March 2021

Covid-19’s gendered impacts highlight deeply rooted social ills, but also opportunities for religious communities to take on new roles
(Sarah Thompson, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

China sanctions Britons over West’s Xinjiang criticism
(Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas, Associated Press)

India’s PM Modi faces big electoral test in Muslim areas
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit
(Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)

Our conscience points us to true freedom
(Andrew P.W. Bennett, National Catholic Register)

RFI President praises Secretary of State Blinken's toughness on Uyghur genocide in China
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Bangladesh court sentences 14 Islamist militants to death
(Associated Press)

Minorities protest in Dhaka against anti-Hindu violence
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)

U.S., E.U., Canada and Britain announce sanctions on China over the abuse of Uyghurs
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)

Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over Uyghur human rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Treasury sanctions Chinese government officials in connection with serious human rights abuse in Xinjiang
(U.S. Department of the Treasury)

USCIRF applauds coordinated sanctions against Xinjiang officials
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

The Gospel according to Dickens
(Algis Valiunas, First Things)

The infidelity of the present
(Robert P. Imbelli, First Things)

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World
(YouTube Video)

Cries for help from Nigerian Catholics: Battles over land, cattle, honor and, yes, religion
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)

Delhi: Another arrest in interfaith marriage violence as couple goes into hiding
(Times of India)

Voices of lament, hope, and courage: A week of prayer in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
(World Council of Churches)

Vatican releases pope’s Holy Week, Easter schedule
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

Pope Francis reduces cardinal wages as Vatican finances struggle due to pandemic
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Why is the Asian Church cold about Muslim friendship?
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Weekly highlight #148: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: addressing vaccine concerns, gendered covid-19 responses, and what “postapocalyptic” survivors can teach us
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Women in the COVID-19 Crisis: Disproportionately Affected and Protagonists of Regeneration
(Dicastery for Promoting Intergral Human Development)

Call for businesses to raise awareness of modern-day genocide
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Pakistan: Adventist sentenced to death for blasphemy
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

UN rights body urges freedom of religion in Sri Lanka
(Peter Kenny, Anadolu Agency)

Sri Lanka minorities call on UNHRC to stop anti-Muslim policies
(Daily Sabah)

Sri Lanka: Over 20 NGOs against the re-introduction of the anti-conversion law
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Islamic radicals intensifying activity in Urals due to uncontrolled immigration - Patrushev
(Interfax-Religion)

Palace firm vs opening churches on Holy Week
(Catherine S. Valente, The Manila Times)

Manila Archdiocese vows to defy govt Holy Week ban
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Religious and sectarian identity in Syria
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Damascus or Dar'a? The rural-urban divide in the Syrian conflict (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Identity as analytical category: ten years of knowledge production on Syria (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Harout Akdedian, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Politics of sectarianism in the Middle East: Past and present (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Sectarian messaging and perceptions in the Syrian civil war (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Erin York, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Syria’s “Sunni question” is here to stay (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Thomas Pierret, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The post-human dynamics of politics and religion in Syria (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Maximilian Lakitsch, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The role of religion in the political future of Syria: State Muslimness versus Islamism (Responding to: Religious and sectarian identity in Syria)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Syrian bishop calls economic sanctions ‘crime against humanity’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines: Resources for Church Leaders
(Cabina di Regia of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, DiReSom)

Legal Journal Number 5 (16): February/March 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)

Monday, 22 March 2021

US and China clash at UN meeting on combatting racism
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)

Has the Vatican lost its voice in China?
(Fredrik Fällman, East Asia Forum)

Vatican should speak up on China, scholar says
(Catholic News Agency)

New tortures target Church of Almighty God members
(Wang Yichi, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Erdogan pulls Turkey out of European treaty aimed at protecting women from violence
(Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post)

Row over interfaith marriage boils over in southeast Delhi
(Times of India)

Law on interfaith marriage not against any religion: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(Chetan Chauhan and Madan Jaira, Hindustan Times)

Seal of Confession: the public interest in confidential communications
(Australian Catholic University)

So help me God: a history of oaths in office
(Australian Catholic University)

Canadian province's limits on worship services are upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles of interest - 22 March 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention by Turkey: A testing problem for the Council of Europe
(Başak Çalı, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Top Iraqi Catholic praises return of Christian-owned property
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sydney archbishop urges ‘deep breath’ after news of artificial embryos
(Catholic News Service)

Egyptian women’s access to judiciary still limited
(Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Israeli-Arab mothers lead protest against crime, violence
(Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Religious News from Around the Web March 22, 2021
(World Religion News)

China sanctions EU officials in response to Uyghur row
(Deutsche Welle)

Taliban to pursue ‘Islamic government’ amidst anticipation of May 2021 US withdrawal
(Shaheer Choudhury, Islam21c.com)

Hong Kong has gone dark: Op-Ed
(Arielle Del Turco and Bob Fu, The Christian Post)

FBK lawyer Sobol attends church service in violation of conditions of her house arrest
(Interfax-Religion)

Prayers and bloodshed during Lent: Catholic bishops cry out for help in Nigeria
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

World health chief pays tribute to faith leaders in fight against COVID-19
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pakistani Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Ukraine to let in vaccinated Israeli pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Pakistan's minorities demand anti-forced conversion law
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pakistan foils bid to attack French embassy over blasphemy
(Zahid Hussain, Union of Catholic Asian News)

The unheard Ahmadis of Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Tanzania’s first female president takes office, breaking new ground for women in hijab
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Utah finds itself at the center of a new legal battle over Israel marriage rights
(Lauren Bennett, KSL)

Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
(Associated Press)

Novgorod church returned to Catholics amid new limits to religious freedom
(Asia News)

Muslims in fear over Sri Lanka's proposed burqa ban
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Friday, 19 March 2021

Photos of the week: Orthodox Lent, Kashmiri Muslims
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Religious leaders launch peace initiative in Isiolo amid simmering tension
(Sylvia Ombuya and Bruno Mutunga, Kenya's Watching)

UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred
(Dunya News)

Yellen says poor nations need COVID-19 aid
(Jordan Williams, The Hill)

North Korea and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Grim parallels in two of the most repressive parts of the world
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Ugandan NGOs, many faith-based, at risk of closing after government suspends EU funds
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)

How sacred sites act as living archives in a Ugandan community
(Dominic D.B. Makwa, The Conversation)

Researchers have grown ‘human embryos’ from skin cells. What does that mean, and is it ethical?
(Megan Munsie and Helen Abud, The Conversation)

USCIRF releases country update on Azerbaijan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Immigration law change proposals would allow Japan to eject refugee status applicants
(The Mainichi)

Alberta pastor jailed for holding services during COVID, expected to be released in days, lawyers say
(Tyler Dawson, National Post)

The four “sons” of Myanmar united in anti-military nationalism (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(By: Chosein Yamahata, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Buddhist morality in Myanmar: Religious nationalism and solidarity after the coup (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(Mon Mon Myat, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A coup can’t destroy an ideology: The future of Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(Andrea Malji, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Myanmar Buddhism under perpetual siege: Reactions to the coup on Facebook (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(Esther Tenberg, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Myanmar’s coup has led many to rethink their previous exclusion of the Rohingya (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(Ronan Lee, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Symbols in the street: Community self-defense in Burma (Responding to: Buddhism, ethnicity, and nationalism in the Myanmar coup)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

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