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Monday, 30 November 2020

Vatican dicastery urges youngsters to share wisdom of elderly people facing Christmas alone
(Catholic News Agency)

Digital campaign launched to promote interfaith harmony
(The News International)

Tied up in a knotty law, some interfaith couples opt to convert
(Sonam Joshi, Times of India)

Interfaith marriage fatwa feeds debate in Egypt
(Amr Emam, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

As Karnataka considers 'love jihad' law, IPC Sec 366 already in use against interfaith Marriages
(Johnson T A, The Indian Express)

How Taiwan uses Buddhist literature for environmental education
(Natasha Heller, The Conversation)

Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)

Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels traditional act of veneration due to pandemic
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Swiss Catholic diocese reportedly rejects Pope Francis’ candidates for new bishop
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis: 'Advent is the season for remembering the closeness of God'
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis to new cardinals: May the cross and resurrection always be your goal
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis briefed on Lebanon’s ‘bitter economic crisis’ by Maronite patriarch
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis asks for prayer for Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Plenty of talk with little action from G20 summit
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)

Clashes with cleric’s supporters kill 5 in southern Iraq
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Religion News Service)

Pastor, Two Christian Boys Killed in Islamist Attacks in Uganda
(Morning Star News)

Christians Killed in Central and Southwestern Nigeria
(Morning Star News)

Why reforming Islam to fight violent extremism is a bad idea
(Georges Fahmi, Chatham House)

Articles of interest - 30 November 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

'Strong case' house in crypt was home to Jesus, says archaeologist
(Jo Couzens, BBC News)

Religious hatred claims another Ahmadi's life
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Egypt: Hundreds of Muslims attack church, Christians’ homes over Facebook post
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Restrictions on religious freedom at all-time high, EU’s top position addressing persecution still vacant
(ADF International)

Indonesia police hunt suspected militants after four killed on island
(Nilufar Rizki, Stanley Widianto, Reuters)

Egypt: Christian homes and shops attacked in village
(Independent Catholic News)

China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter (18-30.11.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
(Haruna Umar, Associated Press)

Another Jehovah's Witness gets real time sentence in penal colony
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Boko Haram kills at least 110 civilians in this year’s 'most violent direct' attack
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Another Jehovah's Witness put under house arrest instead of detention
(Interfax-Religion)

Police block Canadian churchgoers from drive-in worship service: 'heartbreaking'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

COVID-19 lockdowns, changes to Algeria's Constitution threaten churches, communal worship
(Kyle Huckins, The Christian Post)

Religious news from around the web November 30, 2020
(World Religion News)

Uganda breaks up pastor's $1 million scholarship scam
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)

Christian leader facing charges for launching Bibles into North Korea asks for prayers
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

Friday, 27 November 2020

Buildings turned scarlet for Red Wednesday in solidarity with victims of religious persecution
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Global church gives first-hand accounts of persecution (#RedWednesday)
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Women, Faith and Diplomacy Conference: A Summary
(Lexi Carley, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Swiss court orders full access to records for Vatican financial investigation
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican diplomat: Lockdowns revealed ‘glaring contradiction’ in attitudes towards migrants
(Catholic News Agency)

Vatican diplomat: ‘Pursuit of Truth’ necessary for inter-religious dialogue
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pandemic conditions have increased Christian persecution
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Pope backs Argentine women’s opposition to abortion bill
(Associated Press)

Argentine president hopes Pope Francis 'won't be angry' over abortion bill
(Catholic News Agency)

New project brings psychological care to Rohingya refugee children
(Catholic News Agency)

Question: What is the world's worst government on religious liberty? Clearly, it's China
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has 'no factual basis at all'
(Catholic News Agency)

Chinese Patriotic Association announces ordination of new bishop
(Catholic News Agency)

Catholic student jailed in Hong Kong for pro-democracy protest
(Catholic News Agency)

Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Mexican president presents ‘ethical guide’ book of precepts
(Associated Press)

Rights groups decry attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Chile’s cardinal appointment coincides with country’s political change
(Lucien Chauvin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Rwanda still struggling with trauma of genocide
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Major law enforcement move against Jehovah's Witnesses based on Moscow
(Website of chief investigation department of S.K.R., Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Jehovah's Witnesses assess impact of latest raids
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Jehovah's Witnesses avoid threatened pretrial imprisonment
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Russian court releases Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Rostov-on-Don court sentences leader of Aum Shinrikyo, banned in Russia, to 15 years in high-security penitentiary
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian expert sees danger in Turkey's aspiration to become Islamic world leader
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: "Extremist organisation" trial outcomes: fines and suspended sentences
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Bishops of West Africa urge for help for youth
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Reflecting on 5 moments of peace in 2020
(International Center for Religion & Diplomacy)

Photos of the week: Diego Maradona; Kashmiri Muslims
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Taiwan: Tai Ji Men spiritual school: 24 years of persecution
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Victorian “conversion practices” prohibition introduced
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Uptick in arrests highlights continued crackdown on human rights in Egypt
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Palestinians in quandary about new visitors from Gulf
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Vietnam blocks Protestant church's congress
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Why refugees won’t return to Syria
(Akhin Ahmed, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Religious freedom lately: SCOTUS lifts COVID restrictions on religion, France's Muslim ID mix-up and more
(Timothy Nerozzi, Religion Unplugged)

Ethnic tension, conflicts key concern for Myanmar’s incoming MPs
(Andrew Nachemson, Naw Betty Han, Al Jazeera)

Iraq: Baghdad massage parlour attacked by armed group
(Sofia Barbarani, Al Jazeera)

Single-game betting bill rewards regressive gambling monopolies - Canada
(Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)

IGE Global Horizons: November 2020
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Vietnam National University Law School holds book launch for religious freedom textbook
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Papua New Guinea: House of Worship takes shape
(Bahá’í World News Service)

UN resolution condemns human rights violations in Iran
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Drawing on the true potential of religion: Reflections at the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
(Bani Dugal, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Addressing Canada’s MAiD concerns
(Ray Pennings, Convivium)

Court ruling cuts sentence for Quebec mosque shooter
(Associated Press)

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Muslims have visualized Prophet Muhammad in words and calligraphic art for centuries
(Suleyman Dost, The Conversation)

Christians, others in Egypt arrested for ‘insulting Islam’
(Morning Star News)

South Korea: Kim Ju-hye: Kidnapped and forced into a coercive de-conversion programme for 51 days by her family
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Legal Spirits Episode 029: “What it means to be human”–a discussion with Professor Carter Snead
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

USCIRF releases new report about countering violent extremism in Tajikistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Cameroon cardinal says he ‘refused to be tortured psychologically’ during kidnapping
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Bishop says cockfighting erodes ‘societal moral fiber’ of the Philippines
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religion-making in Japan’s courts of law
(Ernils Larsson, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Indian state criminalises religious conversions by marriage
(Aljazeera)

Allahabad HC says previous orders on interfaith marriages not ‘good law’
(The Indian Express)

Indian state criminalizes 'forced' religious conversions by marriage
(Saurabh Sharma, Reuters)

Several Jehovah's Witnesses leaders detained in Russia - Investigative Committee
(Interfax-Religion)

Protestants find amicable arrangement for their church building
(Aleksei Kucheriavykh, Tolk, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Quebec to allow gatherings during Christmas, but not Hanukkah, frustrating province’s Jews
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

‘Never again: Confronting the global rise of anti-Semitism’– US Embassy to Holy See & Holy See join forces
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Taking stock one year after Sierra Leone’s gender violence ‘emergency’
(Laura S. Martin and Simeon Koroma, The Conversation)

#ShutItAllDown in Namibia – the fight against gender-based violence
(Henning Melber, The Conversation)

New report ranks how friendly – or not – African governments are towards girls
(Rondayi Fambasayi, The Conversation)

China mulls new rules on foreigners to 'prohibit religious extremism'
(James Giffiths, CNN)

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