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Monday, 10 August 2020

Intel: Syria to build Hagia Sophia replica with Russian backing
(Joe Snell, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

HK Catholic activists arrested, US lawmakers sanctioned in China crackdown
(Catholic News Agency)

Cardinal says Lebanon leaders should resign after Beirut blast
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Catholic groups aid recovery after Beirut explosion
(Catholic News Agency)

Priest, a seminary rector, slain in El Salvador
(Associated Press)

Canada must boycott Beijing Olympics
(Don Hutchinson, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

Ukraine’s MFA condemns OCU eviction from cathedral in Russia-occupied Crimea
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Iran: Prison sentences for Rasht converts
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Christian watchdog group warns of “grave concerns” in Sri Lanka
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Jehovah's Witnesses locked up without bail for two months
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Tablighi Jamaat literature found in mosques in Mordovia, activists detained
(Interfax-Religion)

More than a building - why religious minorities are concerned about the Hagia Sophia conversion
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

International conference explores religious diversity in higher education
(Sara Weissman, Diverse Education)

Leaders and thinkers of J&K bat for interfaith dialogue
(Ravi S. Singh, Tribune India)

32 Jharkhand communities seek inclusion of ‘Sarna’ religion
(Animesh Bisoee, Telegraph)

Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano state
(BBC News)

Interfaith Mediation Centre calls for renewed commitment to anti-corruption fight
(Nigerian Tribune)

19 rabbis among UK faith leaders calling for ‘justice’ for Uyghurs
(Mathilde Frot, Jewish News)

Cardinals condemn China’s ‘potential genocide’ of Uyghurs
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

The story of Rizwangul: A Uyghur woman in search of a brother who “disappeared”
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Coronavirus, vaccines, and Catholic ethics
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community writes to world leaders
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK)

Friday, 7 August 2020

Religion Photos of the Week - 7 August 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Modi’s textbook manipulations: Under cover of the pandemic, the administration has removed chapters on democracy, secularism, and citizenship from schoolbooks.
(Tish Sanghera, Foreign Policy Argument)

India marks another day of erasure and insult against its Muslim citizens
(Rana Ayyub, The Washington Post - Opinions)

In Modi’s quest to transform India, a grand Hindu temple rises
(Joanna Slater and Niha Masih, The Washington Post)

UN discusses Kashmir for 3rd time since India ends statehood
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)

The last of the Zoroastrians: A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion
(Shaun Walker, The Guardian)

Asian religious leaders map agenda for G20 interfaith meeting in Riyadh
(Arab News)

Constitution guarantees equal rights to minorities, says Qadri
(Associated Press of Pakistan)

Religious freedom is a concern for evangelicals in Sri Lanka
(Evangelical Focus Europe)

'Sheep without a shepherd': Hong Kong churches torn by politics
(Yanni Chow, Reuters)

Chile: COVID-19 arrests of pastors ruled unconstitutional
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Canadian pastor guilty of defying Myanmar’s coronavirus law
(Pyae Sone Win, Associated Press)

Nicaragua archbishop rejects that chapel fire was accidental
(Associated Press)

Church leaders offer condolences after Beirut, Lebanon explosion
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

US must take action to stop the undeniable genocide of Nigerian Christians
(Stephen S. Enada, Real Clear Religion)

Ideologues of destructive religious movements become active in Kazakhstan during quarantine
(Interfax-Religion)

A generation's big global issue: Can centrists win Islam's ideological civil war?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

New research shows religious discrimination is on the rise around the world, including in Australia
(Nicholas Aroney, phys.org)

In our opinion: Remembrance and restraint keep the world safe from the bomb
(The Editorial Board, Deseret News Opinion)

The future of world Christianity is African
(Philip Jenkins, The Gospel Coalition)

Don’t harass religious leaders, Matiang'i warns police officers
(Patrick Vidija and Benson Nyagesiba, The Star Kenya)

When Muslims leave the faith: Open apostasy can be dangerous, but those who risk it have an impressive reach.
(Daniel Pipes, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)

America must focus on religious persecution against Iranian Christian converts
(Shay Khatiri, Providence Mag)

Zelensky confirms the right of the UOC to use the Kiev Lavra of the Caves
(Interfax-Religion)

Uzbekistan: Synagogue demolition threat now removed?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

The world needs clarity on human rights
(Paul Marshall, Providence Mag)

Pakistan’s minorities denied housing in Muslim areas
(John Newton and Maria Lozano, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)

Four Israeli women who’ve broken new political ground
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

First lesbian woman to be appointed to Tel Aviv's religious council
(Celia Jean, The Jerusalem Post)

Six Jehovah's Witnesses face trial in Sverdlovsk region
(Znak.com, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Jehovah's Witnesses win appeal in Sverdlovsk region
(Vikinovosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Protestant preacher punished for violating anti-evangelism law
(Invictory.com, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Russia is purging Ukrainian Orthodox presence in Crimea
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Man who attacked priests with knife in Moscow church gets 1.5 years in penal colony
(Interfax-Religion)

Vatican-funded projects in Latin America to focus on coronavirus
(Hannag Brockhaus)

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

EU countries offer support after Beirut blast
(Paul Dallison, Politico)

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut
(Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)

CEC conveys prayers and solidarity for Beirut
(Conference of European Churches)

'We share your pain': Israel offers aid to Lebanon after Beirut port blast
(Haaretz)

‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion: Lebanese cardinal
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis prays for victims of 'tragic' Beirut explosion as death toll climbs
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Hindus in India set to build temple at razed mosque site
(Biswajeet Banerjee and Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

India’s Modi marks a historic win for Hindu nationalists at a tricky moment
(Rajesh Roy and Bill Spindle, The Wall Street Journal)

Indian PM lays foundation of temple at razed mosque site
(Biswajeet Banerjee and Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
(Sheikh Saaliq and Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

Still waiting and wondering: Six years on from Yazidi genocide
(Jeremy Barker, Religious Freedom Institute)

Murad, Amal Clooney accuse leaders and UN of failing Yazidis
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)

Yazidis refuse to become yesterday’s news
(Susan Korah, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear weapons
(Drew Christiansen and Carole Sargent, The Conversation)

COVID-19 and EJIL
(Sarah Nouwen and Joseph Weiler, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Nicaragua police discount arson in fire at cathedral
(Associated Press)

Bishops from Japan, U.S. call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament
(Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

How Jewish Americans can help stop China’s genocide of Uighur Muslims
(Coby Goldberg, Forward Opinion)

Year-long trial of Jehovah's Witnesses interrupted by judge
(Vikinovosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Ways to bypass coronavirus-related entry ban for pilgrimage to Ukraine being advertised in Israel
(Interfax-Religion)

Uzbekistan: "They want to destroy our Synagogue"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

COVID-19, childhood vaccines, and religious freedom: A looming issue
(Charles J. Russo & Paul T. Babie, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A rabbinic role model for loss and leadership (Responding to: Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response)
(Ruth Gopin, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Leadership across generations: faith in women’s styles (Responding to: Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response)
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Strength and resilience through coalition (Responding to: Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response)
(Talia Kaplan, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Women of faith in COVID-19 response: A view from the frontlines (Responding to: Young women of faith leading COVID-19 response)
(Martine Dushime, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A law to ban foreigners to participate in religious activities in Russia
(Evangelical Focus Europe)

In Pictures: Lonely burials for coronavirus victims in Iraq
(Al Jazeera)

B.C. hospice stands firm against all-out assault
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

A time for holy wisdom
(Robert Joustra, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

When mass kneeling replaces faith
(Peter Menzies, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)

Gunmen attack South Sudan Anglican cathedral, killing at least 23
(Juma Peter, Episcopal News Service)

Public outrage deters Al-Shabaab more than counter-terror efforts. Here’s why
(Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, The Conversation)

Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones donating goods to others
(Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation)

Jamaican school now says 7-year-old girl with dreadlocks may attend
(Kate Chappell, The Washington Post)

Chief Justice deplores threats against judges after dreadlocks ruling
(The Gleaner)

‘Sinicization’ of Islam intensifies amid the pandemic
(Li Wensheng, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Sayragul Sauytbay: How China is destroying Kazakh culture
(Nadine Wojcik, Deutsche Welle)

Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A new theology of peace and nonviolence (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Rick Wayman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

In this nuclear world, I am my brother’s keeper (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Annie Ortega-Shyne, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Seeking hope in nuclear disarmament by escaping our limited context (Responding to: Keeping faith in nuclear disarmament)
(Nate Van Duzer, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

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