Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 29 June 2020
Disturbing news trends in Turkey: What if Hagia Sophia returns to being a mosque?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
A diversity institute teaches Iraqi students about religious minorities
(Gilgamesh Nabeel, Al Fanar Media)
USCIRF applauds the U.S. Government pledge to support the democratic transition in Sudan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Qatar to further ease coronavirus restrictions
(Al-Monitor)
Oman weighs costs of bailout from Gulf neighbors
(Sebastian Castelier, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Sunday, 28 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #103: Minorities During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Case of Uganda
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Announcements: Women's Europe - Voices in Times of Covid; UN Audiovisual Library of International Law and more
(Mary Guest, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Islamic Symbols removed from 300+ Hui-Run businesses in Yunnan
(Hu Ke, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Saturday, 27 June 2020
Religion Photos of the Week - 26 June 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
UN experts urge India to release protest leaders
(United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #102: COVID-19 Implications on Faith and Preparing for Disaster
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Column: Signs of the Times, by Massimo Faggioli
(La Croix International)
Podcasts. Becoming less racist: Lighting the path to anti-racism
(Anthea Butler, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Robert P. Jones, Kelly J. Baker, Jacqui Lewis, with Simran Jeet Singh, Religion News Service)
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2020: Lata Mangeshkar, Nandana Sen, Aamrapali Dubey extend greetings
(Zee News)
India allows religious festival to go ahead in 'limited' capacity as coronavirus cases surge
(Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN)
COVID-19 and the Clerical Church
(Massimo Faggioli, Herald Malaysia)
Friday, 26 June 2020
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #100: Tracking Faith Responses to the COVID-19 Emergency: Where to Next?
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #101: The Hajj 2020 and COVID-19
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
The Internationalisation of Black Lives Matter at the Human Rights Council
(Sejal Parmar, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Somalia: Prof. Mahmoud Ahmed-Hamdi, a humanist, is safe outside the country
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Human Rights Begin With Religious Rights – OpEd
(Bill Donohue, Eurasia Review)
Dr Brendan McNamara: No respite for Iran’s largest religious minority in time of coronavirus
(Iran Press Watch)
Religious persecution focus shifts to Africa
(Michael Swain, The Catholic Register)
UAE sends aid to Peru as part of Catholic-Muslim cooperation
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Zoroastrianism rises in North America
(Amy DePaul, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Kremlin hopes rainbow flag on U.S. embassy in Moscow drew attention of Russian Foreign Ministry
(Interfax-Religion)
'Status quo on religious issues is a cornerstone of our ability to live in Israel'
(Gideon Allon, Israel Hayom)
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
USCIRF expresses concern about national security legislation’s threat to religious freedom in Hong Kong
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Thursday, 25 June 2020
Turkey: Attacks on churches spike as some blame Christians for COVID-19
(Religion News Service)
Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians 'a welcome scapegoat'
(Catholic News Agency)
Religion Photos of the Week - 22 June 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
New Hong Kong laws will have 'no effect' on religious freedom says cardinal
(Catholic San Francisco)
Do Catholics care about persecuted Christians?
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Arab League: Israeli annexation could ignite a religious war
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
As underage pregnancies rise, Kenyan bishops warn against sex ed and abortion
(Nick Benson, The Catholic Universe)
Jews, Muslims and Christians are all persecuted in Europe. It must stop now
(Rev. Johnnie Moore and Nury Turkel, Newsweek Opinion)
Bishop calls for investigation into deaths of Filipinos in Saudi Arabia
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Persecuted Siberian shaman gets international support
(Website of Memorial Human Rights Center, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Jews will never forget heroism of the Soviet Army that stopped Holocaust - FJCR president
(Interfax-Religion)
Peace treaty is essential next step for the Korean Peninsula say churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
Nearly 1,500 Muslims in Italy cancel Hajj plan
(Arab News)
Publication: Leveraging innovation to fight trafficking in human beings: a comprehensive analysis of technology tools
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #98: How Stigma Links to COVID-19 in Indonesia
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #96: HOVID in Reality: Hunger Linked to COVID-19 Emergency and Faith-led Food Banks
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
WHO welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj 2020
(Arab News)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #99: Guidelines Part II: Reopening after Shutdowns
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Dignitatis humanae: the Council affirms the right to religious liberty
(Andrea Tornielli, Vatican News)
US Bishops: Religious freedom under stress around the world
(Vatican News)
Rights groups go to court over US challenge to human rights
(Ryan Thoreson, Human Rights Watch)
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Articles of interest - 22 June 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Arab countries welcome Saudi Arabia’s decision on Hajj 2020
(Arab News)
Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew, reinstates hajj
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Russia: Currently jailed, serving suspended sentences, fined - list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
The right to enter his or her own country
(Rutsel Martha and Stephen Bailey, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Religion and Innovation
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Saudis say Yemen’s government, separatists agree to truce
(Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press)
Can Jewish schools meet the challenge of Black Lives Matter?
(Tayla Zax, Forward)
Should we repent of our grandparents’ racism? Scripture on Intergenerational Sin
(Dr.Michael Rhodes, Center for Hebraic Thought)
African bishop stirs controversy by suspending priest-theologian for syncretism
(Jean François Channon Denwo, La Croix International)
USAID response to religious freedom challenges
(VOA)
USCIRF urges Thailand and Malaysia to protect Rohingya Muslim refugees stranded at sea
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Imprisoned Jehovah’s Witness gets early release in Russia
(Associated Press)
Jehovah's Witness Dennis Christensen to be released from prison camp
(r, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
USCIRF applauds Russian Court’s parole of Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Nicaragua and El Salvador bishops push back against government-backed critics
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
South Africa bishops warn against ‘second pandemic’ of gender-based violence
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In dealing with China, the ‘European way’ should be one of courage and integrity
(Jianli Yang and Aaron Rhodes, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Church leaders in Turkey call government to lift “entry ban” on serving pastors from overseas
(Barnabas Fund)
With assault on Iraq, Turkey and Iran cement a partnership in crime
(Arab News)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #97: Adapting Practice: African Traditional Religions and COVID-19
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Tocqueville from Lagos: Why a Nigerian leader loves the DMV In America
(Paul Glader, Religion Unplugged)
Monday, 22 June 2020
Jewish people have total freedom of religion in Iran, says rabbi
(Tehran Times)
Chief rabbi of Iran: Israel does not represent Judaism
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Parliament alone cannot stop honor killings in Iran
(Leila Alikarami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Honoring Pride week, Tel Aviv recognizes same-sex couples
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Tel Aviv to recognize same-sex and interfaith couples
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Group calls for ceasefire in Southern Kaduna killings
(John Gabriel, Daily Post NG)
Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship
(Raffaello Pantucci)
NGO pushes for UN adoption of IHRA definition of antisemitism
(Aaron Reich, The Jerusalem Post)
“Incessant killing more dangerous than Coronavirus”: report on Nigeria to UK Parliament
(Julia Bicknell, World Watch Monitor)
USCIRF denounces recent ISWAP attacks in Northeast Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Azerbaijan: Strasbourg court rules long pre-trial detention "excessive"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia consecrates massive armed forces cathedral
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Religion and universal human rights (India)
(Ali A. Firdausi, Siasat Daily)
Hard-line Hindu relative threaten to kill Christian's children in Uttar Pradesh, India
(Christian Headlines)
Iraq's plans to cut salaries face strong backlash
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Tunisia unemployment protests escalate with activist’s arrest
(Al-Monitor)
How Libya’s war is poisoning Tunisia’s politics
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)
France repatriates children from Islamic State camp in northeast Syria
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Turkish air raids displace Iraqi Christians again
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Is Turkey’s wealth fund becoming a crisis shelter?
(Mustafa Sonmez, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey resumes discrimination against Protestants
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
US religious freedom commission condemns Turkish airstrikes
(Catholic News Agency)
Amazon bans ads for book on how transgender ideology harms girls, young women
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Sunday, 21 June 2020
June 20: Parliament Joins Global Convergence to Declare World UNITY Week
(The Parliament of the World's Religions)
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020
(The Vatican)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #95: “To Know in Order to Understand”: Faith and World Refugee Day 2020
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Atrocity Alert No. 208: Children and Armed Conflict, Nigeria and Libya
(Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect)
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