Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 1 February 2020
The dark side of consensus in Tunisia: Lessons from 2015-2019
(Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid, Brookings)
What to expect from a new Lebanese government: ‘Anti-corruption’ as witch hunt
(Jeffrey Feltman, Brookings)
Minding the gap: How to provide more comprehensive support to the children of ISIS
(Eric Rosand, B. Heidi Ellis, and Stevan Weine, Brookings)
The world must do something about the children of ISIS fighters
(The Editorial Board, The Washington Post)
ISIS and the false dawn of Kurdish statehood
(Ömer Taşpınar, Brookings)
Preventing genocide in Myanmar: Court order tries to protect Rohingya Muslims where politics has failed
(Hurst Hannum, The Conversation)
Australian bishops have a transparency problem
(La Croix International)
Friday, 31 January 2020
APPLICATIONS DUE 31 January 2020: Young Scholars Fellowship Program held in Oxford (Religion and the Rule of Law)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies - Brigham Young University)
Straw men in the religious discrimination debate
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
40 Pakistani Christians freed after almost 5 years in prison on trial for ‘terrorism’
(Julia Bicknell, World Watch Monitor)
Trump’s Israeli-US deal is not a peace plan
(Yossi Beilin, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Around the halls: Brookings experts on the Middle East react to the White House’s peace plan
(Natan Sachs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Bruce Riedel, and Hady Amr, Brookings)
Trump’s peace plan: platform for Israeli unity government?
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
How long can Abbas hold firm on security coordination with Israel?
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Khamenei adviser calls Trump Mideast plan ‘nightmare’
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Trump’s plan revokes Israeli Arabs' citizenship
(Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Trump-Netanyahu plan for Palestine and Israel 'an ultimatum, not a path to peace' says world churches head
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Doctor refuses to see patients who want contraceptives, IVF and abortion advice due to her beliefs - leaving some Australians outraged while others back her to the hilt
(Cindy Tran, Daily Mail)
Vatican working to get U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction
(Dennis Sadowski, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope chats at Vatican with president of Argentine homeland
(Associated Press)
Religious freedom bill's latest draft 'unacceptable and does not protect human rights'
(Paul Karp, The Guardian (Australia))
Bishops oppose India's new proposed abortion law
(Asia News)
India set to raise abortion limits to 24 weeks of pregnancy
(Sputnik News)
Indian Supreme Court starts hearings in groundbreaking case challenging exclusion of Dalit Christians
(ADF International)
Nepal's anti-conversion constitution threatens Christians
(Michael F. Haverluck, One News Now)
German lay Catholic leader says Synodal Path will not lead to schism
(Christa Pongratz-Lippitt, La Croix International)
UN asked to act for Christians in Iran facing persecution
(Rebecca Paveley, The Church Times)
Thursday, 30 January 2020
EVENT, 30 January 2020: Pope Francis’ Vision of Peace: Disarmament, Development, and Inclusiveness in the Catholic Conception of Just Peace
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
China: A systematic policy to reduce the number of religious venues
(Xiao Baiming, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China to roll out new religious regulations
(China Aid)
Plays slandering religion indoctrinate villagers across China
(Wang Jong, MercatorNet)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom conditions in Saudi Arabia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom conditions in Uzbekistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF welcomes passage of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act in House of Representatives
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Philippine church denies FBI allegations, to fight in court
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)
Conditions for Jewish community comfortable in Russia - Rabbi Lazar
(Interfax-Religion)
RFI's Jeremy Barker testifies at joint hearing on global religious persecution
(Religious Freedom Institute)
New Zealand voters to decide in September referendum if doctors can kill sick patients
(Martin M. Barillas, LifeSiteNews)
Jamia Millia: Indian student injured as man fires at university protest
(BBC News)
Rightist zealots have an unlikely partner in the war on secularism
(Eva Illouz, Haaretz)
Transgender flag and gender inclusive emojis announced
(Jamie Wareham, Forbes)
The Reformist push for Rouhani's resignation
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Bangladesh: Church leaders concerned by attack on Rohingya Christians in refugee camp
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Articles of Interest - 27 January 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion Photos of the Week - January 25, 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Religious news from around the web, Jan 27th 2020
(Alethea Bloomwood, World Religion News)
Trump releases Middle East Peace Plan including plans for Jerusalem and holy sites
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
President Donald J. Trump’s Vision for Peace, Prosperity, and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People
(Fact Sheet: White House Briefing Statement, The White House, United States)
Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People (entire document)
(The White House, The United States)
The key points of the Trump Middle East peace plan, explained
(Gabe Friedman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan runs 181 pages. These 2 maps tell you what you need to know.
(Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Trump's peace plan is a realistic vision
(Oded Revivi, The Jerusalem Post)
Analysis: Israelis should pocket the gains amid the farce of Trump’s plan
(Dr Shany Mor, Jewish News)
Analysis: Trump's 'Al-Aqua Mosque' plan leaves Palestinians with nothing more to lose
(Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz)
United Nations says committed to pre-1967 borders, stresses settlements illegal
(The Times of Israel)
Johnson clashes with Corbyn at PMQs over Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
(Jewish News)
Why the Palestinian leadership should not reject Trump’s peace plan
(Jason Greenblatt and Bishara A. Bahbah, The Jerusalem Post)
What Trump, Bibi and Gantz really want from the 'Deal of the Century'
(David Brinn, The Jerusalem Post)
Gantz says he’ll bring Trump peace plan before Knesset for vote next week
(Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel)
What the Catholic Church did during the Holocaust is subject of UN panel
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Why challenging Holocaust denial and distortion matters
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
The Israeli–Palestinian peace plan is a much-needed does of reality
(David Harsanyi, National Review)
Arab leaders support for Mideast peace plan marks a regional shift (Tentative backing of U.S. proposal reflects changing priorities, frustration with the Palestinians and more willingness to work with Israel)
(Dion Nissenbaum, Dov Lieber, The Wall Street Journal)
Bolivia religious debate: The Bible vs Andean earth deity
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Iranian media: CIA agent behind Soleimani killing shot down in Afghanistan
(Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post)
Iran: News from Baha'is in January: Arrests and prison sentences
(Sen's Daily (blog), Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Tajikistan: Alleged "extremist", alleged Shia, jail, torture
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
The prayer puzzle: will 'conversion therapy' laws ban Christian teaching?
(Neil Foster, Eternity)
Israeli president: Germany must win anti-Semitism fight
(Geir Moulson, Associated Press)
Hearing addresses religious persecution, BJC-supported resolution for repeal of blasphemy laws around the world
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
New papal ambassador urges UN to go back to founding principles
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mali bishops warn against rise of inter-communal violence
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishop condemns execution of Christian pastor
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service)
Reviewing and previewing religion in fractured times
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Islamist violent extremism beyond ISIS is far from waning
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Catholic traditionalism finds a following in Latin America
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
European Buddhism between Asian legacies and Western contexts
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
USCIRF condemns Iranian government measures targeting Baha’is
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Submission on Second Draft of Religious Discrimination Bill
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Christian schools pressure Porter on religious freedom bill
(Geoff Chambes, The Australian)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020: January 27
(United States Holocaust Memorial Musem)
Remembering the Muslims murdered at Auschwitz
(Robert Satloff, Times of Israel Blog)
David Harris reflects on leading interfaith mission to Auschwitz
(Jacob Kornbluh, Jewish Insider)
The use and abuse of the Holocaust: a new international pastime
(Alex Zeldin, Forward)
75 years after Auschwitz-collective action against antisemitism is still needed
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
75 years after Auschwitz liberation, growing anti-Semitism warnings mark Holocaust Day
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
VIDEO: FoRB on the Frontlines in Vietnam, an interview with Nguyen Van Dai
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Hong Kong Protests 2: An interview with a Chinese human rights advocate
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Silicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it sounds
(A. Trevor Sutton, The Conversation)
3 Jehovah’s Witnesses convicted in Russia amid crackdown
(Associated Press)
As coronavirus spreads, churches outside China take preventive measures
(Catholic News Service)
Three more Jehovah's Witnesses convicted
(Yaromir Romanov, znak.com)
Turkish court upholds sentence for Armenian writer who criticized Muhammad
(Uzay Bulut, AINA (Assyrian International News Agency))
Will Afghanistan's religious minorities seek a new life in India?
(Reza Shirmohammadi, Shadi Khan Saif, Deutsche Welle)
Church closures continue in Algeria; here’s why it matters
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
Sisi: Failure to renew religious discourse leaves room for false preachers
(Waleed Abdurrahman, Asharq Al-Awsat)
Proof of religion will be required for citizenship: Official (India)
(Hindustan Times)
Zuraida: Politicians in Sarawak, Malaysia never resorted to using race and religion to win support
(Sulok Tawie, Malay Mail)
Monday, 27 January 2020
United Nations Department of Global Communications 2020 Holocaust Remembrance Calendar of Events
(The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme)
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