Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
What is a caliph? The Islamic State tries to boost its legitimacy by hijacking a historic institution
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)
Singapore activists challenge gay sex ban in court after India ruling
(Reuters)
Catholic leaders in the Amazon are talking about ‘ecological conversion.’ Here’s what this means.
(Amy Erica Smith, The Washington Post)
Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Pres)
A nun, a shooting and the unlikely legacy that could save the Amazon rainforest
(Jesse Hyde, Deseret News)
Palestinian terror groups fire 300 rockets on Israel in retaliation for assassination of senior leader
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
EVENT, 12 November 2019: Vatican Diplomacy: Three Models
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Japan's new emperor to celebrate enthronement rite of night with goddess
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Symbolic night with goddess to wrap up Japan emperor Naruhito's accession rites
(WIO News)
Success in protecting ozone layer offers lessons for future, pope says
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Articles of Interest - 6 November 2019
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
BDS: In the crosshairs of human rights colonialism
(Azeezah Kanji & David Palumbo-Liu, Al Jazeera Palestine)
Brian Grim Briefs USAID on Middle East Religious Freedom Business Roundtable
(Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)
Egypt emphasizing education on fourth-generation warfare
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Food made in Israeli West Bank settlements must carry special labels, European court rules
(Michael Daventry, The JC)
On why we need to reaffirm human dignity
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Religious beliefs can pave road to a nation’s growth
(Puja Mehra, Live Mint)
Cameroon bishop calls on separatists to stop targeting clergy
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Championing Islam as a religion of peace, compassion
(Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, New Straits Times)
The Arab world faces more challenges than just toppling autocrats
(Ezzedine C. Fishere, The Washington Post)
Who was Baha Abu al-Ata, Gaza's elusive Islamic Jihad commander assassinated by Israel
(Jack Khoury, Haaretz)
A month of anti-government protests in Iraq
(Alan Taylor, The Atlantic)
Gaza tensions threaten chances for minority Israeli government
(Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Myanmar accused at UN court of genocide against Rohingya
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Gambia: 'I am not a witch': Victims testify on ex-president's brutal roundups
(Julie Turkewitz, The New York Times)
Jordan refuses Israels invitation to 25th anniversary celebration of peace agreement
(Will Maule, Christian Headlines)
USCIRF advocacy for Robert Levinson spurs new development in Iran
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Church needed as moral voice as AI technology expands, expert says
(Charles C. Camosy, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hong Kong crisis pits Catholic students against Catholic leader
(Rob Cullivan, Angelus News)
The rise of fundamentalist Catholicism
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Catholics in Australia seek religious protections despite indifference, hostility
(Catholic News Agency)
Anti-Semitism 'neither human or Christian,' says Pope Francis
(Livia Borghese and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN World)
After Israel's targeted killing in Gaza, what comes next depends on Hamas
(Amos Harel, Haaretz)
As South Sudan religious leaders push peace, pope dangles a visit
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Articles of interest - 11 November 2019
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Monday, 11 November 2019
Bolivian bishops call for end to vandalism after Morales' resignation
(Catholic News Agency)
Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring effectively divides Syria into five sectors
(Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Canada: 6-year-old girl is taught 'girls are not real,' parents file suit against school, principal, teacher
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Pakistan heading towards a second Bhutto moment courtesy of Army – OpEd
(Subhash Kapila, South Asia Analysis Group)
Pakistan aims to become bastion for interfaith harmony: SAPM Awan
(ARY News)
Australia: Religious freedom bill 'will sustain nastiness and hostility', Michael Kirby warns
(Paul Karp, Guardian (Australia))
Catholics in Australia seek religious protections despite indifference, hostility
(Catholic News Agency)
Top Shiite leader backs UN plan to resolve Iraqi crisis
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Leadership decapitation and the Islamic States: Is al-Baghdadi’s death a hollow victory?
(Scott N. Romaniuk, Eurasia Review)
Netanyahu, Liberman locked in ultimate battle
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Cardinal: Interfaith dialogue heals wounded world
(Islamic Republic News Agency)
Egypt's Sephardim explore Jewish roots in quest for Spanish citizenship
(Marc Espanol, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Decision imminent on fate of Cardinal Pell High Court appeal
(Catholic News Agency)
Indian court gives disputed religious site to Hindus in landmark ruling
(Nigam Prusty, Suchitra Mohanty, Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters)
India's Supreme Court awards disputed Ayodhya site to Hindus
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ayodhya verdict explained in one minute
(BBC News)
Ayodhya judgement: Hindu majoritarianism is a fact in India
(Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, South Asia Monitor)
Islamic Organisation Secy attends interfaith meet post Ayodhya verdict
(Prachi Mankani, Republic World)
Palestinian Authority officially recognizes evangelical group
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Francis accepts resignation of outspoken head of Abuja Archdiocese
(La Croix International)
India’s Supreme Court clears way for a Hindu temple at country’s most disputed religious site
(Joanna Slater, The Washington Post)
Rwandan Catholic priest finally cleared of genocide
(Laurent Larcher, La Croix International)
As NZ votes on euthanasia bill, here is a historical perspective on a ‘good death’
(Catherine Abou-Nemeh, The Conversation)
India-Pakistan religious diplomacy amid bilateral acrimony
(C Uday Bhaska, South Asia Monitor)
Myanmar: Buddhists fight violence against Muslims with flower power
(Emily Fishbein, Los Angeles Times)
Pakistani Sikhs urge India to facilitate access to Dera Baba Nanak Gurdwara
(Haseem uz Zaman, Geo TV)
Sunday, 10 November 2019
‘Paving way for interfaith harmony,’ US and UN welcome Kartarpur Corridor opening
(Hindustan Times)
Muslim, Jewish, Christian clergy meet at ecology symposium
(Herald Malaysia Online)
Saturday, 9 November 2019
From cultural persecution to illegal organ harvesting in Xinjiang: Why is Muslim world silent?
(Ayjaz Wani, Observer Research Foundation)
Friday, 8 November 2019
Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to six years for ‘extremism’ in Russia
(Isabel Gorst, Irish Times)
UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in terror financing and discrimination case brought by Ukraine against Russia
(Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Mexico farm town buries 3 of 9 slain Americans
(Peter Orsi, Associated Press)
3 mothers, 6 children slaughtered near Mexican settlement with Utah ties
(Pat Reavy, Deseret News)
How Mexico’s cartel wars shattered American Mormons’ wary peace
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)
Massacre of U.S. citizens puts spotlight on Mormon community with deep roots in Mexico
(Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times)
Stay or go? Residents of Mexican town struggle with fear after massacre
(Peter Orsi, Associated Press)
More on the Massacre of US Citizens in Mexico
(ICLRS, Religlaw)
Mexico killing highlights confusion over Mormon groups
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)
Bangladesh's child marriage problem is the world's human trafficking crisis
(Corinne Redfern, Foreign Policy)
Jehovah's Witness in Tomsk receives excessive punishments
(Taiga.info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
India’s court set to deliver verdict on temple dispute
(Associated Press)
Iraqi spiritual leader warns of ‘great risks’ from protests
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)
Urban gentrification and temple agency in Shanghai (Responding to: Religion and urban planning: Challenges and possibilities)
(Weishan Huang, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Indonesia wants ‘halal tourism.’ But some want to wrestle pigs.
(Richard C. Paddock, The New York Times)
Uzbekistan: Haj pilgrims face state control, bribery, blacklists
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Suspended Vatican official’s former diocesan offices raided in Argentina
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The high cost of change: Repression under Saudi Crown Prince tanishes reforms
(Human Rights Watch)
Mongolian Buddhism: Under the shadow of the CCP
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Esther Mombo says African Christianity is 'young and vibrant,' but needs to listen to its women
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Turkmenistan: Two new conscientious objector jailings
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
America’s right is lobbying against South Africa’s sex education syllabus
(Haley McEwen, The Conversation)
In India, gods 'flex their muscles' over scarce land
(Rina Chandran, Reuters)
New study in Science: Medieval Catholicism explains the differences between cultures to this day
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)
Police have no pity for ill Jehovah's Witnesses
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?
(Wendy Steele and Michelle Maloney, The Conversation)
Evangelicals in Brazil see abuse of God’s earth as a sin – but will they fight to save the Amazon?
(Amy Erica Smith, The Conversation)
Some Nigerians blame government, not religious leaders, for shocking school abuses
(Paul Carsten, Reuters)
Indian Muslims anxious as court prepares to rule on destroyed mosque
(Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters)
Title of liberty raised in three-country tour of Central America
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
First Presidency welcomes leader of Muslim World League
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 6 November 2019: Systematic, Ongoing, Egregious: Religious Prisoners of Conscience - A Global Crisis
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Radical Pakistani cleric continues sit-in; PM won’t resign
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)
Islamic State exacts revenge on Turkey for selling out Al-Baghdadi – OpEd
(Nauman Sadiq, Eurasia Review)
Email Subscription
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies maintains a Law and Religion Headlines service covering news about freedom of religion or belief internationally. All interested may subscribe to this service, free of charge, using the link below.
Subscribe