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Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Fiji school waives government funds to keep Adventist identity
(Jarrod Stackelroth, Adventist Record)

Religious symbols survey existed under Liberals, CAQ says
(Philip Authier & Linda Gyulai, Montreal Gazette)

China to reorient the Bible to promote socialism, create a new Christianity
(Olivia Enos, CNS News)

NCPCR warns religion cannot be factor for assigning child to specific care homes
(Ambika Pandit, Times of India)

Five things to know about religious freedom in the United Arab Emirates
(Tamer El-Ghobashy, The Washington Post)

Big theology news: Pope Francis agrees that various world religions were 'willed' by God
(Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)

Turkmenistan: 24 hours in airport, travel ban for Korans
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Putin congratulates Russian Buddhists on Lunar New Year
(Interfax-Religion)

Pope tamps down Maduro’s hopes for Vatican intervention
(Associated Press)

Indonesia becoming increasingly difficult for Christians to live
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)

Experimental puberty blockers investigated in BBC documentary
(The Christian Institute)

India's child sex ratio to dip further in 2021 census
(Shailvee Sharda, The Times of India)

Egypt denies Human Rights Watch report
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Christian leaders in India demand justice for Kandhamal victims
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Philippines arrests main suspect of Jolo Cathedral bombing
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

ICC provides persecution preparedness training in India
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Did historic Papal visit to UAE widen door to religious freedom?
(Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)

Pentecostal church torched in India’s Telangana state
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Kidnapped Pastor killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

CAR signs peace agreement with rebel militias
(Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)

North Korean Christians preserve their faith by staying low profile
(Gina Goh, International Christian Concern)

Most evangelical college students appreciate LGBT people even if trustees don’t
(Kevin Singer, Alyssa Rockenbach, Laura Dahl and Matthew J. Mayhew, Religion News Service)

Search for undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls reveals dispute over West Bank artifacts
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Al-Shabaab secretly recruiting using jobs and scholarships
(Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)

Canada: Researchers call for better federal tracking of marriage, divorce stats
(CBC News)

Monday, 4 February 2019

The crumbling anti-politics of constitutional patriotism
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)

Bringing natural law to the nations
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)

Ottawa drops appeal in political activity case, ending charities' 7-year audit nightmare
(Dean Beeby, CBC News)

Don’t stigmatize religious lawyers
(Paul Paton, Canadian Lawyer)

Faith in girls: How religious leaders can help end child marriage
(Julie Rialet-Cislaghi, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Pope Francis signs peace declaration on ‘Human Fraternity’ with Grand Imam
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)

Why we invited the Pope to the Arabian peninsula
(Yousef Al Otaiba, Politico)

Pope in historic UAE visit urges faith leaders to reject war
(Nicole Winfield and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)

In heart of Muslim world, Pope calls for true religious freedom
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope Francis arrives on historic visit to UAE for interfaith meeting in Abu-Dhabi
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pope Francis makes ‘historic’ Gulf tour amid Yemen crisis and Christian repression
(Jason Horowitz, The New York Times)

Jews, evangelicals reach out to Sunni Gulf Arab leaders
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

Evangelizing Arabia: Parish life in Abu Dhabi
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Venezuelan bishops meet with Guaidó
(Catholic News Agency)

South Africa opposes any ‘undue’ change in Venezuela
(Anadolu Agency, YeniSafak)

Mali: independent expert to assess the human rights situation
(Report from the Human Rights Council, Relief Web)

DRC's new president to focus on human rights
(African News Network)

CRS steps up as millions in Ethiopia displaced by flooding, ethnic violence
(Catholic News Agency)

Cathedral bombing appears to make terrorist statement after referendum in Philippines
(Christian Headlines)

Multi-faith group pleads with Trump to reconsider US troop withdrawal from Syria
(Religion News)

‘Faithful disobedience’ in the face of a relentless crackdown: one year since China’s Revised Regulations on Religious Affairs.
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

China: The move to cut off Christianity starts at seminaries
(Zhou Hua, Bitter Winter)

Vatican’s China policy not a competition between two sides, says official
(Catholic News Service)

Nepal urged to crack down on 'menstruation huts' after fourth death in a month
(Gopal Sharma, Reuters)

Halki seminary: Greek PM Tsipras' visit to Turkey's closed religious school 'hugely symbolic'
(Michael-Ross Fiorentino, EuroNews)

Liberman likens haredim to Hamas in campaign focused on religion and state
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Associated Press story is only the latest chronicle of North Korea's persecution of Christians
(Julia Duin, Get Religion)

Poroshenko vows there would be no 'state church' in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Protection of believers' rights in Ukraine depends on Kiev – Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian government reacts to Russian threat
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Ukrainian president attends installation of church leader
(RISU, Russia Religion News)

Danish Jehovah's Witness makes his final defense
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Combating Jehovah's Witnesses by nonjudicial tactics
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Why is Nigeria cracking down on peaceful religious protests?
(Jason Klocek, The Washington Post)

Kenyan Supreme Court overturns ruling allowing hijab in Christian schools
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Wearing hijab can make you seem a more credible witness
(Daily Times)

New study says hijab or niqab creates positive bias toward witnesses
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Why Muslim women wear a hijab: 3 essential reads
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)

The triumph of Hindu majoritarianism
(Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs)

Mr. Zuckerberg, meet Martin Luther
(A. Trevor Sutton, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Jews of Uganda are torn apart over a bitter sibling rivalry
(Haaretz)

Uganda's Jewish community is split over financial charges and religious differences
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nigerian air force destroys Boko Haram’s logistics base
(CGTN Africa)

Boko Haram kills at least 60 in Nigeria attack: Amnesty
(Amelia Nierenberg, Herald Mail Media)

Saturday, 2 February 2019

Kenya insists on UN to finance Somalia war against al-Shabaab
(African Daily Voice)

African Union appoint Ethiopian military chief to lead war against Al-Shabaab
(Amenna Dayo, The African Exponent)

Ghana Immigration Service opens risk analysis cell
(Ghana Web)

The US has issued a visa ban on Ghana for failing to accept deportees
(Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa)

Win-win-win: Africa and Europe in 2019 should move towards solutions that benefit migrants too
(Report from European Centre for Development Policy Management, Relief Web)

Libya: 20,000 migrants held in detention centers
(Memo: Middle East Monitor)

UN, ICC and Parliament approached over Zimbabwe crisis
(Mmusi Maimane, Politics Web)

The difference in how socialism and free markets work in the real world
(Sebastian Gorka, The Daily Signal)

UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics
(Ava Batrawy, Associated Press)

Papal visit to UAE is a ‘breakthrough,’ says EU envoy
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

AP Interview: UAE sees pope’s visit as way to build bridges
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

UAE model of tolerance and interfaith dialogue, scholars say: Tolerance will be theme of sixth edition of Promoting Peace Forum
(Samir Salama, Gulf News)

Jordan to host talks between Yemen’s warring parties
(Associated Press)

Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
(Associated Press Religion)

Indian Prime Minister Modi defends citizenship bill at rally
(Associated Press)

N. Korean Christians keep faith underground amid crackdowns
(Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Religion)

Philippine troops battle Muslim militants after church blast
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press Religion)

Friday, 1 February 2019

Religion's relationship to happiness, civic engagment, and health around the world
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)

Pew: People who attend church are happier than those who don't
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

A collection of essays on law, religion, and tradition
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Exact name of new Ukrainian church legally specified
(Institute of Religious Liberty, Russia Religion News)

Bishop of Arabian Peninsula says Francis’s Islam strategy is working
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Cuban evangelicals push back against gay marriage
(Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)

Witnesses tell AP about Christianity in North Korea
(Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press)

Iran begins marking 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
(Nasser Karimi, Associated Press)

Persecution spreading at a 'rapid rate' across India
(Christian Today)

China: Government office establishes hotline, offers cash prizes for reporting 'illegal religious activities'
(ChinaAid)

US says airstrike kills 24 al-Shabab extremists in Somalia
(Associated Press)

Austialia: Freedom of consicence for doctors important in religious freedom reforms
(Martyn Iles, Australian Christian Lobby)

Intel: Why US plan to have Europeans run Syria safe zone is no sure bet
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Priest in Ontario charged after praying too close to abortion mill to challenge law’s constitutionality
(Calvin Freiburger, LifeSite News)

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