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Friday, 24 August 2018

Amarinder Singh's proposed blasphemy law will embolden religious forces, push India into the dark ages
(Tufail Ahmad, First Post)

Varadkar aiming to "open a new chapter" between Church and State
(Michael Staines, News Talk)

Moscow Patriarchate views Poroshenko's call to end 'Russian church' in Ukraine as attempt to cling to power
(Interfax-Religion)

Poroshenko proposes putting end to existence of 'Russian church' in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

How 'America First' could jump start Iran-Pakistan pipeline project
(Hamed A. Kermani, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Protestant leader urges change of anti-evangelism law
(Press Service of ROSKhV, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses as scapegoat for Russian war-making
(Ivan Preobrazhensky, Riddle)

Techniques of surveillance against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Novaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News)

US sanctions cause big losses for Iraqi investors in Iran
(Salam Zidane, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Russia, US looking for common ground on Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Crime-fighting art expert helps bring stolen Buddha statue back to India
(Brigit Katz, Smithsonian.com)

Chabad’s got a house on Zanzibar — Cote d’Ivoire, too
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox women win partial victory in fight to run for office
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Angry Pakistanis torch minority Ahmadi’s place of worship
(Associated Press)

Religious persecution 'worsening in Asia'
(UCA News)

Amnesty launches writing campaign for release of four Iranian Christians
(World Watch Monitor)

Tens of thousands stand with woman jailed in mosque loudspeaker case
(Sheany, Jakarta Globe)

Time for a big think on Catholicism’s moral authority and culture of dissent
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

The Rohingya crisis one year on: Burma's work of healing cannot be postponed any longer
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

A year later, fractured Rohingya community sees little hope
(Julhas Alam and Rishabh R. Jain, Religion News Service)

Don’t rush the Rohingyas’ return
(Neil Casey, Church Times)

Rohingya refugees still in limbo one year on
(Rebecca Paveley, Church Times)

Rohingya refugees celebrate holiday amid memories of home
(Julhas Alam, Religion News Service)

Four years ago – they came, they kiled, they destroyed – now we must prevent
(Ewelina U.Ochab, Forbes)

Intentional killing is always wrong: The development initiated by Pius XII, made by John Paul II, and repeated by Francis
(John Finnis, Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Thursday, 23 August 2018

This Jesuit could have left Syria. Instead he died a martyr
(Weonika Pomierna, Aleteia)

Plans to replace a Catholic school with a mall appalls Iraqis
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Pope's letter urges to pray and fast for child sex abuse victims
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Where are the most devout Christians in the world?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Police probe sexual misconduct claims against Chinese monk
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

The next frontier for Muslim women: Finding their sovereignty in religion
(Sheema Khan, The Globe and Mail)

Nisreen’s choice: Women rescued from Islamic State are told to leave children behind
(Isabel Coles and Ali Nabhan, The Wall Street Journal)

Nepal bans Hindu practice of exile during menstruation
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)

Parking fees cause council argument over church and state
(Charlie Dreaver, Radio NZ)

World Council of Churches celebrates 70th anniversary in the Netherlands
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

At Vatican family summit, LGBT voices say they won’t be ignored
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Old laws for new reasons: The limits to free speech in India (Responding to: Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics)
(Neeti Nair, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

British rule and Hindu-Muslim riots in India: A reassessment (Responding to: Religious and communal tensions in Indian politics)
(Ajay Verghese, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Officials dismiss Indonesian principal behind jihad parade
(Associated Press)

Indonesia’s main Muslim group criticizes blasphemy sentence
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)

Ahmadi Muslims risk arrest to perform the Hajj pilgrimage
(BBC News)

ISIL leader urges followers to keep fighting in new recording
(Al Jazeera)

Standing up for Trinity Western’s board
(Ray Pennings, Convivium)

Hamas pursues truce with Israel, but not all factions approve
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Will Iraqi Shiite militias withdraw from Sunni areas?
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Apparent death threat against Rouhani triggers fierce backlash
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Woman jailed in Indonesia for complaining that call to prayer is too loud
(Kate Lsmb, The Guardian)

India: Kandhamal Christians still waiting for justice one decade after massacre
(World Watch Monitor)

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

The missing part of Pope Francis’ letter: Vatican III
(Terry Laidler, La Croix International)

Cultural or doctrinal conflicts: What's the difference and does it matter to journalists?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

'My religion comes before any governance': Muslim charity in battle with local council
(Ashleigh Sculley, 9News (Australia))

The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America — and the U.S.
(Joey Marshall, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Religious intolerance on the rise in Indonesia
(UCA News)

2.4 million Muslim pilgrims climb Mount Arafat for Hajj
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Widodo's VP choice signals Indonesia's rising religious intolerance
(Toru Takahashi, Nikkei Asian Review)

Malaysia can’t decide if Zakir Naik is a preacher or a terrorist
(Darshini Kandasamy, Foreign Policy)

Violence against Christians in India: A decade after Kandhamal
(M. Sudhir Selvaraj, The Diplomat)

How Congress govt in Punjab is attacking freedom of speech with law against 'sacrilege' of religious texts
(Vandana, Daily O)

Retrograde move: On Punajb's proposed law on sacrilege
(The Hindu)

Russia: Third 2018 conviction for Muslim study meetings
(Forum 18 News Service)

Medvedev lauds Muslim community's efforts against religious extremism, intolerance
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian chief mufti urges int'l community to send relief to Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

True values of Islam help follow traditions of good neighborliness between peoples – Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

Kremlin vows to study Human Rights Council's initiative to decriminalize insulting believers' feelings
(Interfax-Religion)

Bureaucrats use recent real estate law to harass protestants
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Stiff fine threatens Pentecostals under anti-evangelism law
(Prosecutor's office of Cheliabinsk oblast, Russia Religion News)

How America’s Jews learned to be liberal
(Steven R. Weisman, The New York Times)

Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy
(Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press)

Indonesia: Prison sentence for blasphemy over mosque noise complaint must be reversed
(Amnesty International)

Tunisians preach tolerance as Muslims, Jews join Christian celebration
(Africa News)

Saudi Arabia seeks the death penalty for female activist
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Keeping a grip on churches, a hand out for dollars
(Bill Bumpas, Billy Davis, One News Now)

Syrians flock home from Turkey for Eid despite danger
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Nationality law protesters alienate with Palestinian flag
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Sunnis barred from holding Eid al-Adha prayers in Tehran
(Al-Monitor Staff, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Do ancient philosophers have answers to Egypt's current challenges?
(David Awad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Will Egyptians change their minds about organ donation?
(Jehad El-Sayed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Iran-Iraq War continues to claim lives 30 years on
(Makram Najmuddine, Al-Monitor)

Lebanon embraces Russia’s refugee initiative for Syria
(Anton Mardosov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)

Hamas refuses to disarm as a part of any truce with Israel
(Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines)

Catholics are desperate for tangible reforms on clergy sex abuse
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

The Guardian view on Catholic sexual abuse: yet another fresh start
(Editorial, The Guardian)

Greens senator warns against 'normalisation' of racism in first Senate speech
(Christopher Knaus, The Guardian)

How dare the pope ask ordinary Catholics to atone for child abuse?
(Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian)

Church near Kampala, Uganda closes after months of Islamist attacks
(Morning Star News East Africa Correspondent, Christian Headlines)

Vatican considers sainthood for Lakota Sioux medicine man
(Kirk Petersen, Religion News Service)

US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Saudi Arabia seeking first death penalty for female activist, rights groups say
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

Religious Freedom and land-clearing
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

SCC’s TWU decision not the last word on religious accommodation
(Barry W. Bussey, The Lawyer's Daily)

Kazakhstan: raid, fines to punish Koran teaching
(Forum 18 News Service)

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

The must-cover 'Big Ideas' at heart of the complex Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

U.S. advocates for persecuted pastors in Turkey & Iran
(Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)

Why are evangelicals teaching Jews in the West Bank?
(Jeffrey Salkin, Religion News Service: Martini Judaism)

Religion in North Korea: How dwindling Christian practice leads to oppressive dictatorship
(Ken Lambert, Christian Examiner)

Religion, constituency: Government oil companies mining sensitive data
(NDTV)

Argentine movement to quit the Catholic church
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Nicaragua’s political tensions need our prayers, US archbishop says
(Catholic News Agency)

Nigerian priest gunned down outside supermarket
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

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