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Monday, 5 March 2018

Catholic hierarchy to be confronted over gender inequality
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Indonesia Christians’ whipping a rare example of non-Muslims punished under Sharia
(World Watch Monitor)

Marawi’s rebuilding yet to start, despite warning that defeating extremism depends on it
(World Watch Monitor)

India: Tamil Nadu continues to lead the way in violent attacks on Christians
(Tejaswi Ravinder, World Watch Monitor)

India: Six Christians injured following Hindu attack over baby’s burial
(World Watch Monitor)

Why are exorcisms making a comeback?
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Buddhist scholar Steven Collins dies at 66
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

Interfaith film misses Oscar, but raises hope in Africa
(Frerick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 5 March 2018: Human rights and freedom in today’s Turkey
(Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, Sevgi Akarçesme, Dr. Y. Alp Aslandogan, Newseum Institute Religious Freedom Center)

Kazakhstan: 24 criminal convictions in 2017, more imminent?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Pontificate at Five: Intra-Catholic polarization and the divide between Francis and Trump
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)

Sinai monks and Bedouins hope for tourist return
(Nadia Blétry, La Croix International)

ADL report headlines: What about U.S.-Israeli teen who made 'thousands' of threats?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Cardinal Pell facing Australian court on sex abuse charges
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)

Cardinal’s alleged sex victims testify in Australian court
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Religion)

What Israel and Poland are really fighting over
(Batya Ungar-Sargon, Forward Opinion)

Australian prosecutor drops a sex charge against cardinal
(Associated Press Religion)

Friday, 2 March 2018

Intergenerational trauma and the Holocaust
(Emily Cohen, Forward)

Explainer: Christians hold difference opinions about moving the US embassy to Jerusalem
(Laura Lacey Johnson, Christian Headlines)

Muslims protecting Catholic bishop as crowd chants "Allah Hu Akbar", a heartwarming reminder of Malaysian unity
(Malaysian Digest)

The Abrahamic faiths: A rabbi, an imam and a pastor walk onto a stage...
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Colombian president says churches can play key role in peace process
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Effigies of Israeli soldiers strung up in haredi Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ukraine prelate on China: Dialogue ‘at all costs,’ but respect clandestine voice
(John Allen and Claire Giangravé, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Law, politics and media make abuse scandals different in U.S. than Chile
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Report: Indian officials told to avoid Tibetan exile events
(Associated Press)

Deadly attacks by extremists strike Burkina Faso capital
(Brahima Ouadraogo, Associated Press)

Tunisian court rejects imams' challenge to LGBTQ radio station
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Outraged Bolivians protest over Virgin painted in lingerie
(Carlos Valdez, Associated Press)

Thursday, 1 March 2018

'I closed my eyes and tried to disappear': British child migrants speak of their abuse
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)

Vatican magazine denounces nuns’ servitude
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)

Vatican magazine tells Catholic church to stop using nuns as cheap labour
(Agence France-Presse, The Guardian)

Algeria: two more churches closed, others threatened
(World Watch Monitor)

Death and destruction as Boko Haram launches fresh attacks in Cameroon
(World Watch Monitor)

Why is the Indian festival of Holi dangerous for women?
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

For Baha’is, Yemen man’s death sentence is grimly familiar
(Winston Nagan, Religion News Service)

Pakistan's blasphemy laws persecute the weakest of the weak
(Farahnaz Ispahani, CNN)

Religion and politics in the Middle East: Is Kuwait showing the way ahead?
(Robert Parsons, France 24)

Why Indonesia’s Christian diaspora fears going home
(Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch)

CRL commission takes recommendations on religion to ConCourt
(Hitekani Magwedze, Eyewitness News)

BJP yet to respond to law panel on uniform civil code
(Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times)

SA commission says religion should be legislated to avoid another tragedy like Seven Angels
(African News Agency)

Ultra-orthodox draft bill makes government coalition tremble
(i24NEWS)

Anti-religious vandals suspected of damaging Jerusalem eruv
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel opposed to Jewish leaders’ trips and engagement with Qatar
(Michael Wilner, The Jerusalem Post)

Russia seriously concerned about Christians' persecution in Middle East - Russian deputy FM
(Interfax-Religion)

Moscow patriarch complains about situation in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Patriarch Kirill: 50 Orthodox Churches recently taken over in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Pakistan’s shields suddenly step aside, placing it on terrorism listing
(Maria Abi-Habib and Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Jehovah's Witness asks for postponement of trial
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

In understanding religions, experts say, no one key opens all doors
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

At U.S. urging, Pakistan to be placed on terrorism-financing list
(Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Family of Pakistani woman condemned for blasphemy urges pope’s help
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

LDS Charities leader discusses role of faith-based groups at legal conference in Sydney
((Sharon Eubank), Mormon Newsroom)

URGENT: Watch Live Now Debate at the House of Commons (Canada Summer Jobs Program)
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Vienna affirm social cohesion and peaceful coexistence
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

WCC invites participation in #WithRefugees campaign
(World Council of Churches)

WCC seeks articles from younger theologians to mark 70th anniversary
(World Council of Churches)

For Colombian president, churches can play key role in peace process
(World Council of Churches)

Conference in Greece focuses on economic and refugee crisis
(World Council of Churches)

6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war
(Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)

Russia: Ten years' jail for religious study meetings?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion
(World Council of Churches and KAICIID)

Why are Canada’s First Nations women dying at such an alarming rate?
(Randall Akee, Brookings)

Fight against terror is not fight between religions: Jordan's King Abdullah (live updates tracking Abdullah's visit to India)
(The Times of India)

Paying attention to India’s saints of all faiths
(Krzysztof Iwanek, The Diplomat)

“Under Caesar’s Sword” (Philpott & Shah, eds.)
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University)

The IACtHR Advisory Opinion: one step forward or two steps back for LGBTI rights in Costa Rica?
(Elena Abrusci, EJIL: Talk!)

Myanmar’s religion ministry must ‘take responsibility’ for rabble-rousing Monks: Interview
(Radio Free Asia)

Religious men refuse to join IDF commanders’ course that includes women
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ethiopian Jews threaten mass hunger strike over Israel move
(Elias Meseret, Associated Press)

Brazilian court rejects censorship of play depicting Jesus as trans woman
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Satan's eating habits latest topic of Turkish public debate
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Sex trafficking, elderly suicide, and the legacy of China's one child policy
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Vancouver archbishop critiques euthanasia provision in hospice care
(Catholic News Agency)

Nigerian Christian community mourns Boko Haram kidnapping
(Courtney Grogan, Catholic News Agency)

Pentecostal pastor in India attacked by radicals for sharing faith on bus
(Asia News)

How to reduce religious violence in Nigeria – CAN President
(Evelyn Okakwu, Premium Times)

Malaysian Federal Court refuses four people their right to affirm Christian identity
(Matt K. George, World Watch Monitor)

Iran: Christians held in notorious Evin Prison ‘will never be the same’
(World Watch Monitor)

How missionaries used the Olympics to gain new members
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

A Malaysian animist group gives thanks to spirits of the sea
(Alexandra Radu, Religion News Service)

Turkey wants to criminalize adultery
(Riada Asimovic Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Turkey’s Erdogan wants to make adultery a crime
(Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post)

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

USAID trains 8,500 political, religious figures on interfaith dialogue in NIgeria
(The Whistler)

Maulana Salman Nadwi to start inter-faith organization for Ayodhya dispute
(NYOOOZ)

Kuwait advocates tolerance, interfaith peace - official
(Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))

‘Case is about jurisdiction not about religion’
(Borneo Post)

Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash
(Reuters)

Religious orders and democracy in Turkey
(Maya Arakon, Ahval News)

Tajikistan: Conscientious objection appeal to UN Human Rights Committee?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Police misapplying law in arresting Jehovah's Witnesses
(Tatiana Grigoreva, MBKh Media)

In marches around Philippines, Catholics protest threats to life
(Catholic News Service)

Church “on the side of the suffering” in Chad
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christian leaders close Church of Holy Sepulcher in protest of Israeli tax and land policies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen after tax spat
(Nebi Qena, Associated Press)

NRA dog whistles? Israeli paper's charges have impacted American Jewish debate on guns
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Students in northern Syria depend on Turkey to complete degrees
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Syria's Eastern Ghouta faces 'another Aleppo'
(Tamar Osman, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

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