Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
US State Department slams Israeli stagnation on religious freedom reform
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, The Times of Israel)
The rights of parents in educating their children
(Grégor Puppinck, Acton Institute: Transatlantic Blog)
Triple talaq verdict: 3 of 5 on bench say govt cannot interfere with religious laws
(Dhananjay Mahapatral, The Times of India)
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Shariat and Muslim Personal Law: All your questions answered (re talaq)
(Adrija Roychowdhury, The Indian Express)
With court's OK, Chile relaxes one of the world's strictest abortion bans
(Colin Dwyer, NPR International)
Azerbaijan: Torture unpunished; compensation for imprisonment
(Forum 18 News Service)
Wearing of clothes of 'destructive ideological movements' in Kazakhstan may be punishable by nearly $700 fine – bill
(Interfax-Religion)
Kazakhstan planning to ban wearing clothing of 'destructive ideological movements'
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin to discuss bilateral agenda, Syria, Ukraine with Vatican secretary of state – Kremlin
(Interfax-Religion)
Important diplomatic visit in Russia by Catholic official
(Andrei Yashlavsky, Moskovskii Komsomolets)
Indian foreign minister: Priest kidnapped in Yemen could be freed soon
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Chilean bishops say new abortion bill ‘offends the conscience’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nicolas Maduro asks Pope Francis to help avert US invasion
(Deutsche Welle)
The richness of well wasted time
(Carl Hildebrand, Convivium)
Chief Rabbinate challenges Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to rule on Western Wall egalitarian section
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Women in small Muslim sect say they have had FGM in Canada
(Michele Henry and Jayme Poisson, Toronto Star)
Chile sect: German court jails fugitive doctor over child sex abuse
(BBC News)
Polygamy support grows, despite court cases: Poll
(Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun)
Muslim 'triple talaq' divorce law 'unconstitutional', rules Supreme Court
(Suchitra Mohanty and Rupam Jain, Reuters)
India court bans Islamic instant divorce in huge win for women's rights
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Triple talaq: 5 judges, 3 views, 1 order, but why no clarity?
(Aviral Virk, The Quint)
India's Supreme Court invalidates triple talaq divorces for Muslims (with summary of individual Justice conclusions)
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
India’s top court: Instant divorce among Muslims unlawful
(Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press)
Triple Talaq verdict: Deoband says 'stick to Shariat' for making any law
(Srawan Shukla, Daily News and Analysis)
Meet the triple talaq warriors
(NDTV)
Five Supreme Court judges who passed the verdict on triple talaq
(Hindustan Times)
Judgment: Shayara Bano versus Union of India and others
((On Triple Talaq), The Supreme Court of India)
SC declares instant triple talaq unconstitutional: Read the full judgment here
(Hindustan Times)
Kapil Sibal in court opposed ending triple talaq. His reaction to the ban
(Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy, NDTV)
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi hail triple talaq verdict as empowerment
(The Quint)
Triple Talaq: What do Indian Muslim women really think? (Video)
(Rosheena Zehra, The Quint)
What is meaning of triple talaq? (a "totally unIslamic practice")
(Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Quora)
Triple talaq verdict: BJP looks set to reap electoral gains, Congress in damage-control mode
(DJ Singh, Hindustan Times)
MKs censure Ministry of Interior's attack on religious-Zionist community
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Former congressman Wolf predicts small window to act (Seven Policy Recommendations for Northern Iraq)
(Religion News Service)
Statue of limitations (We bring present concerns and values to how we see history.)
(Raymond J. De Souza, Convivium)
#NewNationalism: 'Turn India into a Hindu state'
(Fanny Facsar, Deutsche Welle)
Op-ed: Religion's global voice gains a hearing
(Frederick W. Axelgard, Deseret News)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide "deeply concerned" over proposed anti-conversion law in Nepal
(David Adams, Sight)
Jains around the world celebrate Paryushan
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Supreme Court to hear appeal on opposite-sex civil partnerships
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Heterosexual couple take civil partnership case to Supreme Court
(BBC News)
Barcelona attack: Thousands of Muslims march against Isis chanting ‘Not in my name’
(The Independent, Mint Press News)
Islamic State’s Twitter network is decimated, but other extremists face much less disruption
(Suraj Lakhani and Maura Conway, The Conversation)
Pope Francis: prioritise migrants' dignity over national security
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
(Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Moroccans shaken by links to extremist attacks in Europe
(Reda Zaireg, Associated Press)
EVENT, 22-24 August 2017: IRLA's 8th World Congress for Religious Freedom - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(International Religious Liberty Association)
Tunisian president calls for full gender equality
(Middle East Monitor)
Tunisian president calls for gender equality in inheritance law
(Ahmed Nadhif, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Tunisian Islamic scholars support president’s call for gender equality
(Al Arabiya)
Parolin in Russia: Vatican diplomacy has a key role in global debate
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Monday, 21 August 2017
Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilian
(Associated Press Religion)
Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics
(http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40992618, BBC News)
The unfinished Partition of India and Pakistan
(The Economist)
The online abuse hurled at Malaysia's Muslim women
(BBC News)
How should we protest neo-Nazis? Lessons from German history
(Laurie Marhoefer, The Conversation)
Putin proposes creating 'Russian Mecca' in Khersones
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Scientologists appeal to federal officials
(Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible does not differ essentially from Orthodox Bible
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses Bible is "extremist" because Jehovah's Witnesses are "extremist"
(Radio Liberty, Russia Religion News)
Christianity and the bomb: How Christianity has dealt with nuclear weapons
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Russia’s Jews will get their etrog fruits from Italy despite sanctions, says rabbi
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Orthodox leader calls Moscow and Rome to support persecuted Christians
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Head of Australia’s bishops: Employees entering same-sex marriages could be fired
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Married Sunday, fired Monday: Churches threaten to dismiss staff who wed same-sex partners
(Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Australia's same-sex marriage mail-in survey faces high court challenge
(CBC News)
Australian Catholic bishops react to planned plebiscite on same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Charlie Gard, a parable of our age
(James Walters, Church Times)
Militants kill four men in Eastern Kenya for their Christian faith
(Christian Headlines)
Stage set for another show of unity for independent Lingayat religion
(The Hindu)
We will not tolerate interference in religion, Majithia tells Cong
(The Tribune India)
Fiji: Principal claims he was forced out of a school because of religion
(Sheldon Chanel, Fiji Sun Online)
Religious classes in schools must adapt to fit a changing Australia
(Renae Barker, The Conversation)
Students attend Bangkok law conference
(Eastern Mirror)
Everyone’s suspicious of atheists — even other atheists
(Thomas MacMillan, Science of Us)
Australia to say ‘Yes’ to gay marriage, Newspoll shows
(Clair Bickers, News.com.au)
Coalition in danger of fight with Catholics on same-sex marriage
(Joe Kelly, The Australian)
Upholding law and order: Why should the Malaysian taxpayers fund religious bodies?
(Oliver Ward, ASEAN Today)
Religious neutrality law will apply throughout Quebec, Couillard says
(Montreal Gazette)
US calls out Caribbean on religious freedom
(Jamaica Observer)
How religion motivates people to give and serve
(David King, The Conversation)
When I was 16, I went to confession. I wish the priest had reported what I'd told him
(Mary-Rose MacColl, The Guardian)
Iran opposition leader ends hunger strike
(Al Monitor Staff, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Life returns to northern Aleppo region
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
The Christchurch Cathedral saga and religious freedom — guest blog
(Rex Ahdar, Law and Religion Australia)
What is the Biblical significance of the upcoming solar eclipse? 8 Christian leaders explain
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Critics challenge validity of Egypt's anti-terror council
(David Awad, translated by Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Israel, Hamas, Egypt indirectly cooperating against IS
(Sholomi Eldar, translated by Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Iranian labor market on path to gender transformation
(Maysam Bizaer, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Iraq, Saudi Arabia to reopen border crossings after 27 years
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Turkey, Iran step up coordination in Syria
(Week in Review, Al Monitor)
Why did tribes take up arms in Egypt's Sinai?
(George Mikhail, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Losing presidential candidate Odinga challenging Kenya election results in court
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Pauline Hanson wears burqa in Australian Senate while calling for ban
(Pauline Hanson, The Guardian)
Using confession to face up to crimes
(Letters, The Guardian)
Abbott insists marriage equality a threat to religious freedom after Brandis calls it a ‘trick’
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Philippines Church leaders denounce Duterte regime drugs killings
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
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