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Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Jews with most education are least religious, study finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

First same-sex conjugal visit approved by Israel Prison Service
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Israel, Muslim women can serve on religious courts, but not Jews
(Naomi Zeveloff, Forward)

Is the Russian Orthodox Church serving God or Putin?
(Caroline Schmitt, Deutsche Welle)

Bishops in India meet with government official about anti-Christian harassment
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Francis goes to Egypt: But nothing is ‘strictly religious’ now
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)

Pope to Egypt to mend ties with Islam but conservatives wary
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Berkley Forum: Rising tide of religious freedom abuses abroad
(Thomas Reese, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Does religion kill democracy?
(Steven Pittz, Library of Law and Liberty)

China bans 'extreme' Islamic baby names among Xinjiang's Uyghurs
(RFA, Xin Lin)

China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
(Benjamin Haas, The Guardian)

China bans ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Jihad’ as baby names in heavily Muslim region
(Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times)

China bans Islamic names for Uighur children
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Angry debate in Egypt over reforms in Islam against radicals
(Hamza Hendawi, Lee Keath, and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

How a nation reconciles after genocide killed nearly a million people
(Megan Specia, The New York Times)

Venezuelan church leaders ask for prayers as dozens are killed in ongoing political crisis
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)

40,000 copies of Holy Qur'an distributed among Arabic schools, Imams, others in NBR
(Alhagie Babou Jallow, Daily Observer)

Syrian regime faces tough resistance from rebels in Aleppo’s outskirts
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

How Israel’s president is shifting his country’s worldview
(Mazal Mualem, translated by Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Who in Israel decides who must enlist in the army?
(Akiva Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Will Iraqi government-PMU disputes spiral into armed clashes?
(Hamdi Malik, translated by Mohammad Khalil, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Why region should prepare for long Saudi-Iranian confrontation
(Saeid Jafari, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Can Sisi protect Egypt's endangered Christians?
(Albaraa Abdullah, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Ghana prison system partners with ministry for holistic care
(Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)

Australian bishops: Assisted suicide is the opposite of health care
(Catholic News Agency)

Displaced Iraqi Christians open sweet factory in Erbil
(World Watch Monitor)

Canadian Copts ponder the future of their faith back in Egypt
(Shenaz Kermalli, Religion News Service)

UN expert follows churches in urging halt to rising hostility on Korean Peninsula
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Kazakhstan: Fined for Easter worship
(Forum 18 News Service)

Spokesman: Tight security is ‘new normal’ as pope heads to Egypt
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Israel appoints first female judge to Muslim religious court
(Judy Maltz, Haaretz)

Israel appoints first woman as judge on Muslim religious court
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Is violence following accusations of blasphemy becoming a familiar phenomenon in Pakistan?
(Khusro Tariq Published, The Express Tribune)

Pakistan paper surveys mob violence following blasphemy accusations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Chechen mufti meets with Syrian president in Damascus – Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters reacts to Supreme Court ban
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Check out South China Morning Post: a good source for all things religious in Asia
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Open letter from USCIRF Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee to the Panchen Lama on his Birthday (April 25)
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Protecting and promoting freedom of religion in Pakistan
(Minority Rights Group International)

‘Govt taking necessary steps to promote Islamic teachings and interfaith harmony,’ says minister
(The Nation)

Religious vigilantism might hurt India's global stature
(Aparna Pande, Hudson Institute)

CONFERENCE CALL, 25 April 2017: 'Developments in Muslim support for religious freedom'
(Dr. Jennifer Bryson, Faith & International Affairs Conference Call Series)

Saudi Arabia elected to UN women's rights commission
(Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill)

Pew study: Global hostility to religion grew in 2015
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Monday, 24 April 2017

Editorial: Let us never forget during Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Editorial, Aiken Standard)

Siren wails as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Aron Heller, Associated Press News)

On Holocaust day, Netanyahu says its lessons guide him
(Ian Deitch, Associated Press News)

Thousands gather at Auschwitz for Holocaust memorial march
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press News)

Trump condemns anti-Semitism on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Julia Edwards Ainsley, Reuters)

‘Interfaith dialogue necessary for harmony’
(The News International)

Remarks by the (US) Vice President and Indonesian President Widodo to the Press
(Office of the Vice President, The White House)

Islam and Muslims: is there a difference?
(Shaykh Husayn El-Mekki, Islamic Insights)

Baptist preacher convicted in Siberia
(Transbaikal Territory Prosecutor, Russia Religion News)

Insult to religion made ‘carelessly’ without malice is not an offence: SC
(Krishnadas Rajagopal, The Hindu)

A new Republic: Macron and Le Pen advance to the second round of the French election
(The Economist)

America is abandoning independent Christians in China
(Chloë Starr, Religion News Service)

In China, unregistered churches are driving a religious revolution
(Ian Johnson, The Atlantic)

Buddhist says meditation is scientifically proven to make your life better
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

What's in Palestine's first ever education law?
(Ahmad Melhem, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Jehovah's Witness charged on basis of anti-evangelism law
(News Agency Dostup, Russia Religion News)

Hundreds of thousands take to the street worldwide for the Global March for Science
(Democracy Now!)

Israeli president says plight of Christians in Middle East is a 'stain on humanity'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban
(Robert Burns, Associated Press News)

Millions of South Sudanese face famine in ‘lean season’
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

Has Turkey's referendum emboldened hate?
(Pinar Tremblay, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Did Kurds determine outcome of Turkey's referendum?
(Mahmut Bozarslan, translated by Timur Göksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

It’s time for Francis and the Vatican to get tough on Venezuela
(Father Raymond J. de Souza, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Syrian rebel group just trying to get home
(Shelly Kittleson, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Chemical attacks and narrow streets complicate fight for Mosul’s Old City
(Shelly Kittleson, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Syria chemical attack unsettles Iran's chemical weapons survivors
(Narges Bajoghli, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Does Erdogan expect Trump to ditch Syrian Kurds?
(Week in Review, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Is there room in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims?
(Haroon Moghul, Haaretz)

Wounded but alive: It's not yet game over for Turkey's democracy- or its resistance
(Louis Fishman, Haaretz)

One way to prevent peace between Pakistan and India
(Husain Haqqani, Hudson)

Ethiopian state considers restricting ‘Christian activity’ to church buildings
(World Watch Monitor)

Pope likens migrant holding centers to ‘concentration camps’
(Philip Pullella, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 24-28 April, Conference on Law and Religion: The Role of the State
(University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Sponsors: National Judicial Institute Nigeria; Faculties of Law & Arts University of Ibadan; Faculty of Law, University of Lagos; West African Center for Law and Religion Studies; International Center for Law and Religion Studies (USA))

EVENT, 24 April 2017: Extremism in South Asia: New Ways to Respond?
(Farid Senzai, Ali Mohammad Ali, Kamran Bokhari, Susan Hayward, Iman Malik, Scott Worden, United States Institute of Peace)

Sunday, 23 April 2017

Pence meets with interfaith leaders in Indonesia
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pence in Jakarta praises moderate Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pence's visit to Indonesia another strike in internal White House battle over Islam
(Amir Tibon, Haaretz)

Where We've Been – Where We're Going: Groundbreaking history of the interfaith movement
(Katherine Marshall, The Interfaith Observer)

Saturday, 22 April 2017

World Report 2017: Russia
(Human Rights Watch)

Why Russia's new ban on Jehovah's Witnesses is so troubling
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Landmark study examines responses of Christians to religious persecution
(Mark Zimmermann, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Syria: A moral afterthought to a moral tragedy
(Gerard Powers, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Singapore to repatriate Muslim cleric after remarks against Jews, Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Ominous wave of Yemen arrests raises alarm
(Baha'i World News Service)

Baha'is say their members faces 'ominous wave' of arrests in Yemen
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Earth Day, creation stewardship, and the Great Commission
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network Newsvio)

Beyond the backwardness cap: Quota for Muslims beyond the 50 per cent ceiling in Telangana is justified
(Faizan Mustafa, Indian Express Opinion)

Archbishop in India to face trial for allegedly trying to poison priest
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

‘Sister Listeners’ help Rwandans move beyond genocide
(Melanie Lidman, Catholic News Service)

UN, US experts urge Russia: Drop Jehovah's Witness action that 'threatens religious freedom'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Friday, 21 April 2017

Kazan Jehovah's Witnesses sure to carry on
(Damara Khairulina, Tatyana Mamaeva, Real Time)

Member of Putin's human rights council sees Jehovah's Witnesses' victory in ECHR
(Anton Skripunov, RIA Novosti)

Russian media sensitive to western criticism over Jehovah's Witnesses
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

Russian security police threaten Jehovah's Witnesses in wake of court's ruling
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Supreme Court orders cessation of Jehovah's Witnesses' activity
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Wave of violence against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

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