Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 27 March 2017
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
(Catholic News Agency)
Saturday, 25 March 2017
OIC supports the outcomes of the Muslim World League Conference
(Organisation of Islamic Cooperation)
Myanmar rebuffs UN probe of crimes against Rohingya
(The Straits Times)
The U.N. has agreed to investigate Myanmar's alleged abuse of Rohingya
(Feliz Solomon, Time)
IDSA Comment: Was there ever an Arab Spring?
(K.P. Fabian, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
We don’t discriminate over religion, says Mamata Banerjee
(Indian Express)
What a Buddhist monk taught Xi Jinping
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)
Promised Land: Venezuelan Jewish converts reach Israel
(Daniel Estrin and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press)
Move to devise Muslim world plan against blasphemous content
(Iftikhar A. Khan, Dawn.com)
Distortion of religious beliefs intolerable: Nisar
(APP, Geo.TV)
Jaipur meat assaults: Victims of cow vigilante attack were prosecuted – but not mob members
(Abhishek Dey, Scroll.in)
Catholic priest in Bulgaria gets death threat for helping Syrian refugee family
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)
Push to name Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group worries U.S. offshoots
(Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio)
Trump’s new Israel envoy gets a mixed welcome from Jewish groups
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Singapore teen blogger granted US asylum over fears of political persecution
(Deutsche Welle)
Are women the solution to Egypt’s economic problems?
(N.A. Hussein, trans. by Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Friday, 24 March 2017
After London, Nice, and Berlin, what can cities do to prevent more?
(Jack Moore, Newsweek)
Criticisms of the Vatican’s sexual abuse commission need to be taken seriously, not written off as clichés
(The Editors, America: The Jesuit Review)
Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists remain defiant ahead of election under China's influence
(Eleanor Ross, Newsweek)
Aleppo's displaced face another crisis in Idlib
(Tamer Osman, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Uganda: Pastor teams up with law enforcement to stop brutal child sacrifices
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria: Christian's denied aid in refugee camps
(Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
Mosul: 400,000 people still trapped in city by ISIS
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
March for life, peace and migrants in Tijuana draws 30,000
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican abuse prevention event 'extremely important' for Church
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
65 years later, fight to get female judges on Egypt's State Council continues
(George Mikhail, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Anti-racism coalition claims Israeli extreme-right groups getting state funds
(Shlomi Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
What does it mean to be a Jerusalemite?
(Akiva Eldar, translated by Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
How Egypt's religious institutions are trying to curb atheism
(N.A. Hussein, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Free Syrian Army getting backup from Turkish-trained police
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Joelle El-Khoury, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Bishop Greg Thompson on being a sexual abuse survivor and the threats that made him resign
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Sixty-eight percent of citizens oppose monarchy in Russia - poll
(Interfax Religion)
Russia, France need to pool efforts to protect world from dangers of globalism, Islamic fundamentalism - Le Pen
(Interfax Religion)
India priests, decorators in child marriage crackdown: No proof of age? No wedding
(Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Will Bahrain use military trials against Shiite leader's supporters?
(Ibrahim al-Hatlani, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Responding to terror
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
In modern dictatorships, Communism’s legacy lingers on
(Arch Puddington, Freedom House)
Bandi's 'The Accusation', smuggled out of North Korea, is a victory for world literature
(Michael Barron, The Culture Trip [with thanks to HRWF])
Thursday, 23 March 2017
Steve Bannon's would-be coalition of Christian traditionalists
(Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Brittany Pheiffer Noble, The Atlantic)
Jehovah's Witnesses moblize global response to threat of ban in Russia
(Jehovah's Witnesses)
Head of Russian Jehovah's Witnesses cries for help
(Russia Religion News)
Leader of Jehovah's Witnesses reviews case against them
(Portal-Credo.ru, Russia Religion News)
How we can do more with less foreign aid
(Tina Ramirez, Real Clear World)
We can't resettle millions of refugees, but President Trump can and should help them
(Tina Ramirez, Forbes)
Changing hearts and minds iIn the Middle East one at a time
(Doug Bandow, The World Post)
India’s religious freedom falls short
(Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
Concerns about tolerant Indonesia: three more churches closed
(World Watch Monitor)
Some rabbis fear expanding women’s roles in the Israeli army could lead to sin
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis ranks third among Fortune’s ‘greatest leaders’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis may shine a light on famine and genocide in South Sudan
(National Review Online)
US cardinal: Pope committed to ending ‘scourge of sex abuse’ despite setbacks
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Ganges and Yamuna rivers granted same legal rights as human beings
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)
In rural Canada, churches that once shunned one another open their hearts to Syrian refugees
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)
The battle for China’s spirit: Religious revival, repression, and resistance under Xi Jinping
(Freedom House)
In conflicts, faith leaders must often stay above
(Christian Science Monitor)
Rabbi Lazar urges to legalize circumcision in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
UN secretary-general reaffirms ancient Jewish ties to Jerusalem
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
On World Water Day, African church leaders highlight shortages
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Nairobi Catholics deliver aid to fellow Kenyans in drought areas
(Catholic News Service, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Population control in Africa risks ‘new colonization,’ say church leaders
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Despite murderous attacks, Tanzania's 'witches' fight for land
(Katy Migiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Nowruz becomes opportunity for dialogue in Iraq
(Sasad Salioum, translated by Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
“South Sudan is collapsing.” Urgent aid needed to fight mass starvation
(Caritas Internationalis, Caritas)
Why victims and survivors of atrocities need a right to the truth
(Melanie Klinkner and Howard Davis, The Conversation)
Pak High Court orders census to include Sikhism as distinct religion
(Sikh24.com)
Minorities tell Pakistan's top security chief their concerns
(Vatican Radio)
Israel police arrest suspect in threats on US Jewish targets
(Daniel Estrin, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Following the JCC arrest, can we be smarter about anti-Semitism?
(Jay Michaelson, Forward Opinion)
Israel arrests man suspected in wave of bomb threats against Jewish centers
(Camila Domonoske, NPR)
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Freedom of religion essential for religious tolerance - SKB Asante
(George Folley, Graphic Online)
What’s behind Hezbollah’s safe zone project in Syria's Qalamoun?
(Scott Preston, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Atheists too have a right to live in this world, say kin of murdered Coimbatore man
(TA Ameerudheen, Scroll.In)
Iraq forces near Mosul mosque where IS declared 'caliphate'
(The New Arab)
Pressure on Laos Christians continues with arson attack
(World Watch Monitor)
Azhar-Vatican ties witness major breakthrough after long hiatus
(Amira Sayed Ahmed, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Choosing good news
(Commentary, Mormon Newsroom)
Yazidis who suffered genocide are fleeing again, but this time not from the Islamic State
(Loveday Morris, The Washington Post)
Uncertain future for Indian Christians after BJP’s election victories
(World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria: Benue death toll 60 over past ten days, admits police chief
(World Watch Monitor)
Kyrgyzstan: Impunity for body snatching officials
(Forum 18 News Service)
Third of Russians count national history from Kievan Rus, its Christianization - poll
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow mosque imam Velitov to face trial for public justification of terrorism - lawyer
(Interfax-Religion)
European court has several cases against Russian violation of human rights
(Vedomosti, Russia Religion News)
Hardline priest Yogi Adityanath's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India
(Douglas Busvine, Reuters)
Tropes vs.autism in Religious Studies
(Olivia Bustion, OUPblog Religion)
Myanmar Now chief editor to be investigated for 'insulting religion'
(Coconuts Yangon)
Myanmar hard-line Buddhists protest citizenship for Rohingya
(Bangkok Post)
Ethnic Rakhine irked by Rohingya citizenship
(John Zaw, UCA News)
Beijing using CCTV in churches to spy on Christians
(UCA News)
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Russian Masons stunned by deputy Milonov's accusations
(Interfax-Religion)
Buddhist Thailand boosts its ‘halal’ economy
(AFP, The Hindu)
Bishop of the Russian Church compares Russia airbase in Syria to a monastery
(Interfax Religion)
Russia: Jehovah's Witness activity largely halted
(Forum 18 News Service)
Interview: Jehovah's Witnesses' response to liquidation threat
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News)
Jehovah's Witnesses reminded of Stalinist total exile
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Argentina marks 25 years since attack on Buenos Aires embassy
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
On religious extremism (There are many wise, creative and worldly Israeli rabbis but in most cases, they are marginalized or even dismissed as being “Reform.”)
(Isi Liebler, Jerusalem Post Opinion)
Sikhism not counted as religion in Pakistan's census form, community left disappointed
(India Today)
Uruguayan Jewish man remembered on first anniversary of stabbing by Muslim convert
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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