Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Vatican defends decision to invite China to organ-trafficking summit
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Pope prays for persecuted Muslims, calls for bridges not walls
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Steve Bannon carries battles to another influential hub: The Vatican
(Jason Horowitz, The New York Times)
Not ‘lone wolves’ after all: How ISIS guides world’s terror plots from afar
(Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)
Orthodox activists threaten violence against movie theatres
(Meduza, Russia Religion News)
‘I will go to hell. Join me,’ says Filipino leader about Catholic backlash
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australian archbishop: ‘As Catholics we hang our heads in shame’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
In Kenya, a pastor fights female genital mutilation with the gospel
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Spain: two Moroccans arrested for Jihadi indoctrination, recruitment
(Eurasia Review)
People power rise up against corruption in Romania
(Hannah Thoburn, World Affairs Journal)
Presidential change in Somalia unlikely to improve situation for Christian minority
(World Watch Monitor)
If artificial intelligence is a threat to Christianity, how might the Catholic church adapt to it?
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
More Muslims live in Asia-Pacific than the Middle East
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
I was denied entry to U.S. after questions about Trump, religion, Muslim Quebecer says
(Montreal Gazette)
Indonesia: Religious Affairs Ministry to create new division on teachers
(The Jakarta Post)
Indonesia should support interfaith community programs to help Myanmar end ethnic violence
(Dio Herdiawan Tobing, The Conversation)
Facing blasphemy charges, Indonesian politician 'happy that history chose me'
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Kuwait denies 'Muslim ban' story promoted by Donald Trump
(Harriet Agerholm, Independent)
Japanese Christian warlord Takayama Ukon beatified
(Kyodo, Japan Times)
The mystery behind why this Indian city is covered in stickers of ‘angry Hanuman’
(Deepa Bhasthi, Scroll.In)
Myanmar’s army is tormenting Muslims with a brutal rape campaign
(Patrick Winn, PRI)
After Trump’s ban, Lebanon renews calls to send back Syrian refugees
(Richard Hall, PRI)
How Colombia's child soldiers are trying to begin again
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Political arrests and child indoctrination in Turkey
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Nigeria: Hijab wearing- the controversies, fictions, and facts
(All Africa)
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Some of Syria’s Christians fearful of post-war exclusion
(Nazeer Rida, Albawaba News)
Syrian women, children in prisoner swap
(Leila Alwan, Al Arabiya English)
Bangladesh's secular activists concerned about textbook changes
(Rasheda K. Choudhury, DW)
Hamas leader: Gaza won't harbor individuals who 'aim to harm Egypt'
(Ahmad Abu Amer, translated by Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Desperate Palestinian leadership could choose armed struggle
(Uri Savir, translated by Inga Michaeli, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Armed Iraqi factions threaten to target Americans in response to travel ban
(Hassan al-Shanoun, translated by Muhammed Hussein Tal'at, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Egyptian court issues verdict to prosecute Israel
(Muhammed Magdy, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Egyptian film battles IS with comedy
(George Mikhail, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Challenges and opportunities for dialog between Iran and the Arab world
(Hossein Kebriaeizadeh, Iran Review)
Indonesia – Al Azhar seek to promote interfaith dialogue for world peace
(Antara News)
Thaipusam 2017 date – Hindu Festival dedicated to Lord Muruga in 2017
(Abhilash Rajendran, Hindu Blog)
Burma's yet incomplete democratic transition
(Ján Figel’ and Benedict Rogers, The Wall Street Journal)
FJCR president surprised with accusations against Sochi rabbi, but hopes for positive outcome
(Interfax-Religion)
Case of Yoga evangelism not dead yet
(Dozhd, Russia Religion News)
Local authorities view Jews as revolutionary
(Russia Religion News)
Political conflict involves Muslims in Crimea
(RISU, Russia Religion News)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide: “UN actively blocking civil society”
(Press Release, Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
From Rome to Russia: Moscow's Byzantine myth
(Iver B. Neumann, Foreign Affairs, Review Essay)
African Church must ‘promote peace, forgiveness and reconciliation’
(World Watch Monitor)
Holy See signs agreement with Democratic Republic of Congo
(Catholic News Agency, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
What's ressentiment got to do with It
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Life restarts in the east of Mosul
(Jérémy André, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, La Croix International)
Is a border fence a absolute essential along the India–Myanmar border?
(Pradeep Singh Chhonkar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Indonesian Catholics denounce death penalty
(Katharina R. Lestari, UCA News)
'Un-Christian values' to blame for decline in marriages in the Philippines
(Joe Torres, UCA News)
Christian rights lawyers tortured in China
(UCA News)
Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity – UN special adviser
(UN News Centre)
Syrian government brutally killed 13,000 in 4 years, according to amnesty international report
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
UN: Number of Burundian refugees to reach 500,000 this year
(Associated Press- The Big Story)
Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in Syria's 'slaughterhouse'
(Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press- The Big Story)
Graft, threats as Somalia faces historic presidential vote
(Abdi Guled, Associated Press- The Big Story)
Don't move US embassy to Jerusalem, bishops ask Secretary of State
(Catholic News Agency)
Vatican debated whether to invite China to organ meeting
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press- The Big Story)
Monday, 6 February 2017
Interfaith harmony, every day
(Aiko Sumichan, Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace)
'Unite in religious harmony'
(Loshana K Shagar, The Star Online)
Claims female genital mutilation can have evolutionary benefits are unproven and potentially damaging
(Alison Macfarlane, The Conversation)
Why the Gulf Cooperation Council has been silent on Trump's 'Muslim ban'
(Giorgio Cafiero, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Saudi Arabia intensifies actions against human rights advocates
(Paper Chase, Jurist Twenty)
Afghanistan's civilian casualties hit record high in 2016
(Patricia Gossman, Human Rights Watch)
Current geopolitics a recipe for war
(Todd Royal, Geopolitical Monitor)
Venezuela sheds its democratic facade
(Alexander Brockwehl, Freedom House)
Myanmar Buddhist monk blocked from giving sermon after Muslim lawyer’s murder
(AFP, Indian Express)
Russian Church representative becomes advisor to State Duma speaker
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian permanent envoy to OSCE says Kosovo authorities enables attacks on churches
(Interfax-Religion)
Kazakhstan: Criminal cases for meeting, criticising Muslim Board
(Forum 18 News Service)
Survey reveals weakening of influence of Russian religious organizations
(Nezavisimaia Gazeta, Russia Religion News)
Study of Jehovah's Witnesses' teaching illegal in Uzbekistan
(Khakim Azizov, Podrobno.uz)
It’s discontent, not religion, that draws people to al-Shabaab
(Charles Villa-Vicencio, The Conversation)
Morocco's high religious committee says apostates should not be killed
(Ezzoubeir Jabrane, Morocco World News)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi vows to investigate crimes against Rohingya - U.N.'s Zeid tells Reuters
(Reuters)
Jamia Millia Islamia gears up to promote ‘cultural pluralism’
(Areeba Falak, Sunday Guardian Live)
Devastated northern Iraq needs ‘new Marshall Plan’ for reconstruction
(World Watch Monitor)
Searches carried out at Church of Scientology offices in Russia
(Interfax Religion)
Anglican, Lutheran and Buddhist dialogue and collaboration to continue
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Israel will vote on contentious Palestinian land-grab bill tonight
(Barak Ravid, Haaretz)
Data shows scope of sexual abuse in Australian Church
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australian bishops apologize for Church's failure in sex abuse crisis
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Philippine debate to restore death penalty hots up
(UCAN India)
Philippine bishops rally Catholics against drug war
(UCAN India)
Chinese student converts lose their new religion
(UCAN India)
A new U.S. approach to Pakistan: enforcing aid conditions without cutting ties
(Husain Haqqani & Lisa Curtis, Hudson)
Centre condemns use of religion to divide Nigeria
(Collins Nnabuiffe, Nigerian Tribune)
Has Iran reinstated executions by stoning?
(Radio Zamaneh, Eurasia Review)
In Niger, Christian and Muslim leaders push harder to counter creeping radicalism
(Kira Zalan, The Christian Science Monitor)
How Khasi Christians in India are making the Church their own
(Paramita Ghosh, Hindustan Times)
Will Mosul see peace post-Islamic State?
(Fazel Hawramy, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Christians should have right to paid vacation to visit Jerusalem: court
(Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent)
Australian inter-State vilification orders overturned
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Lebanon pushes for refugee ‘safe zones’ in Syria
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Interfaith groups to form 'rings of peace' around mosques in Canada
(Michelle McQuigge, 680 News)
Israeli leader presses UK to impose new sanctions on Iran
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press- The Big Story)
Sexual harassment common even for Iraqi women professionals
(Adnan Abu Zeed, translated by Mohammad Khalil, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Sundance Film Festival shines light on Aleppo
(Tamer Osman, translated by Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Radical sheikh still wields influence from Lebanese prison
(Mona Alami, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
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