Law and Religion Headlines

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Hezbollah torn between its local and regional roles
(Haytham Mouzahem, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Iraqi teachers unsafe in own classrooms
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Shiite militias open offices in Iraq's liberated Sunni areas
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Vatican official says despite pain of war, Christians in Aleppo remain hopeful
(Inés San Martín, Crux)

ISIL’s extremist rule in Mosul sparks backlash against religion
(Agence France-Presse, The National)

Saudis hopeful but wary about Trump
(Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Pagoda problems: the decline of Buddhism in Cambodia
(Euan Black, Sea Globe)

Nigeria: spate of attacks in southern Kaduna creates tension, as committee works for peace
(World Watch Monitor)

What’s the benefit in making human-animal hybrids?
(Martin Pera and Megan Munsie, The Conversation)

How not to depose an Anglican bishop in Australia: Slater
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Three men freed from false convictions for burning down Ethiopian Orthodox church
(World Watch Monitor)

Why Morocco’s burqa ban is more than just a security measure
(Moha Ennaji, The Conversation)

Will Armenia’s tiny minorities get Soviet-style quota representation in Parliament?
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)

Ministry of Culture urges UOC (MP) leaders and their faithful to publicly condemn Russian military aggression against Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Catholics dismayed by acquittal of anti-Christian mob in Pakistan
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pakistani leaders deny review of blasphemy law
(Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News)

Pakistan: No change in blasphemy law: Religious Minister
(Daily Times)

‘Muslim ban’ doesn’t apply to Israeli citizens born in affected countries
(Marcy Oster, Forward)

Trump travel ban will not apply to Israelis born in covered nations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Mormons slandered on national Russian television
(Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

Russia: Long-running cases against Muslims for meetings
(Forum 18 News Service)

Philippines Catholic bishops oppose bid for severe death penalty revival
(Catholic News Agency)

Intermarried, interfaith, intercultural, interschimter?
(Susan Katz Miller, On Being Both)

Christianity: the new extremism?
(Ruth K'lama, Mission Network News)

Agatha Christie at mass
(David Grumett, OUPblog Religion)

The world's biggest Muslim nation is telling its citizens to shut up about Trump
(Preeti Jha and Krithika Varagur, Foreign Policy)

Turkish Alevis release list of suggestions for ‘pluralistic’ religious education in new curriculum
(Hürriyet Daily News)

Trump and the art of the Syrian peace deal
(Editorial Board, Bloomberg View)

African leaders discuss 'collective' withdrawal from ICC
(News24Wire via AllAfrica)

Putin personally congratulates Patriarch Kirill on enthronization day
(Interfax-Religion)

Duterte’s free birth-control order is latest skirmish with Catholic Church
(Aurora Almendral, The New York Times)

Quebec mosque attack forces Canadians to confront a strain of intolerance
(Ian Austen and Craig S. Smith, The New York Times)

Ultra-Orthodox MKs tell Netanyahu to cancel Western Wall compromise
(Times of Israel)

Jihadist rule in Mosul sparked backlash against religion
(Wilson Fache, Agence France-Presse)

41% of Israelis shop on Shabbat, survey finds
(Adi Dovrat-Meseritz, Haaretz)

Sex, murder, fraud: sham Indonesian cults in the spotlight after scandals
(Agence France-Presse)

World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think
(Drew Desilver and David Masci, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

In face of Trump’s order, some Muslim nations are conspicuously silent
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)

Fears Christian state move in Samoa could threaten religious freedom
(Radio New Zealand)

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Jehovah’s Witnesses may challenge SC anthem order
(Maneesh Chhibber, The Indian Express)

Christianity and Freedom volumes now available in paperback
(Timothy Shah and Allen Hertzke, Cambridge University Press)

Neither Reformation nor Enlightenment: The seeds of religious freedom within Islam
(Daniel Philpott, The Witherspoon Institute, Public Discourse)

Religious freedom in the Muslim world: A nuanced appraisal
(Daniel Philpott, The Witherspoon Institute, Public Discourse)

The Guardian view on fear of Islam: terrorism is not a religion
(The Guardian)

Beautifying Baghdad: Colouring in a city of walls
(Faisal Irshaid, BBC News)

With Morocco's return, African Union now complete
(Amanda Hoover, The Christian Science Monitor)

Severe drought brings starving Kenyans to church doorsteps
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

A former Buddhist kingdom reckons with modernization
(Tom Downey, Wall Street Journal)

Liberal religious-Zionist group calls on Bennett to speak out against Western Wall deal repeal
(Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post)

Singapore's plea to its people: Won’t you please have more children?
(Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor)

In SC, Centre defends Tamil Nadu law allowing Jallikattu
(Satya Prakash, Tribune India)

Canadian parents told to accept gender ideology or be refused adoption
(The Christian Institute)

Teaching American Catholicism on a green card
(Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal)

Kirovo-Chepetsk Jehovah's Witnesses face liquidation
(Chepetsk.ru, Russia Religion News)

Pakistan court acquits all suspects in 2013 arson of Christian neighbourhood
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Pakistan PM premature in saying country will soon be ‘minority-friendly’
(World Watch Monitor)

Pakistani court sentences last of hajj corruption defendants
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face relocation to island
(BBC News)

On boycotting radical Islamic nations
(Nonie Darwish, Gatestone Institute)

If the US won’t take refugees, where do they go?
(Katharine Jones and Esra Kaytaz, The Conversation)

Iranians react harshly to US visa ban
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Why ISIS is celebrating Trump's immigration ban
(Daniel Burke, CNN)

900 churches in Nigeria destroyed by Boko Haram
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Quebec cardinal pledges solidarity, prayer for victims of mosque attack
(Catholic News Agency)

Quebec mosque attack forces Canada to confront some ugly problems
(Steve Hewitt, The Conversation)

Christians not welcome in India
(Eric Metaxas, The Christian Post)

In India, a group defends wrongly accused Muslim terror suspects
(Bhavya Dore, Religion News Service)

Supreme Court refuses to stay new Tamil Nadu law that allows Jallikattu
(Hindustan Times)

BJP to election commission: Samajwadi Party manifesto seeks votes on caste, religion basis
(The Indian Express)

Does Syria really want to reconcile with Kurds?
(Fehim Taştekin, translated by Timur Goksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Modi seeks to woo Muslim women
(Hugh Tomlinson, The Times)

Beatifuication of 'Samurai of Christ' to be held Feb. 7th
(UCAN, Eurasia Review)

US-India ties were impeded by the Raj
(Aparna Pande, Hudson Institute)

A lack of compassion in India: 'World's largest democracy' clamps down on Christians
(Eric Metaxas, Christian Headlines)

Quebec mosque saw itself ‘in harmony’ with Canadian society
(Travis M. Andrews and Katie Mettler, The Washington Post)

Mosque shooting suspect in Canada known for extreme views
(Tracey Lindeman and Rob Gillies, Associated Press- The Big Story)

Statement issued by Canadian leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(Press Release, Newsroom Canada)

Monday, 30 January 2017

Montreal Holocaust Museum issues statement of solidarity after Quebec mosque shooting
(Jake Romm, Forward)

Egypt condemns Québec mosque shooting
(Aswat Masriya, Asat Masriya)

Modi and a tricky caste arithmetic: BJP’s one-and-a-half dishes on offer in UP
(Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times)

Gambia no longer an Islamic Republic
(World Watch Monitor)

Tatarstan mufti slams Russian education minster for remarks about Muslim headscarf
(Interfax-Religion)

Last accused of Hajj corruption case sentenced to 30 years in jail
(Madeeha Zuberi, AAJ-TV)

Putin offers condolences to Canadian PM on death of people in attack on Quebec mosque
(Interfax-Religion)

A Partner in the Cause of Peace — First in a seven-part series on international religious freedom
(Mormon Newsroom)

Dialogue among all faiths imperative for promoting religious harmony
(Humayun Aziz Sandeela, The International News)

Four Ethiopian teenagers leave prison ‘in good health’ after sentence for giving out Christian book
(World Watch Monitor)

Almost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her
(the Ch)

Thailand: Temple of Dawn offers a beacon of hope
(Achara Ashayagachat, Bangkok Post)

Quebec City mosque shooting kills six people: ‘We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims,’ PM says
(Postmedia News and The Canadian Press, National Post)

Quebec mosque shooting 'lone wolf' attack: Canadian authorities
(Allison Lampert and Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters)

Parliament panel to seek amendments to interfaith marriage laws
(Soe Min Htike, Eleven)

White House defends immigration ban as travellers with visas reportedly barred from entering U.S.
(Justin Sink and Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg News, National Post)

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