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Friday, 25 November 2016

Sheikh blames Saudi Arabia for global rise of Islamist terrorism
(World Watch Monitor)

Jakarta's violent identity crisis: behind the vilification of Chinese-Indonesians
(Oliver Holmes, The Guardian)

Turkey abandons child marriage bill following outrage
(The Washington Post)

‘Death to Jews’ sprayed on Ukrainian synagogue
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Turkey does not recognize the Kiev Muslim Board of Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)

The Ahok witch-hunt in Jakarta
(Erin Cook, Lowy Institute)

Thai prosecutors to charge influential Buddhist monk over money laundering
(Reuters)

Prince Charles highlights "appalling" Christian suffering in Syria
(Alex Williams, Premier)

Long article: Gideons' attorney recounts absurdity of case
(Anatoly Pchelintsev, Moskovskii Komsomolets, Russia Religion News)

Vatican-sponsored workshop tackles new ways to fight drug abuse
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Judge upholds forced LGBT indoctrination in Ontario schools, tells Christian dad to pull kids out if he objects
(Lianne Laurence, Life Site News)

Canadian court refuses parent's religious accommodation request
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Thursday, 24 November 2016

A Note of Thanksgiving from the Parliament of the World’s Religions

Kazakhstan: Trial if imam's Istanbul asylum bid fails?
(Forum 18 News Service)

EVENT, 10-24 November 2016: Cycle of meetings in Rovereto: “Is this about God?” A comparison between African fundamentalisms
(The Center for Religious Studies FBK-ISR)

A Hamas-linked Imam and an Israel Chief Rabbi unite in call for peace – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen s. Maller, Eurasia Review)

Seminar explores music as bridge between cultures
(World Council of Churches)

Colombian president reaches revised peace accord with FARC rebels
(Steven Porter, The Christian Science Monitor)

Death sentence for killers of Christian couple burned alive in Pakistan
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Celebration for thousands of displaced Iraqis ahead of bittersweet homecoming
(World Watch Monitor)

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under IS control
(Mohammed al-Ramahi and Azad Lashkari, Reuters)

Ancient Christian monastery recaptured from ISIS
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Under the shadow of IS: Iraqi Christians tell of crucifixions, torture, sex slavery
(World Watch Monitor)

Iraqi Christians ask: Where were our Kurdish protectors when IS came?
(World Watch Monitor)

ISIS: A catastrophe for Sunnis in Iraq and Syria
(Liz Sly, The Washington Post)

Vietnam new law contravenes the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief
(Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), Human Rights without Frontiers International)

Alibaba removes Hindu gods yoga mats after protest
(Eurasia Review)

Russian parliament ineffective in opposing sects
(Izvestiia, Russia Religion News)

Putin notes Patriarch Kirill's important contribution into joint work of church, state
(Interfax-Religion)

European Parliament names Russian religious organizations instruments of external propaganda
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Orthodox Church one of main spiritual pylons of Russian statehood - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

Pakistani activists plan to build trans-friendly mosque in Islamabad
(Bethan McKernan, Independent)

Assisted Suicide: a musical that asks us to think critically about the portrayal of euthanasia
(Morven Cook, The Conversation)

Study finds churches with conservative theology still growing
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Christian church in Australia agrees to be place of worship for Muslims
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)

Up to one million people fleeing Boko Haram have been cut off from humanitarian aid
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Christian convert sentenced to death in Sudan secretly read Bible in prison
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

16 killed in Senegal pilgrimage road accidents
(Agence France-Presse)

Isis claims responsibility for Kabul mosque suicide bomb blast
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian)

IS claims attack that kills dozens at Shi'ite mosque in Kabul
(Mirwais Harooni, Reuters)

In Syria’s Aleppo, Shiite militias point to Iran’s unparalleled influence
(Hugh Naylor, The Washington Post)

Myanmar's war on the Rohingya
(The New York Times)

Satellite images reveal destruction in Rohingya villages
(Esther Htusan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

‘Bangladesh failing minorities targeted by Islamic extremists’
(World Watch Monitor)

Kyrgyzstan bans religious marriages with minors
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Jews thank Patriarch Kirill for his position against anti-Semitism and xenophobia
(Interfax-Religion)

Islam and politics: Indonesia's identity crisis
(Dina Afrianty, Al Jazeera)

Millions of Shiites gather in Karbala to mark Arbaeen
(Sally Morrow and Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Shiites are participating in the world’s largest pilgrimage today. Here’s how they view the world.
(Fotini Christia, Elizabeth Dekeyser and Dean Knox, The Washington Post)

Egypt court overturns Islamist ex-president's life sentence
(Maggie Michael, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Historic site rebuilt in quake-hit Nepal; gov't didn't help
(Todd Pitman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Sharia banking: RBI proposes ‘Islamic window’ in banks
(The Hindu)

Experts decry Russia’s threat to ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
(JW.org)

Exclusive interviews—experts explain: Russia uses anti-extremism law as ploy to criminalize Jehovah’s Witnesses
(JW.org)

Part 2: Exclusive interviews—Experts decry Russia’s threat to ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
(JW.org)

Patriarch Kirill says "genocide of Christian population" taking place in Middle East
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill ready to work with Vatican on peace in Syria
(Interfax-Religion)

Attacks on Hindus, indigenous people expose Bangladesh's growing intolerance
(Ikhtisad Ahmed, Scroll.in)

Reform and Conservative Jews try a new tactic in battle for Israeli religious pluralism
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Kyrgyzstan criminalizes religious marriage of minors
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EU, US have little leverage as Turkish democracy backslides
(Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)

High Court freezes IDF chief rabbi nomination over rape comments
(Marissa Newman, Times of Israel)

Israel's High Court of Justice enjoins appointment of military chief rabbi
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

In Iraq and Syria, humanitarian aid workers struggle within a strained system
(Thomas Arcaro, The Conversation)

Politics complicate blasphemy investigations in Indonesia and around the world
(Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, The Conversation)

Interfaith rally to oppose religious, racial hatred shows 'the real Ottawa'
(Susan Sherring, Ottawa Citizen)

Iran-Vatican interfaith dialogue slated for Tuesday
(International Quran News Agency)

Thousands of Indonesians rally against racial, religious intolerance
(Reuters)

My religion is nobody else's business, says CJI TS Thakur
(The Times of India)

EVENT, 20-22 November 2016: Religious Perspectives on the Rule of Law
(Bar-Ilan University (Israel) Faculty of Law and Journal of Law and Religion)

Iraqi Christians ask: Where were our Kurdish protectors when IS came?
(World Watch Monitor)

Monday, 21 November 2016

How Iran's religious singers help frame the war in Syria
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Turkey mulls controversial changes to sexual abuse law
(Novinite Sofia News Agency)

Kyrgyzstan bans religious marriages with minors
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian lawmaker revives talk about anti-sect laws
(TASS, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for literature
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Putin says most likely he was baptized by Patriarch Kirill's father
(Interfax-Religion)

Sailors bake prosphoras on the Admiral Kuznetsov cruiser
(Interfax-Religion)

Iranian film about Prophet Muhammad causes stir in Turkey
(Riada Asimovic Akyol, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

In the face of mounting criticism, Muslim personal law board sets up a women's wing
(Subrata Nagchoudhury, Scroll.in)

Rwandan bishops apologize for Church’s role in genocide
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Now is a time of mercy: Pope issues new Apostolic Letter
(Vatican Radio)

Pope Francis extends priests' authority to forgive abortion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Australians more alarmed about state of politics than impact of migration and minorities, survey finds
(Andrew Markus, The Conversation)

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Over 200 Iranians, Afghans baptised as Iranian Church sees 'spectacular' growth
(Mohabat News)

Legal problems with Victoria’s new birth certificate gender laws
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Friday, 18 November 2016

Interfaith letter supporting Bill C-277, An Act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada
(cccb.ca)

Saudi representative stays in charge of Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(Interfax-Religion)

At the Tirupati temple, offerings in demonetised notes are pouring in
(GS Radhakrishna, Scroll.in)

Trial of New Testament begins
(Dmitry Marakulin, Kommersant, Russia Religion News)

Believers need no laws to protect feelings
(Rosbalt, Russia Religion News)

Uzbekistan: More jailings, long-term prisoners' sentences increased
(Forum 18 News Service)

International law 'requires' marriage equality, human rights commissioner says
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Canadian prime minister denounces anti-Semitic vandalism in Ottawa
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Religious faith is no obstacle to support for marriage equality
(Tiernan Brady, The Guardian)

Pakistan bans all 11 Christian TV stations, arrests cable operators in crackdown
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Iraqi Christians reveal untold brutality of living under ISIS' rule
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

There are some 500 destructive sects in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

75,000 children in N. Nigeria risk 'dying of hunger'; 14 million need humanitarian aid, says UN
(World Watch Monitor)

Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar crackdown to Bangladesh
(Al Jazeera)

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