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Friday, 18 November 2016

Quebec 'uproar' over proposed Muslim community
(BBC)

Iraqi children dump Islamic State's books of violence
(Isabel Coles, Reuters)

Brazil story tip: More than one recent election has some interesting religion angles
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Amazon TV ad features imam and vicar exchanging gifts
(The Guardian)

At AGM, interfaith group urges Malaysians to fight ‘cancerous’ corruption
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)

Is there a human right to cryogenically freeze your body?
(Adam Wagner, Human Rights Info)

Iraq’s ‘Good Sunni’
(Nour Samaha, Foreign Policy)

Making the Islamic case for religious liberty
(Abdullah Saeed, Hudson Institute)

The legal protection of mass graves
(Melanie Klinkner & Alexandra Lily Kather, EJIL Talk!)

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Pope Francis shaping a College of Cardinals that is less European
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)

Bangladesh cardinal sees red hat as a megaphone for peace
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Why tolerance has a place in Islam and the Middle East
(Yousef Al Otaiba, CNN)

FJCR recommends that social nets should follow Twitter example and block extremist accounts
(Interfax-Religion)

Christian peer and US bishop narrowly escape ambush by Islamist gunmen in Nigeria
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Renowned Russian film director believes Russia needs moral censorship
(Interfax-Religion)

The Nigerian school for orphans of jihadists – and their victims
(Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian)

New Zealand quake: Preacher under fire over homosexuals claim
(BBC)

Dalai Lama to visit Mongolia, possibly sparking China anger
(Ganbat Namjilsangarav, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Indonesia police to pursue blasphemy case against capital's Christian governor as tension simmers
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Bernadette Christina Munthe, Reuters)

Islamic State is driven from ancient Nimrud, where destruction is ‘worse than we thought’
(Kareem Fahim and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)

Why many Fallujah residents have yet to return home
(Shelly Kittleson, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

'God's plan will prevail': up to 50,000 Christians in Iraq to pray together for peace
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

As IS loses power, will group tap women jihadis to fight?
(Brenda Stoter, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)

After fleeing ISIS, 7,000 Iraqi Christians to celebrate the hope of returning home
(Joseph Hartropp, Christian Today)

Can Senegal stop child begging, trafficking by Islamic teachers?
(Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Indian archbishop praises Sikhs on major religious festival
(Archbishop Felix Machado, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican official describes disarmament agenda, appeals to Catholic education (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Drew Christiansen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Church sounds warning on nuclear weapons (once again) (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Stephen Colecchi, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Jakarta's Christian governor Purnama in blasphemy row
(Al Jazeera)

Indonesian governor being prosecuted for blasphemy for campaign statement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

In Israel, Jews, Muslims agree: We’re both loud
(Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

In Israel, anti-noise bill aimed at mosques falters when legislators realize it also bars Jewish sabbath alerts
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

An Old Boy sets out how the law applies to religious observance at his childhood school
(Pierre De Vox, Daily Maverick)

Quebec bill 62 infringes on freedom of religion
(Canadian Civil Liberties Association)

China: An open letter to Pope Francis
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Court rules that personal witness is not missionary activity
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Azerbaijan: Raids, fines enforce state religious censorship
(Forum 18 News Service)

Russian church consecrated in Islamabad
(Interfax-Religion)

Half a million people may have suffered for Orthodox faith in USSR
(Interfax-Religion)

Buddhist aid workers face backlash for helping Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
(Joe Freeman, IRIN)

Video showing monk’s ‘death threat’ to Tamil officer goes viral
(Meera Srinivasan, The Hindu)

The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Clear moral guidance toward nuclear abolition (The Catholic Church and nuclear disarmament)
(Marie Dennis, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Iran's house church movement witnessing 'astounding' growth; hundreds being baptized
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Digital history captures story of Middle Eastern Christianity
(Robin Darling Young, Crux)

A call to prayer, or noise pollution? Israel targets mosque loudspeakers
(Peter Baker, The New York Times)

Israeli proposal to quiet call to prayer draws Muslims' ire
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Women's rights become a battleground for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews
(Lauren Frayer, NPR)

Why Ukrainian Christians are closing down orphanages
(Krish Kandiah, Christian Today)

Moscow Tolerance Center awarded with UNESCO prize
(Interfax-Religion)

Medieval cathedral discovered in Crimea
(Interfax-Religion)

Jakarta's Christian governor to face blasphemy trial over Islam insult claim
(Kate Lamb, The Guardian)

Canada mother calls for ban of indigenous ceremonies in schools
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)

Woman tapped as director of West Bank rabbinical court
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Bangladesh considering dropping Islam as state religion, according to senior minister
(Gabriel Samuels, The Independent)

‘I thought, this is it’: One man’s escape from an Islamic State mass execution
(Loveday Morris, The Washington Times)

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Can coalition of reformers snag Lebanese parliament seats?
(Scott Peterson, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Why have tensions increased between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

'The world has failed to protect us': Assyrian Christians despair as ISIS destroys ancient pyramid in Iraq
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)

'Islamist hyperextremism' could bring world to brink of catastrophe – report
(Sam Jones, The Guardian)

MIFI Rector believes Orthodoxy is a guarantee of success for the university
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian military bring humanitarian aid to Aleppo mosque
(Interfax-Religion)

‘Coming back’ – a poem scribbled on a church wall in Homs
(World Watch Monitor)

Child marriage becoming a ‘cloud of crisis’ – N. Nigerian Christian leaders warn President
(World Watch Monitor)

Knesset synagogue rededicated with ‘shocking’ women’s section
(The Jerusalem Post)

Deposed Sultan of Sokoto dies while son detained for graft
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Indonesian police arrest five after church attack
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor, and Nick Macfie, Reuters)

Egypt court strikes down ousted president's death sentence
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Arson and vandalism rattle Hindu communities in Bangladesh
(Julfikar Ali Manik and Ellen Barry, The New York Times)

MIFI rector believes Orthodoxy is a guarantee of success for the university
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian military bring humanitarian aid to Aleppo mosque
(Interfax-Religion)

As Israel's ultra-Orthodox enter the workforce, high-tech beckons
(Lauren Frayer, National Public Radio)

Benjamin Netanyahu backs bill to stop mosque 'noise'
(Al Jazeera)

Israel appoints ambassador to Turkey following 6-year diplomatic freeze
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

In Indonesia, a new way to take back social media from extremists
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Myasnikovich calls for maintaining interfaith peace in Belarus
(Belarus News)

Should Baathists have role in post-IS Iraq?
(Joseph Briefel, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

What's behind uptick of attacks in Cairo?
(Mohamed Saied, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Kurdish all-female militia launches offensive against ISIS to avenge sex slaves
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Returning home still a dream for Christians from Iraq even after ISIS defeat
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)

'Products of the soil': Identity crisis in an Indian Catholic church
(Teresa Mathew, NPR)

Kyrgyz security forces arrest 12 Hizb ut-Tahrir members for propaganda of Caliphate creation
(Interfax-Religion)

These teen boys converted from Islam to Christianity. Now they are on the run, threatened with death for apostasy
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Monday, 14 November 2016

Mauritanian clerics urge for blogger's death penalty to be applied
(Kissima Diagana, Tim Cocks, and Raissa Kasolowsky, Reuters)

Myanmar says 34 people killed after they attacked troops
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Israel moves forward with legislation that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers
(Joshua Mitnick, Los Angeles Times)

Bill to legalize West Bank settlements advances in Israel
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)

Bombing at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kills dozens
(Salman Masood, The New York Times)

Gasps, tears as Iraqis return to IS-destroyed parish
(Zeina Karam, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)

Law Society of BC appeals TWU to Supreme Court of Canada
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)

Opinion: Appeal court ruling on Trinity Western University is a game changer
(Barry W. Bussey, Vancouver Sun)

Kyrgyz security forces arrest 12 Hizb ut-Tahrir members for propaganda of Caliphate creation
(Interfax-Religion)

Jewish community of Russia agrees with the Russian vice premier about consistent eradication of xenophobia in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia to give funds for renovation of Bethlehem's historic center – Medvedev
(Interfax-Religion)

Use of Devanagari numerals on new banknotes draws complaints of Hindi chauvinism
(Ajaz Ashraf, Scroll.in)

Anti-evangelism law used against simple Christian witness
(Roman Lunkin, Religiia i Pravo, Russia Religion News)

Conflicts over Ukrainian churches continue
(Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)

Large gathering of Jehovah's Witnesses arouses suspicion of extremist activity
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Central Mali gripped by a dangerous brew of jihad, revolt and self-defence
(Yvan Guichaoua and Dougoukolo Alpha Oumar Ba-Konare, The Conversation)

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