Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 14 October 2016

What's driving Palestinian attacks?
(Shlomi Eldar trans. Sandy Bloom, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

What’s behind Sadrists’ return to Iraq’s Shiite National Alliance?
(Adnan Abu Zeed trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Chechen mufti reproaches Turkey for granting shelter to Chechen terrorists
(Interfax-Religion)

As Aleppo is destroyed, Syrian church leaders plead for peace on behalf of children
(Joseph Hartropp, Christian Today)

They survived Islamist terrorists. Now, millions in Nigeria face a new threat: starvation.
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)

Deadly attacks target defiant Shiite worshipers in Afghanistan amid security fears
(Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

Iran breaks up Islamic State bombing plot targeting Ashoura
(Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Australia court says bishop to face charges he hid sex abuse
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Transgender identities are not always permanent: A man who lived as a woman for years shares his traumatic experience
(Walt Heyer, MercatorNet: Conjugality)

Thursday, 13 October 2016

I confess: I brought a basket of stereotypes with me to the religion beat. And you?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Christians in China fast and pray in anticipation of severe persecution
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

New cardinals show Pope wants contemplative missionaries
(Fr Marc Whelan CSSp, The Irish Catholic)

Quebec judge had no legal basis for asking woman to remove hijab, higher court says
(Steve Rukavina, CBC News Montreal)

Friday essay: war crimes and the many threats to cultural heritage
(Ian Lilley, The Conversation)

Christians who reject all refugees are ‘hypocrites,’ pope says
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Israel's religiously divided society (Video)
(Pew Research Center, YouTube)

Pakistani archbishop says Christians fight persecution with dialogue
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)

Group of Muslims from Hizb ut-Tahrir detained - Crimean Mufti Board
(Interfax-Religion)

Chechen mufti reproaches Turkey for granting shelter to Chechen terrorists
(Interfax-Religion)

Dear Israeli lawmaker, do you believe in God?
(Netta Ahituv and Doron Halutz, Haaretz)

China's atheist leaders issue some striking new rules on religion
(Public Radio International)

With brutal drug campaign as model, Duterte turns eye to Islamist rebels
(Ralph Jennings, Christian Science Monitor)

Govt, law board: Framing the triple talaq argument
(Shalini Nair, Indian Express)

Chapaevsk Jehovah's Witnesses harassed by prosecutor
(Prosecutor's office of Samara province, Russia Religion News)

US, Israel and Jewish groups condemn UNESCO vote denying Jewish holy sites
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Why did the Israeli ambassador miss a high-profile synagogue event, again?
(Nathan Guttman, Forward)

Religion can't dictate upon rights of individuals: Arun Jaitley
(The Economic Times)

China tells citizens to inform on parents who ‘lure’ kids into religion
(Kavitha Surana, Foreign Policy)

Church music, Vatican II and the Council of Trent
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Why do Christians revere Jerusalem?
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)

Google vs. ISIS and freedom of information
(Russell P. Johnson, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

How ascendant evangelicals helped defeat Colombia’s peace accord
(Andrew Chesnut, Religion News Service)

Shiite Muslims observe religious holy day of Ashoura
(Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Turkish dossier links interfaith dialogue to July coup
(The Irish Catholic)

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Nigeria: Embark on religious process and face wrath of the law – Kano Police warns residents
(Daily Post)

Those justifying Aradhana’s death should feel the full force of the law
(Editorial, Hindustan Times)

So what do Australians really think about selecting migrants based on religion?
(Nick Evershed, The Guardian)

Australian gay rights groups welcome same-sex marriage hurdle
(BBC)

Terror groups exploit Iraqi homeless
(Sarah al-Qaher trans. Rani Geha, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Emergency advocacy letter delivered to Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S.
(Jordan Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice)

This Egyptian Christian is bringing communities together by teaching the Bible with the Quran
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

The terrible climate of fear and hopelessness faced by Christians in Syria
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Sudan detains 6 Christians, threatens to demolish 5 churches
(World Watch Monitor)

Priest is among casualties in South African student protests
(Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Nigerian Muslim cleric warns against gender equality
(BBC)

Abortion laws may be relaxed for rape cases in El Salvador
(BBC)

In India, a day to burn demons singes Pakistan, too
(Ellen Barry and Suhasini Raj, The New York Times)

Gunmen attack crowded Shiite shrine in Kabul
(Zahra Nader and Mujib Mashal, The New York Times)

Women in Saudi Arabia want to be full-fledged citizens
(Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle)

From Ebola to Zika: How religious actors can support prevention efforts in public health emergencies (Response to: Religion and global health: Addressing the Zika pandemic in Latin America)
(Rebecca B. Reingold, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Religion and global health: Addressing the Zika pandemic in Latin America
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Cairo University bans ‘religion identity’ in its application and papers
(Daily News Egypt)

Ilham Tohti, Uighur imprisoned for life by China, wins major human rights prize
(Tom Phillips, The Guardian)

Federal commission issues report on human rights in China
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

China targets parents with religion rules in Xinjiang
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)

China’s crackdown on the Jewish Community of Kaifeng
(Yvette Alt Miller, Aish.com)

Chinese immigrants call for an end to organ-harvesting in their country
(Violetta Rusheva, New Europe)

Pakistan bans TV stations in sweeping 'attack on religious freedom'
(Vincent Wood, Express)

‘Women survive. They do not live.’ ISIS brutalizes women in the name of Islam — and it still has thousands of female slaves in its grasp.
(Sulome Anderson, Foreign Policy)

Eight ways that Islamophobia operates in everyday life
(Peter Hopkins, Gurchaten Sanghera, and Kate Botterill, The Conversation)

Australia: With the plebiscite set to be blocked, who will leave a legacy of marriage equality?
(Paula Gerber, The Conversation)

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Israeli rabbinical group to host tens of thousands of unaffiliated Jews for Yom Kippur services
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Discrimination law changes would entrench second-tier status for same-sex weddings
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Human rights groups urge Vietnamese govertnment to revise draft religion law
(Jardine Malado, The Christian Times)

Christian converts like woman stabbed to death in Australia face increasing attacks, human rights group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Three Islamists plotting attacks on security personnel detained in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)

Threats drive out beauty pageant in Upper Egypt
(Menna A. Farouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Fire Festival is s really big day in Northern Ghana today
(Kiley Shields, NPR)

Pastors arrested and churches set for demolition as persecution increases in Sudan
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Iran football fans asked to wear black for game clashing with religious event
(Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian)

Gunmen kill 14 people in attack on Shia Muslim shrine in Kabul
(Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian)

Australia same-sex marriage vote blocked by opposition
(BBC)

Nadia Murad, Yazidi woman who survived ISIS captivity, wins human rights prize
(Sewell Chan and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)

Afghanistan's Shiites mark Ashura amid threats and violence
(Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

ISIS media output drops as military pressure rises, report says
(Scott Shane, The New York Times)

Three Islamists plotting attacks on security personnel detained in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)

Issue of Russian Orthodox spiritual and cultural center's opening lies in political sphere – source
(Interfax-Religion)

Haredi enlistment falls short of government targets
(Gili Cohen, Haaretz)

Bangladeshi architect builds eco-friendly mosque
(Arafatul Islam, Deutsche Welle)

Bangladesh's Pujo paradox: Joyous celebrations under the shadow of the gun
(Garga Chatterjee, Scroll.in)

Feminist protesters assault Catholic cathedral in Argentina
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

In the evening Jews begin to celebrate Yom Kippur - a Day of Atonement
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Jerusalem bolsters security as Israelis mark Yom Kippur
(JNS, The Alegemeiner)

What is Yom Kippur 2016 and Sukkot? The festival celebrations and feasts in the Jewish Calendar
(Kirstie McCrum, Mirror)

A Yom Kippur guide for the perplexed, 2016
(Yoram Ettinger, The Alegemeiner)

Islamic New Year 2016: What is Muharram 2016 and Ashura fasting?
(Kirstie McCrum, Mirror)

Pakistan: Christian boy, 14, raped and hung from tree, but police say death ‘natural’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)

Nigerian Fulani herdsmen’s attacks amidst government inaction
(Atta Barkindo, World Watch Monitor)

Final hearing for Asia Bibi: Will Pakistani Christian woman be hanged for blasphemy?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

How Iraqi Kurdistan plans to reform education to fight extremism
(Ibrahim Malazada trans. Rani Geha, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

The Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe are having a hopeful new year
(Katya Cengel, NPR)

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