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Thursday, 25 August 2016

Jewish Israeli BDS activist requests political asylum in Canada
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Radical Muslims kill 8 people in Nigeria, vandalize churches after Christian student is accused of insulting Islam
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Christians urged to help 'save Christian mom Asia Bibi from execution' in petition to Pakistan Supreme Court
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Canada's Mounties say female officers can wear hijabs
(Jason Slotkin, NPR)

'Christian' Union Jack on school uniforms hidden by Saudi religious police
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Anti-Christian crackdown in Cuba: Over 1,000 churches seized, Christians dragged away from homes, churches
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)

Egypt's Coptic Christians protest exclusion from Olympic and other sports
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Bishops in Nigeria warn government against promoting culture of contraception, abortion
(Andre Mitchell, Christian Today)

Turkey's military plunges into Syria, enabling rebels to capture ISIS stronghold
(Tim Arango, Anne Barnard, and Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times)

Myanmar earthquake kills three, damages scores of ancient temples
(Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Wa Lone, Reuters)

Hajj stoning to be shortened after deadly stampede
(Agence France-Presse)

Saudis and extremism: 'Both the arsonists and the firefighters'
(Scott Shane, The New York Times)

Prince Johnson submits bill for Islamic holidays
(J. Burgess Carter, Daily Observer)

Malaysia PM Najib: Amended Act could end ugly disputes when interfaith couples divorce
(Trinna Leong, The Straits Times)

PM: Civil courts will have precedence in interfaith divorces
(Syed Jaymal Zahid, Malay Mail Online)

Explainer: What is parliament’s role in the marriage equality debate?
(Ryan Goss, The Conversation)

Nigeria: Islam, the law and Zamfara blasphemy massacre
(Ibrahim Haruna MaiJamaa, Daily Trust)

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

‘How journalists can combat waves of radicalisation’
(The Guardian (Nigeria))

Patriarch Kirill congratulates Poroshenko on Independence Day, hopes for development of church-state interaction
(Interfax-Religion)

First American missionary caught by anti-evangelism law
(Russia Religion News)

Religion in the media: How has it changed, where is it going, why does it matter?
(Barney Zwartz, ABC Religion and Ethics)

Top Vatican diplomat says ‘time, patience’ needed in talks with China
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religion and Women's Equality
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Equality means equality, or does it? (Responding to Religion and Women's Equality)
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Understanding the intersection of faith and women's rights (Responding to Religion and Women's Equality)
(Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

U.S. international religious freedom ambassador calls for repeal of blasphemy laws
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

American held for preaching Christianity to Jhapa locals
(Samachar Samiti, The Himalayan)

Canada allows female mounted police to wear hijab
(Al Jazeera)

Burkini's inventor says sales have skyrocketed on heels of controversy
(Mike Ives, The New York Times)

Life amid war: Peace comes in the form of South Sudan’s churches
(Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Register)

New marriage bill to empower Hindu women
(Irfan Ghauri, The Express Tribune)

Gunmen attack American university in Kabul, students flee
(Hamid Shalizi, Reuters)

Is the Western media blinkered in midst of Aleppo horror?
(Elizabeth Kendal, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

RCMP OKs hijabs for its female officers
(Andrew Russell, Global News)

Time to abolish blasphemy laws, uphold freedom of expression
(David Saperstein, Dipnote: U.S. Department of State Official Blog)

IPPFoRB delegation returns from fact-finding and solidarity visit to Myanmar
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief)

Turkey leader says US has ‘no excuse’ to keep imam blamed for coup
(Reuters)

In Israel, women-only beach days allow the religious to relax
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Attacker is killed after stabbing guard at Egypt church
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

India plans surrogacy ban for foreigners, unmarried couples
(Nirmala George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Saudi police say attacks thwarted in mostly Shiite east
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Turkey in cross-border operation to free IS-held Syrian town
(Suzan Fraser and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Egypt’s Coptic Church rejects amendments to long-awaited church-building law
(World Watch Monitor)

Syrian Christian leader asks Russia to help with release of captured metropolitans
(Interfax-Religion)

Religion S44 order 'clears confusion'
(Bangkok Post)

Buddhists, Christians, Hindus and Muslims back Panglong Conference to bring peace to children
(Herald Malaysia Online)

Christians and Muslims open interfaith peace center in Nigeria
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

Mother of Iranian Christian imprisoned for his faith in Jesus Christ begs authorities to release her son
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

It's not unchristian to be concerned about refugee resettlement, religious freedom advocate says
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Anglican Church in Nigeria builds trauma centre for victims of Boko Haram
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Egypt: Knife-wielding attacker shot dead after stabbing guard at Coptic church
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

There's just one country other than the Vatican where divorce is illegal — and some want to change that
(Ana P. Santos, Los Angeles Times)

Canada's Mounties allow women officers to wear hijab
(Agence France-Presse)

Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Jews attacked on unauthorised West Bank visit
(Agence France-Presse)

Turkey targets Gulen-inspired projects around the world
(Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Remembering Kandhamal: a legacy of institutional failure
(FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Why there can be no "demilitarized" Palestinian State
(Louis René Beres, Gatestone Institute)

Biden seeks to ease Turkey tensions over coup suspect Gulen
(Jeff Mason and Ece Toksabay, Reuters)

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Sudan pastors charged for ‘claiming persecution of Christians’
(World Watch Monitor)

Brits, Saudis help Assad foes get their message through to Washington
(Julian Pecquet, Al Monitor: Congress Pulse)

US struggles to sideline Hezbollah in Lebanon
(Julian Pecquet, Al Monitor: Congress Pulse)

Has US taken on role of Israeli domestic opposition?
(Akiva Eldar trans. Ruti Sinai, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Iraq mulls post-IS role for PMU
(Adnan Abu Zeed trans. Beatrice Farhat, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Sunni fear grows as PMU participation in Mosul battle confirmed
(Mustafa Saadoun trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

How one initiative aims to help Egypt's most vulnerable women
(Roham Mokbel, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Christian mother of 5 Asia Bibi's death sentence appeal date finally set by Pakistan's supreme court
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Why peace is prevailing, for now, in south Lebanon
(Nicholas Blanford, The Christian Science Monitor)

Christians now afraid to go to church in Philippines due to threats from Islamist radicals, priest says
(Jonah Hicap, Christian Today)

In Russia, how one mainly Muslim region beat back radicalism
(Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor)

Turkey seeks U.S.-based cleric’s extradition but not for coup, says State Dept
(David Alexander and Arshad Mohammed, Religion News Service)

Australia broadly tolerant but pockets of intense prejudice remain, report shows
(Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian)

Inside the brutal but bizarrely bureaucratic world of the Islamic State in Libya
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)

Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria air strike 'kills commanders'
(BBC)

Justin Trudeau rules out burkini ban in Canada
(Agence France-Presse)

Protecting India’s cows: Cowboys and Indians
(The Economist)

Delegation of Jewish rabbis allowed to enter Belarus from Russia - media
(Interfax Religion)

Russian Orthodox Church to help resist extremism in jails
(Interfax-Religion)

Terrorists arrested in Georgia deny connections with Ukraine, Wahhabis among them – lawyer
(Interfax-Religion)

Number of actions against Christians in Middle East increases fourfold in past 7 years - Russian Foreign Ministry representative
(Interfax-Religion)

Jehovah's Witnesses of Serov lose appeal in court
(Russia Religion News)

Kenyan churches, mosques painted yellow to symbolize love
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Lebanese cardinal says terrorists don’t represent Islam
(Catholic News Service)

Malaysian rapper held over music video said to insult Islam
(Reuters)

Senior Iran cleric faces down culture minister over concerts
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Nigerian Christians and Muslims open historic peace center
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Interfaith harmony a must for Muslims
(Daily Times)

Ecumenical Institute professor recognized as trust among religions grows
(World Council of Churches)

Kazakhstan: "Attracting children" an offence?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Monday, 22 August 2016

Justification
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

The future of the Mormon church? It's Latino
(Raul A. Reyes, NBC News)

Russia: Lessons from first anti-evangelism case
(Roman Lunkin, Russia Religion News)

Terrorism in Turkey: A suicide-bomber wreaks more horror on Turkey’s beleaguered Kurds
(The Economist)

Ukraine launches criminal probe into senior Russian officials
(Haaretz)

Salvation Army reports massive growth in victims of modern slavery
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Indonesia: Court reviews anti-LGBT law
(Human Rights Watch)

Hundreds protest over murder of trans woman in Istanbul
(Al Jazeera)

Can this mystical musical tradition make a comeback in Egypt?
(Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Palestinian rocket strikes Israel, drawing Israeli reprisal
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Somalia bombings kill 17 at local government HQ, market
(Abdi Guled, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

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