Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Elder Holland at BYU: Preserving religion’s place can bind society together
(News Release, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Will Saudi women break chains of male guardianship?
(Ibrahim al-Hatlani trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Indonesia cuts jailed Islamic cleric's sentence by 3 months
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
UN experts: Extremists foiling governments with encryption
(Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
French president visits pope after Islamic attacks
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Egyptians may ease rules for creating churches in Islam-majority nation
(Allan Turner, Chron)
Stanford scholar reveals complex view of Islam in Iranian poetry
(Aditi Chatradhi, The Stanford Daily)
Once a prop for anti-Semites, the Talmud makes a comeback in Russia
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Coup attempt could cost Turkey more than military might
(Cengiz Candar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Why Hezbollah won't open all-out front against Israel
(Ben Caspit trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Who's behind assassination attempt on former Egyptian mufti?
(Amr Mostafa trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Alberta judge upholds human rights prayer decision against private school
(The Canadian Press)
Canadian court finds Human Rights Act violation in school's denying prayer space to Muslim students
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Christmas should matter to us whether we are ‘religious’ or not
(Christopher Deacy, OUPblog Religion)
A look at religion in Indonesia 71 years since independence
(Natashya Gutierrez, Rappler)
Lidasan: Inter religious dialogue through academic partnership
(Mussolini Sinsuat Lidasan, Sun Star Davao)
100 students to receive training as interfaith dialogue practitioners
(Ashraf Padanna, Gulf Times)
Tasmania seeks to protect 'freedom of religion' ahead of gay marriage debate
(Richard Baines, ABC News)
A little-known Pakistani tribe that loves wine and whiskey fears its Muslim neighbors
(Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
India court bans children from human pyramid festival
(BBC News)
Germany sees Turkey as platform for Islamist groups, leak shows
(Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg)
Fifty Turkish professors suspected of links with Gulen ousted from Azerbaijani university
(Interfax-Religion)
The Conference of European Rabbis to discuss problems of terrorism and anti-Semitism in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkey bankrolling Hamas, German officials say
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
U.N. chief warns of unprecedented 'catastrophe' in Syria's Aleppo
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)
Churches destroyed, Bibles burned: Nigerian church leader on Christians returning home after Boko Haram
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Jewish activists highlight growing movement in visit to disputed holy site
(Nick Schifrin, NPR)
Pilgrims crowd church where Mother Teresa once prayed
(Valerie Plesch, Religion News Service)
Thousands of Bolivian Catholics break rocks to change fortunes
(Elly Park, Reuters)
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
What is extremist belief? An answer from medieval Islamic philosophy
(Anthony Booth, The Conversation)
Hundreds of Muslim refugees who converted to Christianity hoping to return home and spread gospel
(Leah Marieann Klett, The Gospel Herald)
The complicated role religion plays, even for atheists
(Dow Marmur, Toronto Star)
Turkey calls for schools to destroy books and newspapers after coup
(Damian Sharkov, Newsweek)
Turkish-Russian relations affected by Fethullah Gulen - Erdogan
(Interfax-Religion)
Buddhist nun hangs herself in Tibet to protest Chinese govt’s actions
(The Tibet Post International)
Brazil’s African faiths beat back attempt to exclude them from Olympics
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Olympic Village now includes Brazilian-African religions with others
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iraqi Kurdish forces take more ground east of IS-held Mosul
(Susannah George and Balint Szlanko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
IACHR welcomes progress on human rights of LGBTI persons
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
IACHR welcomes the adoption of the UN Resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
IACHR welcomes creation of LGBTI core group at the OAS
(Press Release, Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
Convoy of IS fighters allowed to leave Syrian city
(Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Germany ministry calls Turkey key Islamist 'platform'
(Geir Moulson and Frank Jordans, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Christians return to rebuild lives in communities liberated from Boko Haram
(World Watch Monitor)
Syrian Christians: Targeted in Aleppo, still being ignored in the New York Times
(Jim Davis, GetReligion)
Hezbollah created Palestinian terror cells on Facebook, Israel says after bust
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Why are Kenyan churches and mosques being painted yellow?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Nigeria: Mother of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl pleads for prisoner swap with Boko Haram militants
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Jamaica seeks partnership with church leaders to develop policy on faith-based tourism
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Swedish church planning to drop thousands of Bibles into ISIS-controlled Iraq says security threat is price worth paying
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Division among Iraq's Shabak minority reveals Kurdish-Arab land rivalry
(Saad Salloum trans. Pascale Menass, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Astrakhan resident suspected of recruiting fighters in mosque for ISIL
(Interfax-Religion)
Islamophobia: why Adnan doesn't get a job callback but Aidan does
(Fiona Smith, The Guardian)
Leaked ISIS documents: The majority of recruits knew nothing about Islam
(David Choi, Business Insider)
Jordan writer held over cartoon deemed offensive to Islam
(Fox News)
Jordan struggles with Islamic extremism at home
(Maria Abi-Habib, The Wall Street Journal)
U.N. experts urge Bahrain to halt 'persecution of Shi'ites'
(Reuters)
Religion, citizenship and democracy in Indonesia: Any correlation?
(Amelia Fauzia and Amir Maruf, The Jakarta Post)
Seven charges against Sudan’s pastors unlawfully detained for months
(World Watch Monitor)
India Chief Justice: Lack of convictions over Kandhamal violence ‘very disturbing’
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
DRC pastor – ‘We don’t understand why this is happening to us’
(World Watch Monitor)
Pentagon: Islamic State branch leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike
(Christianity Daily)
A Patanjali advertisement showing the cross as representing foreign products have Christians upset
(Avinash Nandakumar, India Live Today)
Evolution vs creation: teachers try to balance faith and their lessons
(Michele Stears, Angela James, Edith Roslyn Dempster, and Pierre Clement, The Conversation)
Monday, 15 August 2016
Municipal elections offer political first step for Lebanese women
(Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
'One world religion' metaphysical event gathers Muslims, Jews and Christians to pray
(Jennifer Leclaire, Charisma News)
Freedom of association includes religion
(Douglas V. Gibbs, Canada Free Press)
Hotel rooms for Muslims to be opened in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Iranian military official: We will ‘uproot’ Jabhat al-Nusra
(Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Turkey-EU clash is now just a matter of time
(Kadri Gursel trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Black church group in Missouri condemns Black Lives Matter statement on Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jordanian king vows to ‘defend’ Al-Aqsa mosque from Jewish ‘extremists’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Israel offers security help as Argentina absorbs Syrian refugees
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-Islam group storms Anglican church in Australia
(BBC News)
Nigeria Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives
(BBC News)
Does religion matter In determining altruism?
(Tania Lombrozo, National Public Radio (NPR))
Protestant law center further explains approach to new law (Where *may* missionary activity be conducted?)
(Russia Religion News)
Women have a role to play in Islam - Ahmadiyya Leader
(Ghana Web)
New requirement for evangelistic publications
(Russia Religion News)
Russian president's council on human rights gives explanations of new law
(Ekaterina Trifonova, Russia Religion News)
Hotel rooms for Muslims to be opened in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
The living Quran in annual contests: Proof of pluralism
(Mohamad Abdun Nasir, The Jakarta Post)
Religious freedom: Lighting the path
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)
Egyptian Christians in rare protest for equality as attacks against them climb
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt Christians stage rare Cairo protest, demanding rights
(Brian Rohan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Anti-Muslim protestors disrupt church service
(Gavin Drake, Anglican Communion News Service)
Jordan: Nahed Hattar charged over offensive cartoon
(Al Jazeera)
Indigenous spirituality to enrich and transform the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
(World Council of Churches)
We should only celebrate independence when Pakistan ensures freedom for its religious minorities
(Sana Fatima, The Nation)
Why Egypt banned its police from talking to the media
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
How do Egypt's official religious authorities view Shiites?
(Ahmed Hidji, trans. Mohamed Mohamed, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
‘Restriction of religious freedom harms other personal liberties’
(Brian Grim, Vatican Radio)
Joint advocacy for refugee rights at United Nations spurs new church partnership
(Kristine Greenaway, World Council of Churches)
Will Iraq's minorities return to their homelands post-IS?
(Saad Salloum, trans. Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Iran dismisses US report on religious freedom
(Tasnim News Agency)
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard bans burkinis on city's beaches
(Cassandra Vinograd, NBC News)
French mayor bans Muslim burkinis on beach
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Islamic Islamophobia: When Muslims are not Muslim enough, what does it promise for the rest of us?
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Is same sex marriage a “human right”?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
How Islamic State is trying to lure Kurds to its ranks
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
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