Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000 Syrians on Jordan border
(Karin Laub, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Charity director charged with funneling tens of millions to Hamas
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
World Vision ‘shocked’ by allegations its Gaza operative funneled money to Hamas
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
In Israel, the war of the Jews over pluralism and religious extremism is escalating
(Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, Haaretz)
Anti-Islam campaigners fear Australia will be declared a 'Muslim nation' if people tick 'no religion' box in the Census instead of 'Christian'
(Louise Cheer, Daily Mail)
Indian Supreme Court rules compensation for worst-ever anti-Christian violence ‘not enough’
(World Watch Monitor)
Iraq's Sinjar Yazidis: Bringing IS slavers to justice
(Frank Gardner, BBC News)
VP Kalla says 'radicalism not only about religion'
(Jakarta Globe)
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for Muslim cleric
(Suzan Fraser and Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Parents, religious groups fear bias in ‘interfaith’ school subject
(Mayuri Mei Lin, Malay Mail Online)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Reforming Islam or the relationship with Islam?
(Yasser Louati, Al Jazeera)
Old Believer bootcamp: Russian army learns survival skills from reclusive sect
(Nikolai Shevchenko, The Guardian)
The Russian Church makes Greek Catholics behavior a top priority in the dialogue with Vatican
(Interfax Religion)
Christian church leader jailed in Chinese human rights crackdown
(Stuart Leavenworth, The Guardian)
Christian leader gets stiff jail term in China human rights' crackdown
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Faith healers prey on patients, desperate families
(The Times of India)
Catholic Cuba
(Alejandro Anreus, Commonweal)
Jihad selfie: listening to ‘the other side’ in documentary film
(Noor Huda Ismail, The Conversation)
Regulators still out to destroy Christian law school
(Howard Anglin, Toronto Sun)
Russian evangelicals threatened by new laws
(Russia Religion News)
Issue of teaching religion in Russian schools still festers
(Russia Religion News)
Atheists urge Australians not to joke around by putting Jedi as their religion on the census
(Matthew Knott, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Question of religion in census demands honest response
(Brian Morris, The Sydney Morning Herald)
'Breaking the cross': Pathetic ISIS 'theologians' get wires crossed
(Charles Cameron, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Christians in Russia refuse to stop sharing the gospel despite Putin's ban on evangelism
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Italy ready to allow strikes on IS in Libya from its bases
(Frances D'Emilio, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Video by Egypt's Islamic State affiliate threatens Israel
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia's top court hears case on criminalizing gay sex
(Ali Kotarumalos, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Turkish Cypriots protest Turkey's 'religious' influence
(Menelaos Hadjicostis, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Afghan activists concerned about rise in child marriages
(Deutsche Welle)
Let us ensure Islam becomes a religion of peace: Karnataka minister Roshan Baig to haj pilgrims
(Jaideep Shenoyl, The Times of India)
Saudi visit to Israel angers Hamas
(Shlomi Eldar trans. Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Experts speak of growing involvement of Russian citizens in Wahhabi nets
(Interfax-Religion)
Salafis from Kyrgyzstan detained in Chelyabinsk Region, expelled from country
(Interfax-Religion)
Aleppo siege: Rebels launch offensive as aid agencies blast 'deeply flawed' humanitarian corridor
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Battle for Aleppo a pivotal moment for besieged residents
(Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
UN 'extremely' concerned for children in Syria's Aleppo
(Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram in Nigeria: Abu Musab al-Barnawi named as new leader
(BBC News)
Bangladesh offers reward for top missing Islamists
(Agence France-Presse)
UN panel says Yazidi genocide 'ongoing,' appeals for help
(Balint Szlanko, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Why are Dalits in Narendra Modi's India angry?
(Soutik Biswas, BBC News)
Think tank moots new ‘inter-faith’ subject for students
(Free Malaysia Today)
Myanmar’s Christian population grows to 6.2 per cent
(World Watch Monitor)
Nigerian women lose husbands, homes and sometimes their minds to extremist violence
(World Watch Monitor)
Syrian Catholic leader challenges claims Islam is non-violent
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
UPDATE: Turkey to suspend human rights protections
(Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, RightsInfo)
Why Turkey and Egypt won’t reconcile anytime soon
(Safa Joudeh, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Paradise, the New Muslim Utopia
(Kamel Daoud, The New York Times Opinion)
Cardiff Imam: 'Sex slaves permissible in Islam'
(Christian Concern)
Interfaith teens from Jerusalem, US visit Capitol Hill in support of peace
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Historic Jewish site near Mosul, Nahum’s Tomb, said to be at risk of collapsing
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
6 teachers at Tel Aviv haredi school indicted for severe child abuse
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Iraq prime minister issues travel ban for some lawmakers
(Sinan Salaheddin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Official says car bombing in eastern Libya kills 23 people
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Anti-Islam speech online may be linked to increased attacks on Muslims
(Lauren C. Williams, ThinkProgress)
Why atheist Siddaramaiah and other CMs find it tough to pass anti-superstition laws
(Srinivasa Prasad, First Post)
Planting forbidden literature on Jehovah's Witnesses widespread
(Russia Religion News)
Violent action against peaceful Christians simultaneously in two Karelia cities
(Russia Religion News)
Noah’s Ark mosaic uncovered in ancient Galilee synagogue
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Exhibit charts Brazil's untrodden historical and religious ground
(Menachem Wecker, National Catholic Register)
Dhaka café attack: don’t blame private education for radicalisation in Bangladesh
(M Niaz Asadullah, The Conversation)
If Australia is going to have a plebiscite on marriage equality, how should it work?
(Ryan Goss, The Conversation)
2 years after IS drove them from their homes, Iraqi Christians ‘are still in survival mode’, bishop says
(World Watch Monitor)
Families ask for help as Azerbaijan Christians detained in Iran
(World Watch Monitor)
Anti-Christian violence in India at an ‘alarming level’
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Egypt convert’s legal limbo finally brings him 'back to Islam’
(World Watch Monitor)
The Russian Church increased for 5,000 churches and 10,000 clerics for the last six years
(Interfax-Religion)
Patriarch Kirill does not see contradictions between religion and science
(Interfax-Religion)
7 things to know about the Jews of Brazil
(Marcus Moraes, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
After massive purge, what’s next for Turkish Armed Forces?
(Metin Gurcan trans. Timur Göksel, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Interfaith studies in schools proposal gets thumbs up
(Robin Augustin, Free Malaysia Today)
Why critically acclaimed Egyptian film faces backlash at home
(Mohamed Saied trans Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Battle within tiny Indian Muslim sect on circumcising girls
(Muneeza Naqvi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Nigeria army killed 348 Shiites, commission of inquiry says
(The Associated Press)
Panel calls for prosecution of Nigerian soldiers in killings of hundreds of Shiites
(Dionee Searcey, The New York Times)
Do sharia courts threaten human rights?
(Olivia Percival, RightsInfo)
Monday, 1 August 2016
“Who is to blame for Syria’s nightmare?”
(Ehsani2, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Iran: Most recent backlash against Baha’is exposes authorities’ extreme intolerance for religious minority group
(United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner)
Which countries still outlaw apostasy and blasphemy?
(Angelina E. Theodorou, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Terrorism, Trafficking and Taylor Swift: Top human rights news this week
(Katie Jukes, RightsInfo)
Following the flock: Religious leaders grapple with doctor-assisted dying
(The Economist)
Religion as social unifier
(Peter Reuell, Harvard Gazette)
Battle against extremism: Singapore takes a ‘different approach’ on race, religion
(Chong Zi Liang, Straits Times)
Fewer minor faiths in India now, finds Census; number of their adherents up
(Zeeshan Shaikh, The Indian Express)
World’s largest Yazidi temple will soon stand in Armenia
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
“We will make Pakistan secure for every ethnicity and religion”: PM
(Radio Pakistan)
Buhari doesn’t consider ethnicity, religion in relating with Nigerians – Presidency
(Mustafa Balogun, Today)
Australians asked not to list their religion as Jedi
(BBC News)
Hindu religion in danger because of its protectors, say BJP leader Udit Raj
(The Indian Express)
Nigerian troops should be prosecuted for deadly Zaria clashes – report
(The Guardian)
Mosque committee mulls over hosting interfaith games
(Borneo Post Online)
Taliban truck bomb causes power outages in Kabul
(Arab News)
Call for interfaith studies to be taught in Malaysian schools
(Asia One)
Will upcoming Palestinian local elections pave way for general elections?
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Dagestan to host III International Youth Interfaith Forum
(Republican Information Society)
Is Israel already a binational state?
(Uri Savir trans. Inga Michaeli, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Iraq's civil movement breaks away from Sadr protests
(Mustafa Saadoun trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Socially conservative Guatemala sees quiet LGBTQ gains
(Sonia Perez D., The Associated Press, The Big Story)
'I think the international community should stand up for its obligations': Human Rights leader demands help to end Yazidi sex slavery
(Kenya Sinclari, Catholic Online)
Healing the wounds left by ISIS in Iraq and Syria
(Evan Wilt, World)
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