Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 22 July 2016
Nigeria's Muslims applaud lifting of hijab ban in Lagos schools
(BBC News)
China to shut churches in G20 host city on safety grounds – reports
(Tom Phillips, The Guardian)
Myanmar census data undercuts Buddhist hardliner claims
(Agence France-Presse)
Census data belies nationalist claims on religion
(Nyan Hlaing Lynn and Oliver Slow, Frontier Myanmar)
Chinese workers dismantle Tibetan study site, evict people
(Gerry Shih, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic appeals genocide conviction
(Reuters)
Interfaith prayers held during Martyrs' Day in Myanmar
(John Zaq, UCA News)
US, allies say they're at key moment in fight against IS
(Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Non-participation by some Churches in Pan-Orthodox Council was caused by external attempt to cause division in Orthodox world - Lavrov
(Interfax-Religion)
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
The world’s largest refugee camp is invited to please shut down
(Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy)
Turnbull orders review of local threat from lone wolf extremists
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State
(Reuters)
Brazil arrests 10 in terror plot as Olympics near, officials say
(Simon Romero, The New York Times)
Turkey suspends European Convention on Human Rights: Key questions answered
(Adam Wagner and Natasha Holcroft-Emmess, RightsInfo)
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Awards ahead? Top guns roll out quality work on Saudi life, female Arab Muslims in Olympics
(Ira Rifkin, Get Religion\)
Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics
(Agence France-Presse)
Report: Islamist terrorists call to attack Israeli delegation at Rio Olympics
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Only six shrines remain standing as Gaza's ancient sites crumble
(Mohammed Othman trans. Cynthia Milan, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Why Egypt is suddenly so interested in Israel-Palestine conflict
(Amr Abdelatty, trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Will Post-IS Iraq witness 'clear conflicts' between armed forces?
(Mustafa Saadoun, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Planning for the ‘day after’ Mosul
(Laura Rozen, Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
How two converts to Islam experienced first Ramadan as Muslims
(Neo Xiaobin, The Straits Times)
Who is the pastor inspiring Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag demonstrations?
(Aidan Quigley, Christian Science Monitor)
Gujarat police chose not to stop assault of Dalit tanners, alleges independent fact-finding report
(Aarefa Johari, Scroll.in)
UNFPA welcomes release of Myanmar census data on religion
(Mizzima.com)
China's Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet, first in 50 years
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Vietnam: More than 100 Christian pastors jailed, face being poisoned for trying to preach gospel
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia is against exhumation of Jews killed in Poland during the war
(Interfax-Religion)
How Nice attack brought together rival Iranian factions
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Egypt's new plan: 1 weekly sermon for over 80 million Muslims
(Ahmed Hidji trans. Mike Nahum, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Adventist leaders witness Colombia’s President sign historic decree
(Shirley Rueda, Adventist Review)
China on track to have world's largest Christian population, 200 million believers by 2030
(Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Canadian law societies target Christian university’s faith-based beliefs on marriage
(Charles Lewis, National Catholic Reporter)
Church leaders provide sanctuary for victims of South Sudan's latest descent into violence
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
China's Muslims under threat of religious persecution
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Vigilante groups beat and kill to protect cows in India
(Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times)
Making sense of the local soldiers of the global jihad
(Riva Kastoryano, The Conversation)
Pakistan to pass law against honor killings in weeks: PM's daughter
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)
Islamic relief agency admits illegal funds transfer to Iraq
(Jim Suhr, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
How #ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire used Facebook to shut down Zimbabwe
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Return of the Pokémon Fatwa in Saudi Arabia
(Siobhan O'Grady, Foreign Policy)
Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold
(Evenline Danubrata, Religion News Service)
Barnaby Joyce rejects Pauline Hanson's policies, saying every religion has ratbags
(Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian)
Analysis: The Dilemma of the Turkish State
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Iranian human rights lawyer quits after years of state harassment and threats
(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)
Nepal: Eight Christians to go on trial for proselytising
(James Macintyre, Christian Today)
Hong Kong conference on Faith in the Asian context
(Vatican Radio)
A fresh agenda for ecumenism in Asia
(Claus Grue, World Council of Churches)
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
(Noah Browning, Reuters)
Mumbai Catholics protest churches 'missing' from city plan
(Laveena Francis, UCAN)
Jerusalem mayor skips gay pride march amid religious concern
(The Associated Press)
Bowing to ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem mayor snubs gay pride march a year after killing
(Naomi Zeveloff, Forward)
Jerusalem mayor defends decision to skip city’s Pride parade
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Vatican ratchets up defense of pope’s family document
(Associated Press)
Chitwan children’s home operator held for ‘promoting Christianity’
(Rastriya Samachar Samiti, The Himalayan)
Three Indian Christians seriously hurt in mob attack
(UCAN)
Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against IS
(Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The plight of the refugee
(Amir Ghafarian, Islamic Insights)
Half a million people in Aleppo stuck inside regime’s siege
(Tamar Osman trans. Pascale Menassa, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Was Arabic ad on Israeli TV a clever publicity stunt?
(Yuval Avivi trans. Aviva Arad, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Indian Muslim women defy tradition - and men - to be judges
(Rina Chandran, Reuters)
Without reforms, protests threaten to escalate in Iraq
(Omar Sattar trans. Pascale el-Khoury, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
The empire of the US-based imam accused in the Turkish coup attempt
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
What is the real challenge for Yemen's Hadrami Elite forces?
(Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Al Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Iraqi forces in Ninevah eye the ultimate prize: Mosul
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Brazilian Jews win lawsuit against journalist who called Israel a ‘Nazi state’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Thousands of Muslims converting to Christianity in Bangladesh despite rising persecution
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Russian Orthodox Church calls boycotted Crete council ‘an important event’
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Bedouin law bows to Coptic courage
(Ashraf Ramelah, Arutz Sheva)
Pakistan closes forgiveness loophole for Qandeel Baloch's 'honor killing'
(Simone McCarthy, The Christian Science Monitor)
The dissident, the despot & the divine: A tale of two Zimbabwean churches
(Simon Allison, Daily Maverick)
Philippines hopes new president can fashion peace from a war of many sides
(Rikard Jalkebro, The Conversation)
More than 100 Chinese Muslims have joined the Islamic State
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy)
Cannot curtail freedom of speech for religious sentiments
(Saeed Khan, The Times of India)
LDS Church missionaries in Russia now to be known as 'volunteers'
(Sam Penrod, Deseret News)
Indian Muslim women defy tradition - and men - to be judges
(Rina Chandran, Reuters)
More Law & Religion events and a paper
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Death and destruction by Fulani herdsmen continues in central Nigeria
(World Watch Monitor)
Seven weeks see a dozen incidents against Egypt’s Copts
(World Watch Monitor)
Why is Turkey cracking down on its educators?
(Simone McCarthy, The Christian Science Monitor)
Turkey, the rule of law and freedom of religion
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Turkey dismisses 492 from Religious Affairs Directorate over coup attempt
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How long can Turkey's post-coup unity last?
(Sukru Kucuksahin trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Turkey expects Georgia to shut down schools of preacher Gulen accused of masterminding attempted coup
(Interfax-Religion)
Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency after failed coup
(Suzan Fraser and Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Turkey removes 492 state religious personnel after failed coup
(Ece Toksabay, Reuters)
Turkey: churches targeted during attempted coup
(World Watch Monitor)
Turkey expects Georgia to shut down schools of preacher Gulen accused of masterminding attempted coup
(Interfax-Religion)
49,000 kids dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram: UN
(Michelle Faul, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
17 soldiers killed, 35 wounded in attack on Mali army base
(Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
UN: Islamic State fighters face possible defeat in Libya
(Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pakistan grapples with long arm of the Islamic law
(Saeed Shah and Qasim Nauman, The Wall Street Journal)
Mobile Muslims Exhibition spreads positive message about Islam
(CTV News)
Some upcoming Law & Religion events
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Jehovah's Witnesses congregation shut down for refusing to let inspectors into Kingdom Hall
(Russia Religion News)
Canada allows doctor-assisted dying
(Michael W. Higgins, Commonweal)
In ‘Hindutva or Hind Swaraj,’ a warning against Hindu nationalism
(Vaibhav Sharma, The New York Times)
In Sabah church’s ‘Allah’ case, court asks about AG’s role as public interest guardian
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)
Tibetan monk who went beyond religion
(Balan Moses, Malay Mail Online)
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