Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Jordan loses religion from identity cards
(Al-Bawaba)
Over 200,000 people attend Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Sharing belief restrictions, increased "extremism" punishments?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Arctic Ramadan: fasting in land of midnight sun comes with a challenge
(Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian)
In Pakistan, gruesome 'honor' killings bring a new backlash
(Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Myanmar: armed mob torches mosque amid spike in religious tensions
(Agence France-Presse)
After IS defeat, Fallujah victory takes on sectarian tones
(Susannah George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
ISIS uses Ramadan as calling for new terrorist attacks
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)
Monday, 4 July 2016
Journal of Law, Religion and State (Volume 4, Issue 2, 2016)
(Brill Online)
Cultural and religious relativism as opposition to the aims of international human rights law: Revisiting the universalism vs. regionalism debate
(Musa Njabulo Shongwe, University of Johannesburg)
The Earth is our mother: Freedom of religion and the preservation of aboriginal sacred sites in Canada
(Natasha Bakht and Lynda Margaret Collins, University of Ottawa)
Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and memory keeper of the Holocaust, dies at 87
(Emily Langer, The Washington Post)
Holocaust survivor and moral spokesman Elie Wiesel dies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
An inquisition is not a witch-hunt: A response to Mary Eberstadt
(David P. Goldman, First Things)
Religious schools and discrimination in Victoria
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Saturday, 2 July 2016
The smartphone and the Virgin
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Human rights advocate criticizes persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Russia Religion News)
Religious minorities under Islamic State eye prospects after ‘genocide’ declaration
(Religion Watch)
Doctors Without Borders denies institutional anti-Semitism
(Jason Cone, The Forward)
Myanmar mob burns down mosque as Buddhist-Muslim tensions rise
(Shamil Shams, Deutsche Welle)
Friday, 1 July 2016
New Report: Inside the Women’s Ward: Mistreatment of Women Political Prisoners at Iran’s Evin Prison
(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)
How sharia courts brought down the Ottoman Empire (Modern lessons on poverty from Old Istanbul)
(Alison Jones on the work of Timur Kuran, Duke Today via Berkley Center)
Royal revolution as Sultan of Yogyakarta taps female heir
(AFP, MalayMail Online)
Is religion good for you? Analysing three decades worth of academic research on the relationship between religion and well-belng
(Nick Spencer, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Australian Islamic College firebombing prompts call for WA religious vilification legislation
(Garrett Mundy, ABC News)
The Olympic Team with no flag. The first Refugee Olympic Team will arrive in Rio dreaming of gold — and the countries they were forced to leave behind.
(Andrew Green, Foreign Policy)
5 Pakistani Christians released, 2 jailed for ‘blasphemy’ of calling pastor a ‘prophet’
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistani Christian who sought police help instead faces death for ‘blasphemy’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
PJ church nixes interfaith ‘buka puasa’ after police report lodged
(Ida Lim, Yahoo! News)
On the road with Cardinal Bo, a personal reflection
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Interfaith telematch in Penang
(Theresa Wan, Herald Malaysia Online)
Promoting interfaith tolerance during Ramadhan
(Nedi Putra, The Jakarta Post)
Muslim, Christian, Jewish leaders plan interfaith worship center in Jerusalem
(The Algemeiner)
Queensland religious instruction gives parents freedom
(Paul Clark, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Hindu temple volunteer hacked to death in Bangladesh, say police
(Agence France-Presse)
Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh
(Al Jazeera)
Did war change Guatemala's faith?
(Amy Bracken, PRI's The World)
Ukrainian question divides Orthodox world
(Ola Cichowlas, The Moscow Times)
ISIS claims killing of Coptic Christian minister in Sinai
(Nour Youssef, The New York Times)
Former Soviet republics are fertile ground for ISIS recruiting
(Thomas Grove, The Wall Street Journal)
ESSAY CONTEST, DEADLINE 1 July 2016: Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia and the West
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Fragile states index
(Foreign Policy)
Brexit: Why Britain voted leave
(Nathan Pinkoski, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
The media’s disgraceful Brexit meltdown
(Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review)
Ontario appeals court upholds law society’s stand on Trinity Western University
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada
(the Judgment, Court of Appeal for Ontario)
Canadian court OK's Ontario's refusal to accredit Christian law school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Christian law school can be denied accreditation over Biblical stance on homosexuality, Ontario court rules
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
Trinity Western University appeal appears headed for Supreme Court
(Blair Rhodes, CBC News)
Sexual orthodoxy and admitting lawyers
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Adventist leader discusses sexuality at united nations conference. Ganoune Diop speaks about Christian need to treat all people with dignity and respect.
(Bettina Krause, Adventist Review)
Religious restrictions among the world’s most populous countries
(Angelina E. Theodorou, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Abrahamic religions will define the future of the world
(Eric Metaxas, CNSNews.com)
In the fight against Isis, there's hope in the history of Islam
(Robert Fisk, The Independent)
Pan-Orthodox council proclaimed the unity of the Orthodox Church and published its decisions
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Overcoming their estrangement: How Orthodox churches came together
(Charles Camosy, Religion News Service)
Moscow Patriarchate tells Constantinople democracy is irrelevant in church life
(Interfax-Religion)
In Israel, followers of different religions help each other keep the faith
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Somalia: Somali religious leaders denounce gender ministry new law
(All Africa)
Turkey reveals nationalities of airport bombers: Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
(Dominique Soguel and Suzan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor)
5 held for planning attacks on Indian religious, other sites
(Omer Farooq, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
A slow, steady siege on an ISIS stronghold in Libya
(Declan Walsh, The New York Times)
Egypt: Coptic Christian priest killed in 'hail of bullets' outside church
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
US blacklists Myanmar for human trafficking record
(Arab News)
US takes Thailand off human trafficking blacklist
(Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Convulsive ingatherings
(Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Non-locals in Mandera barred from bus journeys during Ramadhan due to Shabaab fear
(Manase Otsialo, Daily Nation)
Coptic priest gunned down by ISIS in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
(Associated Press)
Egypt marks new holiday amid violence in Sinai, near Libya
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
IJM human rights lawyer and client abducted in Nairobi
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
In Israel, followers of different religions help each other keep the faith
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Hindu group criticizes damage to ancient Otomi temple in Mexico
(Eurasia Review)
Nablus' ancient mosques tell story of religions throughout history
(Aziza Nofal trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Why Hamas resumed ties with Iran
(Hazem Balousha trans. Kamal Fayad, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Iraqi army radio takes aim at IS
(Mohammed A. Salih, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Will Popular Mobilization Units participate in battle for Mosul?
(Mustafa Saadoun trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Six Salafism adherents detained in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)
Twitter is fuming over a school letter demeaning Muslims
(The Daily Vox)
Taliban suicide bombers kill 27 in attack on Afghan police cadets
(Hamid Shalizi, Reuters)
At least 15 killed in suicide bomb attacks in north Cameroon
(Edwin Kindzeka Moki, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 11 at mosque in Cameroon
(Anne Mireille Nzouankeu and Josiane Kouagheu, Reuters)
Palestinian assailant stabs 2 in Netanya, shot dead by civilian
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Intolerance of Intolerance: The Outrageous Accusation that TWU’s School of Law is related to the Orlando Massacre
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Japan's top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country's Muslims
(Matt Payton, Independent)
Ramadan festivals become flashpoint of secular, religious strife among Israeli Arabs
(Jack Khoury, Haaretz)
Pakistan team to probe reported China fasting ban
(Obaid Abbasi, Express Tribune)
IS repels advance by US-backed Syria rebels near Iraq border
(Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using term ‘Rohingya’ – official
(Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters)
Christianity has 'grown in the shadows' inside Cuba
(Billy Hallowell, Deseret News)
Hijab, CAN and religious tolerance
(Dauda Ayanda, Daily Trust)
Russia: Eleven new "extremism" criminal trials?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Sikh veteran Jauhal, who battled Legion over turban rights, dies
(Tu Thanh Ha, The Globe and Mail)
India's Supreme Court may consider constitutionality of Muslim divorce practices
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Brazilian Jews donate 70,000 winter coats for charity
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Istanbul attack aims to counter narrative that ISIS is 'losing'
(Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor)
Israel and Turkey have reconciled, now what?
(Ben Caspit trans. Danny Wool, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Lebanon detains 103 Syrians in wake of suicide attacks
(Arab News)
Lebanese Christian village hit with eight suicide attacks in one day
(Mona Alami, Al Monitor: Syria Pulse)
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