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Thursday, 9 June 2016

Kazakhstan: 31st criminal conviction since December 2014
(Forum 18 News Service)

Freedom of speech and religion enshrined in constitution
(The Economic Times)

Pan-Orthodox synod in doubt amid inter-church wrangling
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press, USA Today)

As Pan-Orthodox Council approaches, conflicts and uncertainty intensify
(Fr. Cyril Hovorum, The Catholic World Report)

Why even the Pan-Orthodox Council isn’t common ground for Orthodox churches
(Andrei Zolotov, Jr., Russia Beyond the Headlines)

Most Muslims say they fast during Ramadan
(Fatima Ghani, Pew Research Center Fact Tank (from July 2013))

Russian Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses branch
(Russian Legal Information Agency)

Russian Church questions pan-Orthodox status of slated Council
(Interfax-Religion)

Serbian Orthodox Church refuses to participate in Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)

Constantinople Patriarchate threatens the unity of Orthodox world - historian
(Interfax-Religion)

Terrorists attack Kurdish neighborhood in Aleppo during morning Muslim prayer
(Interfax-Religion)

Sex, religion lessons ‘not for activists, ideological interest groups’
(Natasha Bita, The Australian)

Adventists rethink how to defend religious freedom in South America
(Lucas Rocha, Adventist Review)

'Human rights, freedom of religion deteriorating in India'
(The Economic Times)

How to End the Massacre in the Med: Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk this summer, attempting a dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy. Here's how they can be saved.
(Matteo Garavoglia, Foreign Policy)

The experts demand deference: law societies & TWU
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)

Bangladesh says it now knows who's killing the bloggers
(Geeta Anand and Julfikar Ali Manik, The New York Times)

A public funeral, international tribunal, and justice denied for Lebanon
(Nicholas Blanford, The Christian Science Monitor)

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Ethiopia's Christians mark Ramadan alongside Muslims
(Seleshi Tessema Mulata, AA (English))

Can we make ourselves more moral? Designer babies, hormone therapy, and the new eugenics of transhumanism
(Richard Weikart, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)

Discrimination within the Church
(The Hindu)

Ill-treatment of a person refusing to perform military service and claiming the status of conscientious objector
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)

Turkey guilty of inhuman treatment of ‘Muslim objector’: Euro court
(Hürriyet Daily News)

European Court says Turkish objector not covered by European Convention on Human Rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious instruction in schools and “soliciting”
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Freedom of speech and religion enshrined in constitution: Modi
(Deccan Herald)

Modi Is married to the mob: India’s prime minister cuts a dashing figure in America, but back home, his two years in power have led to a dangerous — and unnecessary — coarsening of Indian democracy.
(Chandrahas Choudhury, Foreign Policy)

Here's how radical groups like Islamic State use social media to attract recruits
(Sandy Schumann, The Conversation)

Aktobe attack perpetrated by religious radicals who received instructions from abroad - Nazarbayev
(Interfax-Religion)

Libyan pays high price for her new-found Christian faith
(World Watch Monitor)

Nigeria: Pastor's wife killed after blasphemy accusation
(World Watch Monitor)

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta says publicly violating Ramadan fast is ‘assault on sanctity of Islam’
(Egyptian Streets)

How the reform movement harmed religious freedom and pluralism in Israel
(Yair Ettinger, Haaretz)

Pakistan Court permits Christians to divorce without adultery charges
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

Supreme Court to be moved against restoration of Section 7 of Christian Divorce Act
(Christians in Pakistan)

Appeal planned in Pakistan court's expansion of grounds for Christian divorce
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

High Court: Only Rabbinate can certify kosher eateries
(Sue Surkes, Times of Israel)

Will Palestinian place where Jesus was baptized become World Heritage Site?
(Aziza Nofal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Israel's High Court upholds Chief Rabbinate's monopoly on kosher certification
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Latest Boko Haram attack in Niger forces thousands to flee
(Nellie Peyton, Reuters)

Kadyrov Foundation to hand out breakfasts, dinners in Damascus during Ramadan
(Interfax-Religion)

Turkey sweatshop using Syrian refugee children to make ISIS uniforms
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Uzbekistan: Large fines for "illegal" religious literature
(Forum 18 News Service)

Religious education under review in Queensland schools after proselytising claims
(Australian Associated Press)

Ramadan begins, overshadowed by conflict for many in the Middle East
(Reuters)

Media should promote teaching of Quran during Ramazan: Sardar Yousaf
(The News International)

(Greek) Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the scheduling by the Turkish authorities of a Koran reading in Hagia Sophia
(Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

With Ramadan underway, Israel eases restrictions on Palestinians to facilitate freedom of religion, rituals
(The Algemeiner)

China restricts Ramadan fasting in Muslim region
(Agence France-Presse)

Ramadan: a guide for the perplexed
(Mehdi Hasan, The Guardian)

Bangladesh Hindu priest murdered by militants
(BBC News)

Hindu priest in Bangladesh hacked to death by suspected Islamists
(Ruma Paul, Reuters)

Are Christians paying enough attention to religious-liberty issues for Muslims?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion (blog))

Rumi film will challenge Muslim stereotypes, says Gladiator writer David Franzoni
(Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian)

Are the so-called guardians of religion taking it too far? Muslims faced by controversial fatwas while state tightens grip on mosques.
(Amira El-Fekki, Daily News Egypt)

Mother Theresa, corner of Bill Clinton: from conflict to interfaith dialogue. As an independent country Kosovo has left the war behind, but the threat of Islamic extremism looms large.
(Lily Galili, I24news)

Opinion: This isn’t about Sarawak. It’s about Kelantan and religious liberty of Muslims
(Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi, Malay Mail Online)

Eastern Christians, Councils and Ramadan: As Christians squabble, the religious status quo in their heartland is shifting
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

The Vatican, people-trafficking and justice Don’t overstate what judges (or clergy) can do to make a better world
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will deliver speeches at Muhammad Ali’s funeral
(Henry Johnson, Foreign Policy)

If problems on way to Pan-Orthodox Council are not resolved, it is better postponed - Metropolitan Hilarion
(Interfax-Religion)

Antiochian Church following Bulgarian Church refuses to participate in Pan-Orthodox Council
(Interfax-Religion)

Kadyrov Foundation to hand out breakfasts, dinners in Damascus during Ramadan
(Interfax-Religion)

Statement of the Secretariat of the Antiochian Synod on the Pan-Orthodox Council
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Removal of Bible extract from China's textbooks follows reproach of 'Western' influence
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Russian ultranationalist group to be investigated for extremism
(The Moscow Times)

Monday, 6 June 2016

The day I declared my best friend kafir just so I could get a passport
(Zainab Imam, Dawn)

World's Muslims mark beginning of Ramadan 2016
(AlJazerra)

Many Muslims to begin fasting for month of Ramadan on Monday
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Muslim refugees prepare to observe Ramadan away from home
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

China enters Ramadan with round-the-clock surveillance of mosques, Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)

Muslim fasting month of Ramadan begins
(Al Arabiya)

Islamic State affiliate’s rise alters mideast security
(Rory Jones and Tamer El-Ghobashy, The Wall Street Journal)

Victims "very skeptical" of new Vatican abuse policy
(Press Release, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)

Bishops face sack for mishandling abuse under papal plans
(BBC News)

Pope issues motu proprio on removal of Bishops
(Vatican Radio)

Pope issues Apostolic letter on procedure for removal of Bishops in abuse cases
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Khomeini’s grandson says there is more to Islam than hijab
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Call for unity on eve of Ramadaan
(Arthi Sanpath, Independent Online)

Sacking clergy the South African way: Fortuin v Church of Christ
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Rare militant attack on Jordan security compound kills 5
(Omar Akour, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Advances on IS strongholds underlines US, Russia convergence
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Expected adherents of radical religious movements attacked a military unit in Kazakhstan
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian Rada drafts bill permitting to determine future of church parishes by voting
(Interfax-Religion)

Turkish president wants population to grow, instructs Muslim women not to use birth control
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

It is ironic to teach Muslims peace – Islamic scholar
(Ghana Web)

Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
(Reuters)

ISIS burns 19 Yazidi women to death for refusing to have sex with militants
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Faith in the spotlight as Australians tipped to lose their religion: census
(Debbie Schipp, News.com.au)

Nigerian Muslim leaders condemn murder of elderly Christian pastor's wife
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Religious instruction in state schools 'soliciting' children to Christian faith
(Amy Remeikis, Brisbane Times)

Christian murdered in latest Bangladesh attack
(Agence France-Presse)

Myanmar's hardline monks regroup after political change
(Agence France-Presse)

Historic significance of a visit (with a Baha'i leader)
(Mohammad Arasi, Iran Press Watch)

What we owe the people of Syria: heritage protection
(Irina Bokova, Huffpost Politics)

B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court
(Diana Mehta, Toronto Star)

Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls on Iraqis to rise up against government
(Al Bawaba)

Nigeria considers giving Islamic appeals courts authority to take criminal cases
(World Watch Monitor)

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Nigerian Christians demand protection after woman killed for insulting Islam
(Deutsche Welle)

The Holy Family's trip through Egypt should be a major Christian, Egyptian event: researcher
(Dina Ezzat, Ahram Online)

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