Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Pakistani Christian on the run after $14K bounty calls for him to be 'burned alive'
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Persecuted Yazidis call for international recognition of crimes against them
(Anna Martin, Reuters)
Al-Qaida, hard-line rebels seize Alawite village in Syria
(Albert Aji and Philip Issa, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia's young democracy
(Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara, Reuters)
Friday, 13 May 2016
Saudi Arabia, Iran trade blame over failed Hajj talks
(Al Jazeera)
Saudis, Iran at odds over hajj arrangements this year
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Iran wants to eradicate Baha’is. We should demand their religious freedom
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, Religion News Service)
Kuwaiti UN Envoy Al-Matouq attends forum tackling religious minorities
(Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
'Religion and the recent reforms in Saudi Arabia'
(Abdullah Hamidaddin, Al-Arabiya)
If you want to deradicalize Muslim youth, talk more politics, less religion, say critics
(Shanifa Nasser, CBC News)
Labour and the legacy of antisemitism
(Steven Beller, OUPblog Religion)
Interfaith conflicts: Politicians fear losing Muslim votes
(Mikha Chan, Free Malaysia Today)
Interfaith walk blocked
(Aung Kyaw Min, Myanmar Times)
Ambassador Smith outdoors council of Ghanaian interfaith alliance
(Ghana Web)
Religious Majorities and Restrictions on Religion
(Brett Scharffs, Social Science Research Network)
China releases pastor who protested cross-removal campaign
(Christianity Daily)
Christianity, religious tensions on the rise in Nepal
(Eric Metaxas, CNSNews.com)
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Abortion rates fall to historic low in wealthy countries, little changed elsewhere
(Kate Kelland, Reuters)
Anti-Semitism and terrorism
(Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs)
Christian missionary held by North Korea tells detainees: Don't lose hope
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
European Parliament debates Nigeria and Boko Haram
(World Watch Monitor)
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
(Giles Fraser, The Guardian)
Iran says pilgrims to miss hajj after Saudi 'sabotage'
(Siavosh Ghazi, Agence France-Presse)
Iranian official says prominent Saudi jihadist 'man in control' in Syria
(Ali Hashem, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
ISIS' kid app teaches alphabet using cartoons of bullets, tanks, axe
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
New Zealand postpones decision on same-sex blessings
(Gavin Drake, Anglican Communion News Service)
Why Shiites are divided over Iranian role in Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Will Iran skip out on sending pilgrims to hajj in Saudi Arabia?
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Egyptian Parliament attempts to repeal blasphemy law
(Guest post by Areej Hassan, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Flemming Rose, author of The Tyranny of Silence, wins 2016 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
(Ronald Bailey, reason.com)
Explainer: what is the 100-year-old Sykes-Picot Agreement?
(Stephen Pascoe, The Conversation)
The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the making of the modern Middle East
(Aaron W. Hughes, The Conversation)
Obsession with Sykes-Picot says more about what we think of Arabs than history
(James L. Gelvin, The Conversation)
Iran says pilgrims to miss hajj after Saudi 'sabotage'
(Siavosh Ghazi, Yahoo! News)
Fight against terror not against any religion: India at UNSC
(The Economic Times)
Pope Francis: Let’s study idea of ordaining women as deacons
(Rosie Scammell and David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Why the world needs interfaith dialogue
(Yousif Al-Hassan, Saudi Gazette)
In the event of the Islamic State’s untimely demise… Even a caliphate needs a Plan B. Here's what Baghdadi’s might look like.
(Brian Michael Jenkins, Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Policy)
China’s massive, garish theme park for the Muslim world
(Kyle Haddad-Fonda, Foreign Policy)
Turkey may take unilateral action against ISIL in Syria
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Comparing Turkey with China on rule of law
(Taha Akyol, Hürriyet Daily News)
“An Action Plan for Africa” on the role of religious leaders in preventing incitement to violence
(KAICIID)
US lawmaker pledges to push for special envoy to Nigeria
(World Watch Monitor)
Israel and "Palestine": What international law requires
(Louis René Beres, Gatestone Institute)
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Turkey digs in heels over terrorism law, to EU's chagrin
(Tulay Karadeniz and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters)
Kazakhstan: Religious literature fines, prison, destruction
(Forum 18 News Service)
Tales from Za’atari: Inside the refugee camp that’s becoming the fourth largest city in Jordan
(Olivia Cuthbert, City Metric)
This Syrian girl fled civil war. Now she's carrying the Olympic torch
(Megan Specia, Mashable)
Karachi: Taliban kill Shia activist "friend of Christians"
(Kamran Chaudhry, AsiaNews.it)
Vatican Secretary of State to travel to Ukraine next month to express the Holy Father’s solidarity
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Tunisia police kill 2 'dangerous terrorists,' arrest 16
(Bouazza Ben Bouazza, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
In new push, IS advances toward Syrian city of Palmyra
(Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
China's attack on Buddhism is a threat to Tibetan people too
(World Religion News)
Jakarta voters not bothered about religion, race: Poll
(The Jakarta Post)
Persecuted church advocate complains it is 'hard pressed' by fellow Christian groups
(Morgan Lee, Christianity Today)
Pakistani authorities deny four churches will be destroyed for new Lahore train line
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Freedom of Religion or Belief World Annual Report 2015: Religious Minorities under Oppression
(Willy Fautré, Dr Mark Barwick, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Catholic and Protestant approaches to law: convergence or divergence?
(A presentation by John Duddington, Law & Religion UK)
Terrorism is a political problem, not a religious one: Education needed on the post-Cold War geopolitical realities in the Middle East
(Koh Choon Hwee, The Straits Times)
Jerusalem prophecy of "House of Prayer for All Peoples" fulfilled with multi-faith prayer
(Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News)
5 facts about Israeli Christians
(Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center)
Christian genocide: pressure for action grows following UK vote
(David Knowles, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Additional bombings bring death toll to 93 across Baghdad
(Sinan Salaheddin and Susannah George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
200 Christians massacred in Aleppo rocket attacks
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Photos: Over 50 rockets hit Shiite towns of Fuah, Kafraya by Jaish al-Fatah terrorists
(AhlulBayt News Agency)
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Bussey Interviewed about the Office of Religious Freedom
(Blog: Intersection, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
New U.S. ambassador to Myanmar says he will keep using term 'Rohingya'
(Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters)
Bahrain King to build a Coptic Church amid criticism about persecution of Shia majority and destroying their mosques
(AhlulBayt News Agency)
Why are many Indian Muslims seen as untouchable?
(Soutik Biswas, BBC News)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s cowardly stance on the Rohingya
(The Editorial Board, The New York Times Opinion)
US sticking with calling Myanmar minority 'Rohingya'
(Esther Htusan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Queensland abortion bill: Rob Pyne says procedure 'should not be a crime'
(ABC News Australia)
'Islam allows use of vaccine with haram substances'
(Malaysiakini)
Moderate Islam: Al Qaeda leader condemns ISIS as "extremists"
(Daniel Greenfield, FrontPage Magazine)
Iraq officials: Suicide bomb kills at least 13 near Baghdad
(Sinan Salaheddin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Afghan official: Car bomb kills 8 in eastern province
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jharkhand Lutheran pastor found murdered
(UCAN)
Pope Francis receives International Charlemagne Prize
(Vatican Radio)
Indian Christian convert tortured, left for dead by Hindu radicals
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
India: A minority report of history
(Faizan Mustafa, Outlook)
China: Uyghur given 7-year prison term for viewing Muslim Film
(Radio Free Asia)
What's the point of Africa's macabre ritual killings?
(Conor Gaffey, Newsweek)
New York Times: Death threats shadow anti-ISIS imams who denounce terrorism
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Muslim leaders wage theological battle, stoking ISIS’ anger
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Poll: 73 percent of Tunisians believe in the separation of religion and politics
(Tunisia Live)
The cow’s piggy banks: A cash collection racket in the name of cow protection in Haryana
(Dhirendra K Jha, Scroll.in)
Top religious leaders start outreach program in Egypt to end female genital mutilation
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Catholicism and Islam can help to humanise society, say interfaith leaders
(Catholic Herald)
Kidnapped son of former Pakistani leader is rescued by U.S. and Afghan forces
(Mohammad Jawad and Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times)
China releases Pastor imprisoned for protesting regime's persecution of Christians
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Monday, 9 May 2016
Defying ban, women hold priestly blessing at Western Wall
(The Times of Israel)
Saudia Arabia and Iran: The Cold War of Islam
(Jean Aziz, trans. Joelle El-KhourySusanne Koelbl, Samiha Shafy and Bernhard Zand, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
The Zionist monk who teaches Israelis how to speak Arabic
(Elhanan Miller, Tablet Magazine)
America, Central Asia and Islam: In Central Asia, Islamic State adds a new twist to a diplomatic puzzle
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Islam & Religious Freedom - a Growing Initiative
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
(Opinion) Religious Freedom: Arguments from Islam
(Areej Hassan, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)
The Center for Islam and Religious Freedom: Introduction
(CIRF, YouTube)
Business can help ease global religious tensions, UN Global Forum
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Why Canadian Muslims seem happier than British ones
(M.D. and Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Turkish military faces secularism test
(Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
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