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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Stories of ISIS victims are emerging, and they're unbelievably brutal
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Daughter of Muslim ruler under house arrest after converting to Christianity
(Christian Deguit, Christian Daily)

Islamic State eradicating religious minorities
(Doug Bandow, The Japan Times)

German founder of Pegida fined €9,600 for Facebook posts
(Philip Oltermann, The Guardian)

Former foes Israel, Egypt and Hamas join forces to stop a deadlier menace in region: Advancing ISIS militants
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)

Bangladesh war crimes court sentences 4 to death
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Tens of thousands Shiite pilgrims converge on Baghdad shrine
(Sinan Salaheddin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Islamic State breaches peshmerga defenses north of Mosul
(Reuters)

2015 saw a decrease in religious freedom around the world, says Annual Report
(Tom Gjelten, NPR)

ISIS locks girls in cages with human skulls for violating Shariah dress code
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Let's celebrate 'our' World Press Freedom Day, today
(Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute: Inside the First Amendment)

Religious freedom abroad: A road map of deterioration
(Robert P. George, Berkley Center Religious Freedom Project: Cornerstone Blog)

USCIRF calls for government to resettle 100,000 Syrian refugees
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Rein in religious police raids against transgender people
(Boris Dittrich, Human Rights Watch)

Will secular parties gain upper hand in Iraq?
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Women rule shadowy world of ultra-Orthodox cinema
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Muslim men held on blasphemy charge in Pakistan
(Al Jazeera)

Sarawak PKR chief seeks special council to aid religious reverts
(Sulok Tawie, Malay Mail Online)

Minister: Action in Sarawak NRD case should be benchmark for interfaith disputes
(Malay Mail Online)

Furthering freedom of religion and belief in Muslim-majority countries
(Khadija Moalla, Open Democracy)

Suffocating democracy: The suppression of NGOs in Egypt
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))

Monday, 2 May 2016

Muslims sharply divided over Qur'an's influence on laws
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Religious freedom under 'serious and sustained assault' around the world, US commission says
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

US religious-freedom report urges government to add 7 countries to worst-offenders list
(World Watch Monitor)

Religious freedom in India on 'negative trajectory': USCIRF
(Business Standard)

China wants to feed the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims
(Bethany Allen-Ebraihimian, Foreign Policy)

Temple Mount revival movement revels in crowd-funded Passover sacrifice — but at what cost?
(Elhanan Miller, Forward)

Baghdad in state of emergency as protesters storm Parliament near US embassy
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Bombs in Baghdad kill 14, including some Shi'ite pilgrims
(Kareem Raheem, Reuters)

Evangelicals win Uni fight, Sydney Uni Union backs down
(Bible Society)

Update from the University of Sydney regarding faith declaration in the C&S program
(University of Sydney Union)

Iraq protesters leave Baghdad Green Zone on cleric’s order
(Falih Hassan, Omar Al-Jawoshy, and Tim Arango, The New York Times)

Unprecedented: Four Muslims arrested under Blasphemy Law for ‘desecrating’ a minority Sikh youth’s turban in Pakistan
(Sarfraz Ali, Daily Pakistan)

Martyrdom highlights state of religious freedom in China
(Ruth Kramer, Mission Network News)

Kenya: Religious leaders demand deregistration of Atheists society
(Ramadhan Rajab, The Star)

Somalia mosque collapses kills 15 in Mogadishu
(BBC News)

How Syrian women are gaining new confidence in Turkish refugee camp
(Brenda Stoter, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Refugees in Israel dream of freedom this Passover
(Yuval Avivi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Islamic State isn’t the only one calling for a caliphate in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Nigeria property boom follows Boko Haram retreat
(Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis’ vision of Europe
(Philippe Segretain, Member of the Council of Semaines Sociales de France, EuropeInfos: Christian perspectives on the EU)

Chaldean Patriarchate says ISIS attack on iconic Clock Church meant 'to erase Iraq's Christian memory'
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)

A person can change religion, but not caste, rules India Supreme Court
(Only Kashmir)

From Shah Bano to Shayara Bano
(Gyanant Singh, The New Indian Express)

Look beyond ethnic, religion colouration to tackle herdsmen menace, JNI cautions Nigerians
(The Street Journal)

Vote on merit, not religion - CCG
(Ghana Web)

Iranian Shia scholar calls for 'Mercy-oriented Interfaith 'Dialogue
(AhlulBayt News Agency)

Malaysia: More time needed to solve interfaith custody issue
(Blake Chen, Free Malaysia Today)

Interfaith child custody tussle resolution requires time, needs Rulers’ input, PM says
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online)

Hindu-Muslim couple legally married at last
(The Times of India)

Sunday, 1 May 2016

Religious network of Ukraine: analysis of dynamics at the beginning of 2016
(Larisa Vladychenko, Ph.D., Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Police in Bangladesh detain 3 in killing of Hindu tailor
(Julfikar Ali Manik and Geeta Anand, The New York Times)

Saturday, 30 April 2016

Medical experts rip Alberta’s ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’ transgender mandate
(Steve Weatherbe, LifeSite News)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, Deadline 30 April 2016: Global Business & Interfaith Peace Awards
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Friday, 29 April 2016

US urges action by Bangladesh to prevent killings
(Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Hindu radicals douse Christian pastor, wife with gasoline to scare them into converting
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

What's the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism?
(BBC News)

Turkish journalists sentenced to two years in jail for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cover
(Ece Toksabay, Reuters)

Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage
(Alba Tobella, Agence France-Presse)

Sikhs and mistaken identity
(Eleanor Nesbitt, OUPblog Religion)

Sharia divorce: Vancouver Sun dives into what Muslim immigrants are really talking about
(Julia Duin, Get Religion (blog))

The world's newest major religion: No religion
(Gabe Bullard, National Geographic)

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Vietnam's Religion Law ‘created to repress, control’
(Vishal Arora, World Watch Monitor)

Tunisia: Uphold rights while fighting terrorism
(Human Rights Watch)

Statement by USAID administrator Gayle Smith on the death of Foreign Service National Xulhaz Mannan
(USAID Press Office)

Will Turkey bid farewell to secularism?
(Cengiz Candar, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Israel's ultra-Orthodox skip Passover cleaning, go on vacation
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Persecuted Christians in Eritrea: 'The guards offered to let us go if we renounced Jesus. We said no'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Turkish reporters get two years in prison for blasphemy
(Al Jazeera)

Canadian man beheaded by Philippine Islamist terror group holding over 20 hostages captive
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

ISIS destroys Iraq's iconic 'clock church' in ongoing attacks to annihilate church history
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

ISIS militant stabbed to death by Iraqi civilians for sexually harassing woman in Mosul
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Myanmar protesters denounce term 'Rohingya' outside U.S. Embassy
(Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy McLaughlin, Reuters)

Indian police, Hindu hardliners halt church wedding
(Agence France-Presse)

Azerbaijan: Shia Muslim prisoner – one of many – reported close to death
(Forum 18 News Service)

The divide over Islam and national laws in the Muslim world
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center: Global Attitudes and Trends)

New global business & interfaith peace awards aim to catalyze change
(Brian J. Grim, Catalzying Change)

Ten utterances changed the ancient world. Are they relevant today?
(Deseret News National Edition: Faith)

Churches in USA and Holy Land issue peace statement
(World Council of Churches)

China approves strict control of foreign NGOs
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)

China aims to tighten grip on religion as believers grow
(William Ide, Joyce Huang, Voice of America)

Atheistic Chinese Communist Party to establish controls over theistic religions [Simplified Chinese]
(Radio Free Asia)

Hong Kong Christians protest religious oppression in China
(Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily)

Visa rejection flap shows China wants tighter grip on Muslim far west
(Ralph Jennings, Forbes)

Former bishop on Christian persecution in China: 'If we keep silent, we are accomplices'
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)

China may be readying new crackdown on religion
(Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christian churches deemed 'illegal buildings' in China's mass demolition campaign
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Is Jim Kim destroying the World Bank — or saving it from itself?
(Andrew Rice, Foreign Policy)

‘Burner’ phones, social media and online magazines: understanding the technology of terrorism
(Thomas Holt, The Conversation)

Indian court says Muslim women taking pre-med test may wear hijabs
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Kerala high court allows Muslim girls to wear hijab for pre-medical test
(NDTV)

Dispatches: Burma’s Rohingya Muslims in desperate straits
(David Scott Mathieson, Human Rights Watch)

Burma: Drop charges against former activist monk
(Human Rights Watch)

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Jordan bans Lebanese band, says songs contradict religion
(Sam McNeil and Mohammed Daraghmeh, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Tajikistan: "Inciting religious hatred" charges for at least 6 imams and man who filmed police harassment
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Poroshenko promises not to allow legalizing gay 'marriages' in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Religious extremism propaganda in media and Internet to be punished by sentence of up to eight years in Uzbekistan
(Interfax-Religion)

Indonesia: Christian leaders seek clarification of Aceh Islamic law
(Ryan Dagur, Eurasia Review)

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