Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
A tale of the Pure in Heart (Lev Tahor)
(Maya Kroth, Foreign Policy)
Digitally included, physically excluded: The case of Saudi women
(Abdulrahman E. Al Lily, Your Middle East)
Rehabilitated terrorists can deradicalise extremists, says Zahid
(The Malaysian Insider)
Israel, Germany, Rwanda in Holocaust victims' tribute
(Deutsche Welle)
Are Shiites divided over what to do about Saudi Arabia?
(Ali Mamouri, trans. Kamal Fayad, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Why is the Pope celebrating the Protestant Reformation?
(Lucy Schouten, The Christian Science Monitor)
Why humans find it hard to do away with religion
(John Gray, The New Statesman)
India: Rising attacks on speech, religious freedom
(Human Rights Watch)
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta leads interfaith service honoring Kenyan soldiers killed while on peacekeeping duty in Somalia
(Associated press, Daily Journal)
Zambo residents urged to join World Interfaith Harmony Week
(Sun Star Zamboanga)
Hindu group observes Republic Day as ‘black day’
(Mohammad Ali, The Hindu)
Christians who demonize Israel: Kairos
(Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute)
Guizhou officials formally arrest house church pastor
(Carolyn Song, Brynne Lawrence, China Aid)
Indonesia cracks down on 'deviant sect' Gafatar after village burned down by mob
(Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Five-year freeze in Vatican-Azhar relations could soon be over
(Jayson Casper, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
France, India face common security challenge
(C Uday Bhaskar, South Asia Monitor)
Religious liberty at center of Pope's meeting with Iranian president
(Elise Harris, Angelus News)
Women decide to worship in Shani Shingnapur temple: An effort for religious equality
(Dr. Vivek Kumar Srivastava, Counter Currents)
Orthodoxy and Ukraine: Among global Orthodox leaders, Ukraine is a bone of contention
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Religion and psychology: In the hands of an angry God
(The Economist)
Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot sentenced to 3 years in jail for ‘contempt of religion’
(El-Sayed Gamal El-Din, Ahram Online)
Egyptian writer Fatma Naoot sentenced to three years for 'contempt of religion'
(All Africa)
Iraqi Christians seek refuge in Czech Republic after asylum offer
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Pope meets Iranian president, asks him to help stop Middle East terrorism
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Why is the idea of women worshiping at the Western Wall significant?
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Saeed Abedini recalls harrowing time in Iran prison, describes physical and mental torture
(Hazel Torres, Christian Today)
Indonesia province bans small Islamic sect from "spreading faith"
(Reuters)
How an American preacher came to help the Colombian rebels who abducted him
(Sibylla Brodzinsky, The Guardian)
UN Secretary-General says religion should be a bridge, not a wedge, in Middle East
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Russian Orthodox Church denies rumors of upcoming Patriarch-Pope meeting in Latin America
(Interfax-Religion)
UN chief thanks Morocco, underlines urgency for inter-faith dialogue
(Morocco World News)
Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism: Iranian president
(Steve Scherer and Antonella Cinelli, Reuters)
Protection of religious minorities in Muslim countries must be a priority
(Qari Asim, HuffPost Religion)
Interfaith Centre for documentation, peace and reconciliation inaugurated in Kaduna
(Amos Tauna, Daily Post)
Pope Francis meets Iran’s president to boost nuke deal, Mideast peace
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian school in Galilee
(Mint Press News)
Dispatches: Indonesia’s island of intolerance
(Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch)
Religious liberty at center of Pope's meeting with Iranian president
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Azerbaijan: Four mosques remain closed, Georgian Orthodox still with no priest
(Forum 18)
Preservationists race to capture cultural monuments with 3D images
(Herbert Maschner, The Conversation)
Monday, 25 January 2016
Why the Grand Mufti's fatwa gambit is unlikely to checkmate chess
(Lisa Suhay, The Christian Science Monitor)
Russian Orthodox Church keeps trying to teach more religion in public schools
(Russia Religion News)
The unorthodox path of a Ukrainian Jew in the 'new' Ukraine
(Dmytro Gorshkov, Agence France-Presse)
Suicide bombers kill 32, wound dozens in northern Cameroon
(Josiane Kouagheu, Reuters)
Philippine Muslim rebels say concerned at rising radicalism
(Reuters)
Activists contest Vatican over gay rights before key Italian vote
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)
Breaking a taboo, some ultra-Orthodox Israeli men look for work
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Dispatches: Mozambique’s double speak on LGBT rights
(Zenaida Machado, Human Rights Watch)
Kenyans honour 'hero' Muslim who saved Christians
(Teo Kermeliotis, Al Jazeera)
Russian pressure forces historic Orthodox summit to meet in Crete
(Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service)
Pope's visit to Lund marks new phase of Catholic-Lutheran dialogue
(Vatican Radio)
Cameroon: Politics, religion as favorite satirical subjects
(Kimeng Hilton Ndukong, All Africa)
Sultan Nazrin: Religion is like time bomb if abused
(The Star Online)
King Mohammed VI: Morocco plays a Lleading role in interfaith dialogue
(Morocco World News)
Religious Ministry takes steps to eliminate communal prejudices
(Daily Times)
CIJA and Interfaith Partners Reaffirm Support for Office of Religious Freedom
(Press Release, CIJA)
Faith groups call on Liberals to keep Canada's Office of Religious Freedom
(Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen)
Against freedom of religion: 'Prayer altars cannot be simply moved'
(Malaysia Chronicle)
Religious freedom in Indonesia under threat
(Tempo.co)
Sunday, 24 January 2016
Egypt allows university to ban niqab-covered professors
(Mary Chastain, Breitbart)
Indian women protest ban on entering temples during their periods
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
We must delink religion from terror: Sushma Swaraj tells Arab League
(The Economic Times)
Saturday, 23 January 2016
Heartbreak, humiliation and a death certificate
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
MP Freedom of Religion Act being misused, says Archbishop
(Business Standard)
The language of liberty
(Netusha Naidu, The Malaysian Insider)
USCIRF: Release Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
What was Shakespeare’s religion?
(Gillian Woods, OUPblog Religion)
Brian Grim at Davos 20-23 January: Discussing Role of Faith in Economy, Security and Technology
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Friday, 22 January 2016
Too early to speak of meeting between pope, patriarch - Russian Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Sierra Leone: Interfaith summit convenes to discuss new abortion law
(Star Africa)
Bombings aside, Indonesia is still battling over the role of political Islam
(Carool Kersten, The Conversation)
300 Christians form armed militia in Philippines to defend themselves against Islamic jihadists
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Israel forces evict Jewish settlers from West Bank buildings
(Ian Deitch, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Tajikistan shaves 13,000 beards in 'radicalism' battle
(Al Jazeera)
The Gambia: Africa's new Islamic republic
(Alex Vines, BBC News)
On the run from the Islamic State, Iraqi Christians are trying to save their heritage
(Benedetta Argentieri, VICE)
Pope Francis meets Sudan bishops as UN documents atrocities in the South
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Rouhani: Not even the first Shiite imam was this strict
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Turkey issues new Friday prayer directive
(Tulay Cetingulec, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
No marriage before 18, court rules
(NewsdzeZimbabwe)
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court says marriage under age 18 is banned without exceptions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Faith leaders to hold conference on rights of religious minorities in Muslim countries
(Florence Taylor, Christian Today)
Archbishop Justin Welby reflects on Primates Meeting
(Archbishop Justin Welby, Episcopal News Service)
Russian Church insists on its right to approve Russian operation in Syria
(Interfax Religion)
S. Lanka president, cardinal stress role of religion in building national unity
(Vatican Radio)
Russian Foreign Ministry condemns attack on Iraqi ancient monastery, calls for more active coordination of anti-ISIL fight
(Interfax-Religion)
Religion, heritage and war: To make a case against Islamic State's cultural vandalism, Western armies must set an example
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Singapore faith leaders call for more interfaith dialogue
(UCA News)
Critics compare Israel’s religious freedoms to Saudi Arabia: Rabbis deny 1 in 10 Jews the right to marry in Israel
(Jonathan Cook, Global Research)
Orthodox patriarchs gather in Geneva to prepare Great and Holy Council
(World Council of Churches)
Christian persecution in 2015
(Marcus Roberts, MercatorNet)
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Palestinians: Western media's ignorance and bias
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Muslim leaders plan summit on protecting non-Muslims in their midst
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Religion, social unawareness, and freedoms of belief and speech
(Amira El-Fekki, Daily News Egypt)
Religious reform: A community need faced by political detestation
(Amira El-Fekki, Daily News Egypt)
Sierra Leone: Religious leaders opposed to a proposed abortion law
(Vatican Radio)
At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack: police
(France 24 International News)
Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white
(Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian)
After his death, a Muslim Kenyan who shielded Christians is hailed as hero
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Israel: Vandals target leader of secular Judaism group
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
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