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Thursday, 24 December 2015

In Israel, former ultra-Orthodox Jews demand basic education
(Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama
(David Lague, Paul Mooney, and Benjamin Kang Lim, Reuters)

Transgender Muslims find a home for prayer in Indonesia
(Jon Emont, The New York Times)

Palestinian eviction case spotlights Jerusalem settler push
(Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria
(BBC News)

Boko Haram has grown stronger, more lethal and even less compromising
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)

Malaysia's new Islamic airline takes off--with a prayer
(Eileen Ng and Syawalludin Zain, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Ban on celebrating Christmas in Brunei imposed by sultan
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The Christians of the Middle East
(Andrea Milluzzi, Al Jazeera America)

Nigeria soldiers killed Shia children, says HRW
(Al Jazeera America)

Why church leaders won’t weigh in on religious freedom
(SC Yeung, EJ Insight)

Malaysia's PM Najib emphasises religious freedom in Christmas message
(Asia One)

Christmas Mubarak! Islamic beliefs about Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him)
(K. Rizwan Kadir, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Somalia and Brunei ban Christmas celebrations
(Al Jazeera)

Christians in China feel full force of authorities’ repression
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)

Guest post: Religious freedom and Archaka appointments in the Supreme Court’s recent decision
(Suhrith Parthasarathy, Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy)

Saying 'Merry Christmas' is very important
(Dennis Prager, Real Clear Politics)

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Christmas in Lebanon: Palestinian refugees extend hand to Syrians
(Nicholas Blanford, The Christian Science Monitor)

For Iraqis, a name may mean the difference between life and death
(Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz (paywall))

The hidden public cost of private prayers by Telangana chief minister sparks ire
(Ayesha Minhaz, Scroll.in)

15 religious moments in 2015 that give us hope for the New Year
(Antonia Blumberg, Carol Kuruvilla, HuffPost Religion)

Boko Haram violence forces 1 million children from school
(Al Jazeera America)

New Zealand approves Pastafarians to perform marriage ceremonies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Interfaith group provides Christmas meals to Myanmar's poor
(John Zaw, UCA News)

Starfish-Pakistan holds Xmas, Eid Milad together to promote interfaith harmony
(Pakistan Today)

Religious freedom protects same-sex couples too
(Hugh Harris, NewMatilda.com)

Monday, 21 December 2015

What do you know about the oldest monotheistic religion?
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

African Catholics embrace Jubilee Year as time for Muslim understanding
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Sudan: Release the twenty-five
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader's claim to be 'caliph'
(Reuters)

The hospital at the center of a Muslim-Christian war in Africa
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)

Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack
(BBC News)

Slovenia says No to gay marriage
(Ivo Oliveira, Politico)

2016 Appropriations Act includes focus on international religious liberty
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UN recognizes Yom Kippur as official holiday
(Times of Israel)

U.N. recognizes Yom Kippur as holiday
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Chinese government response: The Dalai Lama's 'religious tyranny'
(David Lague, Paul Mooney, and Benjamin Kang Lim, The Fiscal Times)

Russian Church is one of the main receivers of presidential grants
(Interfax Religion)

El-Zakzaky, religion And the Nigerian State
(Reuben Abati, All Africa)

"Terrorists are not Muslims" - NASFAT president
(Olamide Oni, Pulse.ng)

Erdogan: Turkish humanitarian aid disregards religion
(Mustafa Pazarli, News.videonews.us)

Malaysia’s free thought, religious expression under ‘serious assault’, study shows
(MalayMail Online)

83% of Indians value religious freedom, finds Pew survey: Is the government listening?
(K.S. Venkatachalam, The Huffington Post)

Sunday, 20 December 2015

Celebrating diversity: Hindus to hold conference for interfaith harmony
(The Express Tribune)

Kukah: Religion not to blame for world terror
(Rev. Mathew Kukah, This Day Live)

Saturday, 19 December 2015

Noor Farida blames religious leaders for Islamic State death threat
(Boo Su-Lyn, MalayMail Online)

IGP should be more 'professional', retired judge says
(The Sun Daily)

Last-minute politics overshadow historic pan-Orthodox council
(Tom Henegan, Religion News Service)

Keep religion, politics separate: Ravi Shankar
(The New Indian Express)

Education system breeding hatred among youth towards religion: Gujarat Governor
(The Indian Express)

Friday, 18 December 2015

Food, religion matters of individual choice… no one can dictate: Mamata Banerjee
(Arshad Ali, The Indian Express)

Pakistan is still trying to get a grip on its madrassa problem
(Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

Christian leaders call for unity in response to persecution
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)

W. African leaders seek ban on full-face veil to prevent attacks
(Ola Awoniyi and Stephanie Findlay, Agence France-Presse)

In Solidarity with Persecuted Christians: From a Conference in Rome
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Muslim Brotherhood are possible extremists, David Cameron says
(Alan Travis and Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian)

Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made a saint
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Vatican urges World Trade Organization to remember the poor
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Pakistan Christian TV station is back, after suspicious fire
(Tanveer Ali, Religion News Service)

Churches provide humanitarian corridor giving safe passage for refugees
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Azerbaijan: No Christmas meetings for worship for Georgian Orthodox?
(Forum 18)

Government should give reservations to couples that marry inter-religion: Swami Agnivesh
(Eram Agha, The Times of India)

Christian refugees face difficulties, hide religion in Turkey
(Rifat Basaran, Hurriyet Daily News)

Christian women in Baghdad face intimidation to veil
(World Watch Monitor)

India's Supreme Court balances religious rights against social reform
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Shiite Muslim sect alleges massacre by Nigeria’s military
(Sunday Isuwa, The New York Times)

C African Republic rebels declare autonomous state in north
(Hippolyte Marboua, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Sudan threatens 25 Muslims with death on charges of apostasy
(Zeinab Mohammed Salih, The Guardian)

N. Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life in prison
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Pakistan military deals a blow to jihadists but not to ideology
(Rod Norland, The New York Times)

Jerusalem attacks subside, but not Palestinian ire, as Israel clamps down
(Diaa Hadid and Rami Nazzal, The New York Times)

Taiwan pins same-sex marriage hopes on political change
(Michelle Yun, Agence France-Presse)

Confusion clouds Saudi Arabia's anti-IS coalition
(Angus McDowall, Reuters)

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Pastafarians granted right to conduct weddings in NZ
(Barry Duke)

Turkey: Mixed findings on textbooks
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Sarawak PKR wants Adenan to declare status of state religion
(Ng Ai Fern, The Malaysian Insider)

With TN temple ruling, SC strikes fine balance between right to religion and social reform
(Alok Prasanna, Firstpost)

Why Saudi Arabia's coalition against terrorists might not be all it appears
(Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor)

North Korea sentences a Canadian pastor to life in prison. His crime? (+video)
(Maddy Crowell, The Christian Science Monitor)

Tanzania appoints first albino deputy minister
(Deutsche Welle)

Islamabad's Christian slums face demolition
(Faras Ghani, Al Jazeera)

Australia: Scientology link to plan for Werribee super-city
(Simon Johanson and Clay Lucas, The Age | Victoria)

Muslims demand stern action against Kamlesh Tiwari
(The Hindu)

Buddhist population down by 75 per cent in Karnataka
(Mohit M. Rao, The Hindu)

Goddesses of small things: The personal deities of Uttarakhand could save religion across India
(Mrinal Pande, Scroll.in)

CONFERENCE CALL, 17 December 2015: IGE's December 2015 Faith & International Affairs Conference Call
(eature Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South / Central Asia at the US Department of State, Mr. Knox Thames, Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Pope Francis, reminding that salvation is free, warns against fraudsters
(Daniel Victor, The New York Times)

Barry W. Bussey: Trinity Western University — and religious freedom — wins again
(National Post)

After Aung San Suu Kyi's election win, Myanmar's displaced Kachin are hopeful they can go home for Christmas
(World Watch Monitor)

Egyptian brothers add to tally of Christians killed in Libya
(World Watch Monitor)

Muslim clerics must reject notions of non-Muslim inferiority
(Raza Ahmad Rumi, Religion News Service)

Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim gets a life sentence in North Korean prison
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Azerbaijan: Repeated fines, repeated jailings of prisoners of conscience
(Forum 18 News Service)

Sudan threatens 25 Muslims with death on charges of apostasy
(Zeinab Mohammed Salih, The Guardian)

Why Jewish-Catholic reconciliation gives us hope for the future
(Bernard-Henri Levy, Vanity Fair)

Love, compassion key to interfaith harmony, says Myanmar cardinal
(John Zaw, Monhla, UCA News)

Varsities should promote interfaith ties, not hatred, says Kit Siang
(The Malaysian Insider)

CHP deputy questions Ministry of Education about ongoing obligation of religion course
(Today's Zaman)

1,000 churches shut down in Indonesia since passage of 'religious harmony' law
(Gregory Tomlin, Christian Examiner)

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

China’s plan to ‘liberate’ a cradle of Tibetan culture
(Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post)

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