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Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Civil servant fired by Religious Affairs Directorate for critical posts about Erdoğan
(Today's Zaman)

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center FactTank)

Philippines: Interfaith support network for Lumad launched
(Zea Io Mind C. Capistrano, Davao Today)

Pope calls for ‘God’s Mercy’ at start of yearlong jubilee
(The New York Times)

Pope opens the church's Holy Doors before 50,000 people in the Vatican
(Delia Gallagher, CNN)

Vatican says international humanitarian law 'increasingly ignored'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Anti-refugee sentiment is punishing victims not terrorists, Christian aid groups say
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Syrian refugees resettled in Texas, Indiana
(Al Jazeera America)

One killed, two injured in gun attack on Burundi church
(Gavin Drake, Episcopal News Service)

Azerbaijan: Women's criminal trial to start after 10 months' imprisonment
(Forum 18 News Service)

Map: The countries that ban arrivals based only on religion
(Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

Azerbaijan protects freedom of religion
(Nigar Orujova, Azernews)

One man's meat: Why Maharashtra's defence of its beef ban is particularly jarring
(Ipsita Chakravarty, Scroll.in)

Interfaith meet and joint prayers on climate justice held in city
(The Tribune)

Christian group Love Makes a Way camps outside MP Peter Dutton's Brisbane office
(AAP, Brisbane Times)

Number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria 'has doubled in past year'
(Richard Spencer, The Telegraph)

Amid Palestinian violence, Israel tracks far-right Jewish threat
(Luke Baker, Reuters)

Philippines' Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
(Reuters)

Machine guns, no-fly zone guard pope's opening of Holy Year
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Defying the governor, Indianapolis archbishop takes in Syrian refugees
(Michael O'Loughlin, Crux)

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Islamophobic bluster stirs clash of cultures
(Global Times)

How Tunisia’s moderate imams are seeking to reclaim Islam from extremists
(Christine Petré, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Kazakhstan: "State prosecutor wants Yklas to serve 7 years in prison!"
(Forum 18 News Service)

British, French leaders join world condemnation of Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering U.S.
(Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)

Donald Trump calls for ban on Muslims entering United States
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Fleeing recession and violence, Brazilian Jews moving to Israel in record numbers
(Marcus Moraes, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The church under Putin: Nationalism and Russian Orthodoxy
(Wallace Daniel, The Christian Century)

Interfaith dialogue is more urgent today than any time: professor
(Javad Heirannia, Tehran Times)

‘Dignitatis Humanae’ and the Freedom to Serve
(Archbishop William Lori, National Catholic Register)

King pledges to protect religious freedom
(Mohammed Al A'Ali, Gulf Digital News)

Opinion: The religion of Islam must reform
(Tony Abbott, The Daily Telegraph)

US, Yemen terror strikes slammed by Saudi cabinet
(Arab News)

Monday, 7 December 2015

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

N.Korea agrees visits by priests from South
(AFP, Global Times)

Chinese government adviser denounces fake living Buddhas: media
(Reporting by Meng Meng and Benjamin Kang Lim; Editing by Ryan Woo, Reuters)

Muslim association strives to dispel myths surrounding religion
(Colleen Toms, Brant New)

Religious hostility to gay Nigerians; the Pope’s visit to Africa; Ireland’s religious schools can’t discriminate against gays; Orthodox Church in Georgia leads anti-gay forces; global LGBT recap
(Peter Montgomery, USC Annenberg Religion Dispatches)

32 Islamic militants killed in assault near ISIS' capital Raqqa
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

ISIS hacks church website to post beheading videos, threaten Christians
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

San Bernardino assailant attended Islamic institute in Pakistan
(Aoun Sahi, Los Angeles Times)

Pakistani security seeks to tamp down reporting on California shooter
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, The Washington Post)

Shakespeare and religion
(David Scott Kastan, OUPblog Religion)

German Vice Chancellor warns Saudi Arabia over Islamist funding
(Reuters)

The mysterious Islamic movement quietly sweeping the Middle East
(Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor)

Defending freedoms of religion or belief for minorities in Asia
(European Conservatives and Reformists Group)

Human rights, conscientious objection and service provision – a conflict or not?
(Lisa Dezauer, Social Platform)

Religion holds women back. Or does it?
(Brian Grim and Jo Anne Lyon, World Economic Forum)

North Korea agrees 'regular' visits by South's Catholic priests
(Agence France-Presse)

Erbil airport closure delays Christians leaving Iraq for Europe
(World Watch Monitor)

50 years ago today: The Declaration on Religious Freedom
(Rick Garnett, Profs Blawg)

“Religious Freedom” after 50 years?
(Martin Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)

'She asks of you only liberty': 'Dignitatis Humanae'
(Kristi Haas, Today's Catholic News)

6 Quotes: The Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis Humanae)
(Joe Carter, The Acton Institute Power Blog)

Defending freedom of religion: Statement of the Holy See at the OSCE Ministerial Council
(L'Osservatore Romano)

Worldwide survey of religion and science reveals not all scientists are atheists
(Eurasia Review)

BJP & secularism
(Faizan Mustafa, The Statesman)

Uzbekistan: Police and Imam "forced family to bury deceased in cemetery where officers took them"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Islamic rituals can only be performed by Azeris in Azerbaijan
(Interfax-Religion)

Muslim Spiritual Directorates can’t reach new generation of Russia’s Muslims – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)

Demonization of Muslims feared
(Arab News)

Blocking Muslim refugees supports terrorism: U.N.'s Guterres
(Tom Miles, Reuters)

Indian nationalists blame other faiths as census shows Hindus in decline
(World Watch Monitor)

‘All-India law banning religious conversions is need of the hour’
(The Hindu)

Terrorists, extremists have no religion: Ashrafi
(Business Recorder)

Pope Francis in Africa: he came, he saw, now what?
(P. Pratap Kumar, Mail & Guardian Africa)

Sunday, 6 December 2015

California shooting: Act of individual does not represent a country or religion, says Nisar
(PKKH)

It’s time to counter Daesh propaganda
(Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, Arab News)

Myanmar’s new leaders could end Rohingya conflict by tapping into reserves of goodwill
(The Conversation)

Sarawak continues to strive for religious freedom, says Adenan
(The Malaysian Insider)

Saturday, 5 December 2015

Anglicans and air strikes: England’s top cleric challenges Saudis and Qataris on theology
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Iraq’s Shia Muslims: The ailing ayatollah
(The Economist)

Religious diplomacy in Iraq: In Shia Muslims’ holiest site, a new openness to other faiths
(N.P. and ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

The tragedy of Christian persecution
(Michael Novak, Real Clear Religion)

Woman who survived 5 weeks in Boko Haram camp speaks for first time
(World Watch Monitor)

Friday, 4 December 2015

“Peaceful Salafism” in Malaysia: Legitimising comfort for radicals
(Muhammad Haziq Bin Jani, RSIS Commentaries)

27 Sudanese ‘Sunna deniers’ on trial for apostasy: report
(Sudan Tribune)

27 Sudanese Muslims on trial for apostasy
(Middle East Online)

27 Sudanese Muslims charged with apostasy for rejecting the Hadith
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UN rights experts urge Saudi Arabia to halt execution of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The radicalization of Israel
(Nurit Canetti, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel: Too soon to charge Jewish settlers in Duma arson attack
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America)

Marriage equality v religious freedom. They are not mutually exclusive
(Rodney Croome, The Guardian)

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Yamethin election result prompts rival 'abuse of religion' complaints
(San Yamin Aung, Irrawaddy)

Cameroon army kills 100 from Boko Haram, frees 900 hostages
(Reinnier Kaze, Agence France-Presse)

Israel arrests members of 'Jewish terror group' over West Bank arson attack
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

Japan’s churches call for end to racial discrimination
(Gavin Drake, Anglican Communion News Service)

Egypt’s new masters are wrecking its long tradition of religious freedom
(Jack Shenker, The Guardian)

Bahrain: Violations of religious freedoms on the rise
(Al Wefaq)

GKI Yasmin prepares for interfaith Christmas celebration
(Marguerite Afra Sapiie, The Jakarta Post)

Terrorism has no religion, says Shia leader
(Imran Gowhar, The Hindu)

Interfaith workshop calls for justice and compassion in finance
(World Council of Churches)

Jewish refugees from Arab lands seek justice at United Nations
(Cathryn J. Prince, The Times of Israel)

Manipulating religion for political gain in Pakistan: Consequences for the U.S. and the region
(Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies)

Emergency situation in Nardaran: villagers not allowed to hold a Shia ceremony
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

France shuts down three 'radical' mosques in wake of Paris attacks
(France 24)

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

The dubious “mastermind”: Abdelhamid Abaaoud and the Paris attacks
(John Rosenthal, Geopolitical Monitor)

Israel’s ban of an Islamic group carries risk
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)

For gays under IS rule, isolation and fear of a cruel death
(Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Divorced and widowed Saudi women to get greater legal powers
(Reporting By Angus McDowall; Editing by Dominic Evans and Raissa Kasolowsky, Reuters)

Anglican Commission on Human Rights formed to protect Central American refugees
(Anglican Communion News Service)

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