Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Coptic Pope's Jerusalem visit sparks backlash in Egypt
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
ISIS antidote? New York Times examines moderate Indonesian Muslim group
(Jim Davis, Get Religion (blog))
Religious groups urged to cooperate in fighting extremism
(John Unson, The Philippine Star)
Castro government orders demolition of five Christian churches in Cuba
(Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart)
Prioritize Syrian refugees targeted for religious reasons
(Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)
Faith leaders launch ‘religion and rule of law’ training
(Aung kyaw Ming, Myanmar Times)
Rome conference to explore Christian response to persecution
(Zahra Vienueve, Notre Dame News)
Inter-religion event aims to foster mutual understanding
(Yusra Husain, The Times of India)
Indian court to hear petition seeking to ban Sikh jokes
(Rahul Bedi, The Irish Times)
Can religion make economic growth more fair?
(Brian Grim, Linda Woodhead, World Economic Forum)
CAR: Pope Francis calls for unity between Catholics and Protestants
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Apocalypse, iconoclasm and Islamic State – Analysis
(Nagothu Naresh Kumar, Eurasia Review)
Any incident of atrocity is a blot on the nation: PM Narendra Modi
(Economic Times)
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Battle of minds: Radicalisation growing in Kashmir Valley
(Brig Anil Gupta, South Asia Monitor)
Azerbaijan: Police killings, shooting and mass arrests as Muslims pray
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Will Israel's ban on the Islamic Movement lead to further restrictions?
(Aziza Nofal, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
US threatens to bypass Baghdad and arm Sunnis against IS
(Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor: Congress Pulse)
South African rabbinate to regulate circumcision after rabbi botches bris
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
South Africa's Jewish community creates internal body to regulate ritual circumcision
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Need to rise above sects, religion to keep nation united: PM Modi
(Hindustan Times)
Religion and climate change in Australia
(Jeff Atkins, PLOS Blogs)
The future of world religion is African, so what would an 'African' Christianity or Islam look like?
(Christine Mungai, Mail & Guardian Africa)
Religion ‘helps Muslims belong’, says study
(Jennine Khalik, The Australian)
Monday, 30 November 2015
Muslim leader: ISIS “people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”
(Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch)
From Indonesia, a Muslim challenge to the ideology of the Islamic State
(Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)
Predatory Islamic State wrings money from those it rules
(Matthew Rosenburg, Nicholas Kulish, and Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times)
Witch burning rebels stoke Central African Republic violence
(Tom Esslemont, Reuters)
Pope Francis visits mosque in war-torn Central African Republic (including video)
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)
Unified national card a blow to Iraqi minorities
(Shakir Noori, Gulf News)
Why defeating the Islamic State won't bring stability to Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, trans.Joelle el-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
End ban on women reading Torah at Western Wall, group petitions
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Palestinian Authority limits Christmas celebrations in West Bank
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Riyadh flays ‘racist’ attacks on refugees
(Arab News)
London calling: English-speaking Syrians see UK as multicultural haven
(Sophie Hardach, Al Jazeera America)
Cameron says Britain should start bombing ISIL in Syria
(Al Jazeera America)
Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 for 'terrorist crimes'
(Al Jazeera America)
Report: Central African Republic rebels stoke violence, burn 'witches'
(Al Jazeera America)
Deadly attack on Shia mosque in Bangladesh
(Mahmud Hossain Opu, Al Jazeera)
Central African Republic: Pope Francis visits mosque in Bangui to plead for unity
(allAfrica)
Russia: Some but not all sacred texts exempted from banning
(Forum 18 News Service)
Religious freedom linked to peace, finds new global study [update]
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Islam and Religious Freedom: New Developments and Perspectives
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Why ISIS might win, even if it loses
(S. Adam Seagrave, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
PCMC wakes up, to finally act against illegal religious structures
(Manoj More, The Indian Express)
Ethnic cleansing of Christians in central Nigeria too?
(Frans Veerman, World Watch Monitor)
Refugees in Turkey: Europe has a deal with Turkey, but migrants will keep coming
(The Economist)
Antiquities and terror: Culture and jihad, grimly connected through the art market's “blood antiquities”
(B.C., The Economist [Prospero: Books, arts and culture ])
Fighting Islamic State: The case for and against British air strikes on Syrian territory
(The Economist)
Religious Freedom Roundtable considers initiatives to advance rights and freedoms
(Australian Human Rights Commission)
Christian brick kiln workers suffer police brutality
(Wilson Chowdhry, BPCA)
Is Russia's intervention in Syria a 'holy war'? Russian Orthodox Church: 'yes'
(Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor)
Philippines lauds Pope’s int'l tour interfaith message
(Hader Glang, Anadolu Agency)
Blindfolded Kashmiri Pandit invites 'hugs' to promote brotherhood in Valley
(Indian Express)
Pope wraps up Africa visit with warning about religious conflicts
(Tonny Onyulo, USA Today)
Pope Francis: 'Christians and Muslims are brothers'
(BBC News)
On retrial Saudi court sentences poet to death for apostasy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Turkish Islamists out to kill interfaith dialogue
(Abdullah Bozkurt, Today's Zaman)
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Humanity biggest religion: HP Governor
(Business Standard)
Law & Religion UK in the ABA Journal's Best Blogs list. Congratulations, Frank and David!
(The 9th Annual Blawg 100)
Religious freedom takes Apec route
(Inquirer.net)
Saturday, 28 November 2015
After KRG formally welcomes Jews back to Iraq, will their numbers increase?
(Mustafa Saadoun, trans. Pasquale el-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Amended religious endowments laws too struck down
(Krishna Prasad, The Hindu)
Canadian synagogue invites Muslims to pray in building after local mosque is fire-bombed in suspected hate-crime
(Rose Troup Buchanan, The Independent)
Coptic Pope Tawadros’s Jerusalem visit ‘will create huge firestorm in Egypt’
(Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post)
Egyptian pope makes rare visit to Holy Land
(Ramadan Al Sherbini, Gulf News)
Pope honors Ugandan Christians burnt alive last century
(Los Angeles Times)
Sikhism in India: Seeking justice
(The Economist)
Two Popes impact delicate international decisions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
The Economist explains: What Islamic scholars have to say about attacking civilians
(The Economist)
Opinion after Paris: What Muslims think of Islamic State
(The Economist)
Opinion: Same-sex marriage debate goes to the heart of our democracy
(Paul Kelly, The Australian)
EVENT, 28 November 2015: The Magna Carta after 800 Years, Day Conference
(Julian Burnside AO QC and Augustuo Zimmermann, Centre for the Study of Western Tradition, Campion College Australia)
Friday, 27 November 2015
Imagine there’s no religion
(Mario Rustan, Jakarta Post)
RSS is distorting definition of Hindu religion: Ashok Vajpeyi
(The Indian Express)
Religious leaders to join week-long peace celebrations
(Pamela Jay F. Orias, Sun Star)
Faith-based coalition comes together for 16 days of activism to overcome gender-based violence
(World Council of Churches)
Women not portrayed equally by news media, shows extensive study
(World Council of Churches)
Fast for the Climate
(World Council of Churches)
The myth of the Caliphate: The political history of an idea
(Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs)
The Kremlin’s Holy Warrior
(Marc Bennetts, Foreign Policy)
Our reaction to terrorism is more dangerous than the terrorists
(David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy: Voice)
The Czar vs. the Sultan
(Julia Ioffe, Foreign Policy: Voice)
Azerbaijani theologian said to have been plotting coup
(Liz Fuller, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
Special Report: Violence against women
(World Watch Monitor)
Don’t distort secularism: Rajnath
(Nistula Hebbar, The Hindu)
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Apocalypse and The Hunger Games
(Anthony O'Hear and Natasha O'Hear, OUPblog Religion)
Challenges of fundamentalism in theological education raised at Brazil consultation
(World Council of Churches)
Forcible conversions be declared a crime: Senate body
(The International News)
From godless to godly: How religion is reshaping Russia’s relations with the West
(Jekatyerina Dunajeva, Daniel Philpott: Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
Pope Francis on interfaith dialogue: ‘It is not something extra or optional’
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Sultans and tsars: Russia has always had an ambivalent relationship with Islam
(ERASMUS, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
UN Climate summit results vital for world’s future
(World Council of Churches)
Uzbekistan: Police raid, torture, steal and plant drugs
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
WCC praises Church of South India as a truly united church
(World Council of Churches)
Dialogue between religions essential, says pope on first day of African tour
(Murithi Mutiga and Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Warden stopped us from performing havan: JNU students to police
(Aranya Shankar, The Indian Express)
Four worshippers, four policemen killed in clash in Baku
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope in Africa says conflict ‘feeds on fear, mistrust and despair’
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Faith will prevail over atheism, Oxford prof McGrath predicts
(Marv Knox, The Baptist Standard)
In Africa, Pope Francis will find religious vibrancy and violence
(Caryle Murphy, Pew Research Center FactTank)
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