Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 19 October 2015
‘God have mercy on currency’: Zambia holds national prayer day to hold Kwacha from record drop
(RT News)
Zambia tries to solve financial crisis through day of prayer
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims states displeased with Russia's actions in Syria can sponsor Islamic underground in RF - expert
(Interfax-Religion)
State Duma to debate law on immunity of holy texts from jurisdiction on Friday
(Interfax-Religion)
Representatives of Spiritual Muslim Board working to prevent recruitment of Russians by extremists during hajj
(Interfax-Religion)
Despite the odds, one doctor promotes family planning in Muslim Nigeria
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Indonesia's Aceh province tears down churches after religious violence
(Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters)
Sudan and South Sudan ecumenical bodies hear of churches’ role in regional peace
(Anglican Communion News Service)
Islamist party to boycott Egyptian parliamentary election
(Ahmed Ateyya, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Rabbi Kogan surprised with critics of USA addressed to Russia for violating religious freedoms and urges Americans not to worry
(Interfax-Religion)
As unrest expands, Gaza's women rise up
(Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Israeli forces remove illegal Jewish worshippers after shrine clash
(Al Jazeera America)
Indian mob kills Muslim for alleged beef smuggling
(Al Jazeera America)
In fact: Equality, freedom the key issues in continuing Uniform Civil Code debate
(Utkarsh Anand, The Indian Express)
Religious freedom: MWM activists protest restrictions on ‘firebrands’
(The Express Tribune)
Religious freedom under threat in Vietnam
(Laura Southgate, Global Risk Insights)
Blasphemy laws upheld, in Malaysia and Poland
(Eugene Volokh, The Washington Post)
LIVE STREAMING of the Parliament of the World's Religions, on now in Salt Lake City, Utah
The PARLIAMENT APP: Your Key to the 2015 Parliament
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
African bishops play a major role, for first time, at contentious Vatican summit
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Catholic bishops debating family issues still split on divorcees, gays
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
The plot to change Catholicism
(Ross Douthat, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times Sunday Review)
Who is leading the intifada?
(Adnan Abu Amer, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Pope says Church needs more decentralization, changes to papacy
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Sunday, 18 October 2015
A veil ban, 'barbaric practises', and Canada's election
(Sonya Fatah, Al Jazeera)
Egyptians are voting for the first time since Sisi took power, so what do you need to know?
(Al Bawaba)
Made in Moscow: Religious freedom abuses continue in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
(Mary Ann Glendon and Katrina Lantos Swett, Atlantic Council)
Saturday, 17 October 2015
China's atheist leaders confront the growth of religion
(Dick Hughes, Statesman Journal)
Pope to make first Africa trip in November amid security concerns
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Indian village mob beats Muslim man to death for 'smuggling cows'
(Lizzie Dearden, The Independent)
Friday, 16 October 2015
Almost 2,500 Russian citizens fighting for Islamic State - Russian interior ministry data
(Interfax-Religion)
Moscow Patriarchate condemns another seizure by schismatics of church in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
U.S. State Dept's religious freedom report politicized, full of flaws - Russian diplomat
(Interfax-Religion)
Zimbabwe's Lembas push for circumcision
(Yael Eveb-Or, Forward)
Deafening silence: Palestinian terrorism in Israel
(Rachel Huebner, The Harvard Crimson)
ISIS Beheads, crucifies man accused of helping people escape caliphate
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
ISIS terrorist abandons jihad after witnessing 'love of Christians' at Jordanian refugee camp, aid group says
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Hundreds of Palestinian rioters torch Biblical patriarch Joseph's tomb in West Bank
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
20,000 ISIS fighters killed but militants haven't lost ground
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Israel’s chief Rabbi says falsehoods are fuel for the latest violence
(Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times)
Pakistani pilgrims flock to crocodile shrine as Taliban threat recedes
(Syed Raza Hassan, Reuters)
Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine; Israeli soldier stabbed
(Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters)
Georgia’s religious minorities file lawsuit with Constitutional Court
(Democracy and Freedom Watch)
Minority religious groups sue in nation of Georgia challenging unequal tax obligations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Indian ruling party official urges Muslims to give up eating beef
(Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters)
Malaysia arrests hacker for supplying U.S. targets to Islamic State
(Yantoultra Ngui and Mark Hosenball, Reuters)
Suu Kyi urges supporters not to let race, religion dominate election
(Timothy McLaughlin and Than Win Han, Reuters)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi campaigns in Rakhine, but will avoid Rohingya areas
(Al Jazeera America)
Syria partition and 'Holy War' talk worries UN officials
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Chad arrests 62 women for wearing veils after bombings
(Al Jazeera)
Turkey rebuffs EU on refugee deal, accuses bloc of 'political bribery'
(Al Jazeera America)
Palestinian Day of Rage turns deadly as tension gives way to violence
(Al Jazeera America)
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Mosul pilgrims barred from returning home
(Vivian Salama and Bram Janssen, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pakistan: Over 1400 cases of blasphemy in a year
(Agenzia Fides)
October 15 Muslims celebrate the beginning of New Year 1437 according to Hijri
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Melkite archbishop urges British not to support militants in Syria
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald)
Parliament of The World’s Religions 2015: Interfaith gathering in Salt Lake City embraces Mormon, Atheist and Aboriginal voices
(Ismat Sarah Mangla, International Business Times)
Mexico performs first Mass in indigenous Nahuatl language
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)
World's largest interfaith gathering in Utah
(Muneeb Nasir, OnIslam)
China courts hardline Buddhist party ahead of Myanmar poll
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
Earliest known draft of King James Bible is found, scholar says
(Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times)
Isis Inc: how oil fuels the jihadi terrorists
(Erika Solomon, Guy Chazan, and Sam Jones, Politics and Society)
Shared well-being: Multi-religious values for sustainable development
(International Executive Committee, Religions for Peace)
Deep dvisions in Turkey as eection nears
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends)
New policy forces Missionaries of Charity to end adoption services in India
(Catholic News Agency)
Citing new rules, India's Missionaries of Charity to end adoption work
(Catholic News Service)
Sudan and South Sudan ecumenical bodies hear of churches’ role in regional peace
(World Council of Churches)
Catholic orphanages in India end adoption services in protest over new government policies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pastafarian who fought to wear pirate hat or colander in driver’s licence photo scolded by Quebec judge
(Paul Delean, National Post)
Canadian judge scolds "Pastafarian" suing over drivers' license photo
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Interview: New York Cardinal Dolan sees light amid the synod’s confusion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)
Safe house in South Africa offers gays refuge, hope and ministry
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Police raid Sat-7 channel's Egypt offices
(World Watch Monitor)
Iraqi nun who fled monastery now helping refugees
(World Watch Monitor)
Why some in Egypt are banning campaign photos of female candidates
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
‘Third Temple’ in Jerusalem: Mission impossible for messianic zealots
(Ben Piven, Al Jazeera America)
EU leaders look to Turkey to solve refugee crisis
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)
US raises eyebrows over workers’ religious rights
(William Lowther, Taipei Times)
Religious freedoms under threat in Pakistan: U.S. Senator
(The Hindu)
Indonesia deploys troops to calm religious unrest in Aceh province
(Reza Munawir, Reuters)
EVENT, 15 October 2015: Religion and Politics in a Global Society: Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese-Speaking World
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
State Department releases 2014 International Religious Freedom Report
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Remarks at the release of the 2014 Report on International Religious Freedom
(David N. Saperstein, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom)
State Department: Those claiming religion pose the biggest emerging threat to international religious freedom
(Blog, International, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Egypt designated a "Country of Particular Concern" in U.S. Religious Freedom Report
(allAfrica)
US Department of State: Armenian constitution guarantees the freedom of religion
(Siranush Ghazanchyan, Public Radio of Armenia)
US report: Islamic authorities encroaching on non-Muslim lives
(Malaysiakini)
Some countries cracking down too hard on Islamists, State Dept. says
(Nahal Toosi, Politico)
The U.S. State Department: nonstate groups imperiled religious liberties in areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian-backed separatists
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Pakistan failed to protect religious freedom, says US State department report
(Daily News and Analysis)
India witnessed religiously motivated killings, riots and forced conversion: US Report on International Religious Freedom 2014
(DNA India Analysis)
US to 'encourage' Modi government to turn ideals of tolerance and civility into reality, says top diplomat
(Daily News and Analysis)
Modi government plays down US report criticising religious freedom in India
(Daily News and Analysis)
Vietnam slams US's religious freedom report as not objective
(New Zealand Herald)
China rejects U.S.religious freedom report
(Xinhua)
Religious freedom is under threat worldwide, but what about the US?
(Matthew Bell, Bradley Campbell, PRI)
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Parliament of World Religions convenes in Mormon country — at last
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
How Muslims and Christians are working together to help refugees in Iraq and Syria
(Molly Thomas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court makes landmark judgment
(Aftab Alexander Mughal, World Watch Monitor)
Qadri verdict a ‘victory over terrorism’
(Asif Aqeel, World Watch Monitor)
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