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Friday, 9 October 2015

Freedom of expression in the UAE
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

United Arab Emirates Freedom of the Press 2015
(Freedom House)

Dispatches: Delhi court protects transgender teen
(Yuvraj Joshi, Human Rights Watch)

Malaysian court: Rulings curtail fundamental rights
(Freedom House)

Tunisian democracy activists win Nobel Peace Prize
(Arab News)

Israeli forces kill 7 Palestinians amid cycle of violence
(Al Jazeera America)

Israel limits access to al-Aqsa compound after attacks
(Al Jazeera)

Central African Republic: Violence, unrest hinder Central African Republic aid efforts - agencies
(Kieran Guilbert, allAfrica)

Thursday, 8 October 2015

A different kind of intifada
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Coming days may see turning point in West Bank violence
(Shlomi Eldar, trans Simon Pompan, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Facts mingle with political fantasy in Ankara's Gulenist indictments
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Number of Islamic State members in Afghanistan reaches 3,500 over past year - Russian diplomat
(Interfax-Religion)

Saudi religious scholars enraged over Moscow's recent Syria strikes
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Canada’s First Nations urges churches to press for improved conditions in aboriginal communities
(Kristine Greenaway, World Council of Churches)

For the love of reason
(Anna Strhan and Lois Lee, OUPblog Religion)

Religion and World Order
(Thomas Banchoff, The Berkely Forum: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Analysis:Is the beleaguered Saudi Kingdom headed for collapse?
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

Gaza's women-only cafe offers more than just coffee
(Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

The Bridge Initiative: Tracking Islamophobia in Media | Politics | Society | World | Cyberspace
(Georgetown University)

EVENT, 8 October 2015: International Religious Freedom: Toward a Model of Transatlantic Cooperation
(Georgetown University's Global Futures Initiative, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Islam, religious freedom, and getting the word out
(Jennifer S. Bryson, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Nigerian ecumenical leader from the country’s north loves interfaith work
(Peter Kenny, World Council of Churches)

The crisis in international religious freedom
(David D. Corey, First Things)

Pakistan's top court upholds death sentence in blasphemy murder case
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

Israeli leader calls for calm amid spiraling attacks
(Aron Heller and Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Imam network launches site to counter Isis propaganda
(Alexandra Topping, The Guardian)

India's Modi breaks silence, calls for peace after violence over beef
(Reuters)

New tally in Saudi hajj disaster shows at least 1,399 killed
(Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Report from Iraq: religion lends Yazidis a profound resilience in the face of persecution
(The Conversation)

Pakistani Supreme Court backs death sentence in blasphemy slaying
(Saeed Shah and Qasim Nauman, Wall Street Journal)

Pakistan's Supreme Court upholds death sentence for assassin angered over blasphemy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Islamic State kills three Assyrian Christian captives: activists
(Tom Perry, Reuters)

Malaysia court upholds ban on cross dressing by transgender Muslims
(Trinna Leong and Praveen Menon, Reuters)

African archbishop: We’re not blocking progress in the church
(Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service)

US, Canadian denominations to sign mutual recognition pact
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Saudi Arabia warns “rumour-mongers” on Facebook and Twitter risk execution
(SM Gibson, Mint Press News)

Dispatches: Burma’s pageant of bigotry
(David Scott Mathieson, Human Rights Watch)

Dispatches: A blueprint for transgender rights in Asia
(Kyle Knight, Human Rights Watch)

Azerbaijan: Five latest freedom of religion or belief prisoners of conscience
(Forum 18 News Service)

Saudi clerics declare jihad on Russia, and accuse America
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Egypt to ban niqab-wearing women from voting
(Middle East Monitor)

Police Commissioner vows to defend religious freedom as anti-Islam protests loom
(Graham Ashton, The Age)

West Bank unrest tests loyalty of Palestinian Authority security forces
(Ehab Zahriyeh, Al Jazeera America)

Netanyahu bars Jewish politicians from al-Aqsa compound
(Al Jazeera)

Rights activist calls on Iraqi lawmakers to legalize women’s shelters
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)

Israeli Jews' support for religious freedom reaches six-year high
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Religion and world order
(Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

What the ‘Pope Francis effect’ hasn’t delivered in Cuba
(Nick Miroff, The Washington Post)

Kazakhstan: Wave of prosecutions against "extremist" Muslims
(Forum 18 News Service)

Religious freedom ambassador refuses to wade into niqab debate
(Alex Boutilier, The Star)

UAE anti-discrimination law does not limit freedom of expression: seminar
(Haneen Dajani, The National)

Ordain women? Vatican synod gets an unexpected proposal
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Russian operation in Syria is no relation to Sunni-Shiite conflict - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)

Islamic halal economy set to grow: experts
(Agence France-Presse)

Hajj stampede tarnishes Saudis’ image in Pakistan
(Salman Masod, The New York Times)

Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins Pen Pinter prize
(BBC News)

Israel, Palestinians play down talk of third intifada
(Luke Baker and Richard Mably, Reuters)

Niqab ban for public servants would be considered: Stephen Harper
(CBC News)

'Idea of India' debate rages after man killed over beef rumors
(Frank Jack Daniel and Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)

Rights watchdog says second young Shi'ite faces beheading in Saudi
(Sami Aboudi, Reuters)

South African provincial leader says Christian holiday will not go
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Tunisia looks to welcome refugees, migrants with new asylum law
(Christine Petré, Al-Monitor)

Palestinian woman shot after stabbing Israeli man
(Al Jazeera America)

77 niqab-wearing faculty members to sue Cairo University president
(Aswat Masriya)

Religious vocations decrease in China following government restrictions
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic Herald)

Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Pope Francis asks Catholic leaders not to politicize synod on the family
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Policy Workshop – The role of religion in contemporary security challenges
(Partnership for Conflict, Crime & Security Research)

Abdallah al-Muhaysini, a pivotal figure in the Islamist insurgency in Syria
(Waleed Rikab, Syria Comment)

Indian Parliamentarians propose ban on conversions
(World Watch Monitor)

Law can't be violated in the name of religious festivals: HC
(Business Standards)

Christian Aid hails India's decision on cleaner energy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Church should shun derogatory words on gays, Vatican synod told
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Muslim woman can wear niqab for Canada citizenship oath
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)

Egyptian women take to streets to fight stereotypes … by directing traffic
(Hala Ali, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt's secular culture minister ruffles Salafi feathers
(Rami Galal, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Israel finally agrees to increase support for Christian schools, but is it enough?
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Ultra-Orthodox fight to restrict Christian missions in Israel
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
(Al Jazeera America)

Flogged Saudi blogger Badawi honored as ‘writer of courage’
(Al Jazeera America)

Monday, 5 October 2015

How to defeat religious violence
(Jonathan Sacks, The Wall Street Journal)

Notre Dame (Australia) early offers program a launching pad for leadership
(Professor Michael Quinlan, The Catholic Weekly)

Pope asserts marriage is forever at start of family meeting
(Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Pope defends hetero marriage as he opens synod
(Al Jazeera America)

South Korean Jehovah’s Witnesses face stigma of not serving in army
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)

How a Muslim veil is dominating Canada’s election race
(Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post)

Spike in Palestinian attacks raise fears of another Intifada
(Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Mob attack, fueled by rumors of cow slaughter, has political overtones in India
(David Barstow and Suhasini Raj, The New York Times)

Myanmar nationalist monks stage large rally as religious tensions grow
(Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters)

Vatican sacks gay priest after highly public coming out
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Vatican fires senior priest who declares homosexuality on eve of synod
(Al Jazeera America)

Tensions simmer as Turkey struggles with burden of refugees
(Jonny Hogg, Reuters)

In India, meat and murder threaten Modi's inclusive agenda
(Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)

Egyptian land dispute threatens inter-religious flashpoint
(World Watch Monitor)

‘They accept us as we are;’ Christians join forces with Muslim group Hezbollah to fight ISIS in Lebanon
(Mint Press News)

Pro-Russian militants released Pentecostal pastor Taras Sen from captivity in Luhansk region
(Institute for Religious Freedom)

Headscarves in schools: On or off? Policies vary
(Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Will struggle over Jerusalem transform into regional religious war?
(Uri Savir, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel imposes new measures on Palestinians amid escalating tension
(Al Jazeera America)

Turkey's Erdogan slams EU response to refugee crisis
(Al Jazeera)

ISIL destroys ancient arch in Palmyra
(Al Jazeera America)

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