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Monday, 28 September 2015

Moscow officials help citizens avoid the 'Moonies,' other cults
(The Moscow Times)

Christian-Muslim brawl with machetes and grenades leaves 24 dead, 100 injured
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Tajik prosecutors ask court to ban Islamic Party
(Interfax-Religion)

Bid to revive Miss Iraq pageant draws ire of hardline Muslim clerics, tribal leaders
(Reuters)

The Grand Unification Theory of Religion in four paragraphs
(Tom Toles, The Washington Post)

Francis: The right to religious freedom is fundamental
(Michael O'Loughlin, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)

Thousands enter Syria to join ISIS despite global efforts
(Eric Schmitt and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
(Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Additional reporting by Ori Lewis, editing by William Hardy, Reuters)

Clashes resume near Jerusalem’s Muslim, Jewish holy sites
(Religion News Service)

Kenya: Pervasive homophobic violence in coastal region
(Human Rights Watch)

85 followers of Turkish theologian Said Nursi arrested by police in Baku
(Interfax, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Turkey’s non-Muslims demand apology from Ankara
(Sibel Hurtas, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Father of young Saudi activist sentenced to death appeals for pardon
(Al Jazeera America)

Moscow to launch anti-sect program after police bust major cult
(rt.com)

Iran to sue Saudi Arabia over haj stampede
(Straits Times)

Hajj tragedy inflames schisms during a pilgrimage designed for unity
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)

Iran says it will sue Saudis over hajj deaths
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis speaks on religious liberty at Independence Hall
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

We play politics with religion and tribe in Nigeria-Osinbajo
(Ofonime Effiong, Trends)

Apex court rules Selangor religious law not against freedom of expression
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)

2015 Annual Report - International Religious Freedom
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Symposium explores ethics of evangelization and conversion
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)

Interview on Religious Freedom in Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Paper on churches withdrawing from marriage if same sex marriage is introduced
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Pope Francis in the United States
(Aleteia)

Sunday, 27 September 2015

Malcolm Turnbull poised to end improper influence of religion on government
(Andrew Masterson, The Canberra Times)

Saturday, 26 September 2015

Need to delink terror from religion, says PM Narendra Modi
(The Times of India)

Boycott social boycotting
(Somasekhar Sundaresan, Bangalore Mirror)

Religion in Vietnam: Higher powers (A proposed law on religion will not help the faithful)
(The Economist)

Friday, 25 September 2015

Death and pilgrimage: The spectre of death has always loomed over sacred journeys
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Eid al-Adha: One man’s quest for a bargain sheep
(The Economist)

“Children are the heroes of the aboriginal residential schools story”
(Kristine Greenaway, World Council of Churches)

Pope Francis assembles a squad to fight religious extremism
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Ecumenical prayer of Community of Taizé on border between the two Koreas
(Stephany Sun, Asia News)

Trafficking of women in Bangladesh: victims of poverty, ignorance and a chauvinist mentality
(Sumon Corraya, Asia News)

Vicar of Jerusalem wants to see the school year begin, but not at any cost
(Asia News)

US facing difficult alliance with Russia in fight against ISIS as Kremlin backs Assad
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Yazidis urge ICC to open probe into IS atrocities
(Agence France-Presse)

Israel's soaring population: Promised Land running out of room?
(Tova Cohen and Steven Scheer, Reuters)

Hajj stampede: Saudis face growing criticism over deaths
(BBC News)

Persecuted by Islamic State, Yazidis turn to ICC for justice
(Toby Sterling, Reuters)

Islamic State frees Kurdish photographer in prisoner swap: press watchdog
(John Davison, Reuters)

Iraq says winning battle against Islamic State, wants more bombing
(John Irish, Reuters)

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric says snubbing reforms will revive protests
(Stephen Kalin, Reuters)

Tajikistan: Communities' foreign contacts blocked, websites banned, Central Asia's only legal religious-based political party banned
(Forum 18 News Service)

Parliamentarians from 50 countries call for greater religious freedom
(Baha'i International Community)

‘Don’t use religion to propagate hate, violence’
(Ghana Web)

Top ten facts about Buddhism
(Damien Keown, OUPblog Religion)

EVENT, 25 September 2015: The Power of the Pope and the UN Secretery-General in World Politics
(Jodok Troy, Eric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 25 September 2015: Religious Freedom in a Multicultural World
(University of Newcastle (Aus.) and Freedom For Faith)

Obama urged to press China on rights
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)

U.S. leaders should call for the release of imprisoned Chinese human rights lawyers
(Chen Guangcheng and Katrina Lantos Swett, USA Today)

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Religious freedom: What the Chinese Catholic church can teach us
(Dominic Chiu, Hong Kong Free Press)

Religious freedom remains 'severly restricted' in Saudi Arabia, says UK government
(Hannah Tooley, Premier)

Indonesian church holds 100th service outside Presidential palace
(World Watch Monitor)

Analysis: Latin American Christians need protection from organized crime
(World Watch Monitor)

Nepal: The birth of new freedoms? – OpEd
(Dr. Gyan Basnet, Eurasia Review)

China: USCIRF Calls on the release of Ilham Tohti and other prisoners of conscience
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Religious freedom can be an antidote to religious extremism
(Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, The Washington Examiner)

Iran: USCIRF marks three-year anniversary of Saeed Abedini’s imprisonment
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pastor Saeed Abedini tasered, threatened with new charges and more time in Iran prison as wife pleads for his release
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

'ISIS killing Muslims': Defectors seen as potential partners in exposing jihadist lies
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala, Christian Today)

Belarus: Orthodox Archbishop denied entry, another conscientious objector show trial
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)

Why Thailand’s demigod king and military junta are cracking down on ‘blasphemy’
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Women's veils a sign of backwardness, says official in China's Xinjiang
(Megha Rajagopalan, Reuters)

No 'direct linkages' between halal certifiers and terrorism, inquiry hears
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Yemen suicide bombing in Sanaa mosque 'kills 25'
(BBC News)

Putin opens new mosque in Moscow amid lingering intolerance
(Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times)

Russia's Muslims will promote development of inter-ethnic, interreligious dialogue - Putin
(Interfax-Religion)

Lebanon says to provide schooling for up to 100,000 more Syrian refugees
(Reporting by John Davison; Editing by Dominic Evans, Reuters)

More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years
(Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters)

Over 700 killed in hajj crush of pilgrims
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Xinjiang burqa ban not repression of religious freedom: official
(Shanghai Daily)

Malaysian parish brings together Christians and Muslims to march for peace and unity
(Asia News)

Afghan Ulema Council member affirms religious freedom of Muslims in Xinjiang
(XinhuaNet)

New race and religion laws in Myanmar draw international attention
(Teresa Costello, Adventist Review)

Hundreds perish in deadliest hajj stampede in years
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Hardcore, abundant and free: what is online pornography doing to sexual tastes—and youngsters’ minds?
(The Economist)

Time to Dismantle the UN Human Rights Council?
(Jagdish N. Singh, Gatestone Institute)

Netanyahu reaffirms rights for all Jewish denominations
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad: reform of the Constitution, to protect rights and religious freedom in Iraq
(Asia News)

Central African Republic: The roots of violence
(International Crisis Group)

Israel’s high-stake game in Al-Aqsa and why Netanyahu may prevail – OpEd
(Ramzy Baroud, Eurasia Review)

New York Resolution for Freedom of Religion or Belief
(International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief)

WCC dedicates prayer service to Sustainable Development Goals
(Naveen Qayyum, World Council of Churches)

Pope Francis canonizes, and defends, controversial Spanish missionary Junipero Serra
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Brazil, Peru end partnerships with Presbyterian Church (USA) over gay marriage
(Renee K. Gadoua, Religion News Service)

Muslim pilgrims gather for pinnacle of hajj in Saudi Arabia
(Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press)

900 Mauritanian women trafficked into Saudi Arabia
(Sharan Burrow General Secretary, ITUC, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Islam's pilgrims pray for peace in Muslim countries wracked by war
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters)

France urges Saudi Arabia to cancel death penalty for young Shi'ite
(John Irish, Reuters)

Putin opens Moscow's largest mosque, warns against extremists
(Reuters)

Saudi Arabia is preparing to behead and crucify a 21-year-old activist
(Quartz)

Moscow Cathedral Mosque may become Muslim education center with big parking lot
(Interfax-Religion)

Путин: «Идеология ИГ построена на лжи, на откровенном изваращении ислама»
(Vesti.az)

China probes deputy religion chief for suspected graft
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)

Court decision in respect of Nur movement followers
(International Organization for Legal Research)

Abbas calls for protection of Muslim, Christian holy places in Jerusalem, condemns restriction of access to Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian administration to support development of Muslim theology in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)

Will Egypt’s religious parties be banned before the elections?
(Sonia Farid, Al Arabiya News)

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