Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 18 September 2015

Pope Francis faces a challenge in opening Cuba to the Church
(Jim Yardley, Azam Ahmed and Victoria Burnett, The New York Times)

Iraq sees exodus of minorities
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

How feminist groups are taking on post-revolution Egypt
(Florence Massena, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

‘Protecting our race and religion is what we should do’ - Ayeyarwady Region Minister
(Swe Win, Mizzima)

Egypt's mosque minders: The rise of surveillance cameras in places of worship
(Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Russian Church official believes Orthodox lifestyle is the main response to pseudo-Islamic extremism
(Interfax-Religion)

Philippine rebel group MILF rejects watering down of proposed autonomy law
(Al Jazeera America)

Uzbekistan: Over 160 year wait to go on haj pilgrimage?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Jewish and Islamic holidays happening at the same time offer believers a chance to reflect
(Herb Scribner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

EVENT, 18 September 2015: Religious Freedom Summit
(co-sponsored by Baylor University, the Catholic University of America, and the Georgetown-Baylor Religious Freedom Project with the support of The Knights of Columbus, Baylor in Washington)

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Religion expert weighs in on Pope Francis' polarizing views
(Art Rascon, ABC Eyewitness News Houston)

As Pope visits, Afro-Cuban religion hopes for recognition
(Reuters, Voice of America)

As Cuba readies for Pope Francis’ visit, Catholicism thrives again
(Reuters, Religion News Service)

Ahmadiyya Muslim community hails Federal Court niqab decision as win for religious freedom
(Fram Dinshaw, National Observer)

Nepal: Freedom of religion now 'more at stake than ever'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

What's in a name? Why the Pope chose 'Francis'
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service, Religion News Service)

Bus attacked woth stones, set ablaze in east Jerusalem
(Yair Ettinger and Gili Cohen, Haaretz)

Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup, dissolves government
(Brahima Ouedraogo and Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Rosh Hashanah and the truth about the Creation Story
(Brad Hirschfield, On Faith)

What have we learned about religion post-9/11?
(Elizabeth Tenety, On Faith)

Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike returned to jail. Israel: He is dangerous
(Asia News)

Buddhist monks build stupa next to Karen Baptist church
(Asia News)

Russia: Have Religion Law amendments rendered unregistered religious activity illegal?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Religious Freedom in Sudan
(Universal Periodic Review 2015, European Centre for Law and Justice)

Should Mormons be considered fellow Christians? Five reasons calling Mormons “biblical” answers the age-old question
(J.B. Haws, On Faith)

Uzbek court gives ISIS supporters lengthy prison sentences
(Interfax-Religion)

In Israel, more Jewish holy sites desecrated than Christian, Muslim ones combined
(Elhanan Miller, The Times of Israel)

Syrian bishop: Watching Christians leave is 'an experience of death'
(Harry Farley, Christian Today)

Christian schools accuse Israel of discrimination as students strike
(Inna Lazareva, TIME)

How space exploration replaced religion in the USSR
(Sasha Rospopina, The Guardian)

Things are only getting worse for Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
(Daniel Maxwell, Asian Correspondant)

Iraq's ISIS survivors adjust to life in a refugee camp
(World Watch Monitor)

'We want a massacre': Turkish-Kurdish tensions escalate as election looms
(Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online International)

Crimea: The human rights impact of Russian occupation
(Emilia Klepacka, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (6–18 July 2015)
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Hindu radicals beat Christians with axes and clubs; force believers to choose between life or Jesus Christ
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Iranian women fined $260 for 'bad hijabs'
(Agence France-Presse)

Myanmar leader seeks to capitalize on anti-Muslim sentiment
(Robin McDowell, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Tajikistan’s crushing of Islamic Party nears conclusion
(EurasiaNet)

Tajik Prosecutor's Office announces arrest of Islamic Renaissance Party leaders
(Interfax-Religion)

British jihadis in Bangladesh fanning flames of extremism, says Dhaka
(Simon Tisdall, The Guardian)

Finally enjoying freedoms, Cuban Catholics press for more
(Daniel Trotta, Reuters)

Novosibirsk resident asks prosecutors to check if the Bible meets Russian laws
(Interfax-Religion)

Why we need to rethink gender roles
(Wm Paul Young, On Faith)

Coptic soldier's father challenges military autopsy
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

Cubans to welcome 'socialist' pope; don't expect miracles
(Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters)

Jewish school ordered to pay $1m to student sexually abused by runaway principal
(Shannon Deery, Melbourne Herald Sun)

Australian court awards damages for sexual abuse by headmistress of Jewish school
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court clears way for Zunera Ishaq to become a Canadian citizen with her face covered by a niqab
(Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press)

Canadian appeals court invalidates niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Congolese church leader speaks on DRC electoral process at UN event
(World Council of Churches)

ISIS' war against the past
(Robert L. Cohn, The Martin Marty Center (U Chi. Divinity School))

Only in Jerusalem: Jews & Catholics talk religion, economics, & freedom
(Josh Hasten, The Jewish Voice)

Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli actions at Jerusalem al-Aksa mosque
(The Jerusalem Post)

8 Brotherhood members sentenced to death in Egypt
(Middle East Monitor)

Senior Islamic cleric says Muslim violence on Temple Mount justified
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Nigeria mulls Boko Haram prisoner amnesty for schoolgirls' return
(Marianne Barriaux, Agence France-Presse)

Israel declares war on stone-throwers as Temple Mount seethes
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Bahrain’s proposed blasphemy law: Another tool to silence regime's critics
(Rebecca Sheff, Human Rights First)

'Every 5 minutes a Christian is martyred for their faith,' persecution watchdog group warns
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post World)

True Muslims strong enough to stop ISIL, which 'is stretching its bloody hand' to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem - Kadyrov
(Interfax-Religion)

Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Central Asia
(International Partnership for Human Rights)

End near for Anglicanism in Quebec
(George Conger, Anglican Ink)

Council of Muftis of Russia calls Charlie Hebdo caricature "blasphemy," warn Muslims against aggressive reaction
(Interfax-Religion)

Canada court rules women may wear veils during citizenship oath
(Jurist)

Canada government to press for ban on veil at citizenship ceremonies
(Julie Gordon, Reuters)

Pope to discuss Cuba embargo on trip but not dwell on issue
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

The Islamization of Turkey: Erdoğan’s education reforms
(Svante E. Cornell, Your Middle East)

Al Qaeda conspiring with ISIS to launch attacks on American cities, unite against 'Islam's enemies'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Nepal rejects movement to make Hinduism the national religion, protests erupt
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

Moscow Patriarchate hopes caricature of dead Syrian boy not to remain without consequences for Charlie Hebdo
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Foreign Ministry calls for averting of further degradation of situation around Jerusalem holy sites
(Interfax-Religion)

Amnesty: Boko Haram has killed hundreds of civilians in Northern Cameroon
(Jurist)

Cameroon officials hail self-defense response to Boko Haram
(Edwin Moki Kindzeka, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

From jihad to jewelry making: Inside Nigeria’s secret prison for former Boko Haram fighters
(Drew Hinshaw and Patrick McGroarty, The Wall Street Journal)

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

What America owes the refugees pouring into Europe
(Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus)

Is Turkey ignoring Islamic State threats against Christians?
(Sibel Hurtas, trans. Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Why the Gulf isn't to blame for Syrian refugee crisis
(Barın Kayaoğlu, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem shrine for third day
(Ammar Awad, Maayan Lubell, and Ali Sawafta, Reuters)

Azerbaijan doesn't need Western values - President Aliyev
(Interfax-Religion)

Indonesian government needs to do more to prevent persecution of religious minorities, says report
(Christianity Daily)

Niger's Muslims and Christians join forces for peace
(Boureima Hama, Agence France-Presse)

Ma Ba Tha flaunts political clout with celebration of contentious laws
(Lawi Weng, The Irrawaddy)

Chile Catholic Church rocked by e-mail scandal
(Eva Vergara, Crux: Covering all things Catholic)

How the hijab has made sexual harassment worse in Iran
(The Guardian)

Jewish man dies as rocks pelt his car in West Bank
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)

Thai police chief links Bangkok blast to Uighur trafficking
(Nattasuda Anusondisai, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Kuwait mosque attack: Seven sentenced to death
(BBC News)

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