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Monday, 20 July 2015

6 years later: Christian mother Asia Bibi on death row finally gets appeal hearing at Pakistan's Supreme Court
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Nepal bans religious conversion in new draft constitution
(Julia A. Seymour, World News Group)

USCIRF concerned by rise in violence in Nigeria
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Vatican – episcopal resignations
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

National forces intervene when local officials fail to stop Jehovah's Witnesses rally
(Russia Religion News)

Five arrested as Reclaim Australia and anti-racism protesters face off in Sydney
(The Guardian)

ISIS claims responsibility for kidnapping Christians in Libya; terror group releases photos of men bound, blindfolded
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Saudi Arabia arrests hundreds of suspected ISIL members
(Al Jazeera)

A new balance of power in the Middle East
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)

United Arab Emirates issues anti-intolerance law
(Adam Schreck, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

China deports 20 foreigners for watching 'terrorist' videos
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Chinese government strips Christian Council of official authority
(Thomas Williams, Breibart)

Ukrainian miners build a church at the depth of 800 meters
(Interfax-Religion)

Patriarch Kirill urges Ukraine not to politicize the term 'Russian world'
(Interfax-Religion)

Belarus: Conscientious objector threatened with conscription
(Forum 18 News Service)

Anti-discrimination law enacted across UAE
(The National)

India Constitution's secular character being used for religion-based politics: CIC
(Zee News)

African faith-based organizations urge respect for region’s resources
(World Council of Churches)

WCC general secretary reflects on Armenian Genocide at Holy Muron ceremony
(World Council of Churches)

Yes, Orthodoxy changes. No, that's not 'rewriting history'
(Avi Shafran, The Forward - Opinion)

How ISIS abducts, recruits, and trains children to become jihadists
(Chas Danner, New York Magazine)

Coptic boy’s Ramadan gesture ends in detention
(World Watch Monitor)

South Africa student may face punishment for anti-gay marriage Facebook post
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Shoppers pour into reopened Kenyan mall 2 years after terrorist attack
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)

Religious outpost offers sanctuary to gay Filipinos
(Agence France-Presse)

Saudis cast net for ISIS sympathizers
(Ben Hubbard, The New York Times)

Anti-Islam rallies, counter-protests flare in Australia
(Agence France-Presse)

Eid al-Fitr celebrated around the world - in pictures
(Natasha Rees-Bloor, The Guardian)

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Do not advocate for single religion, Oli tells cadres
(Ekantipur Report)

Government to lift ban, allow animals to perform in religious events
(Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times)

Israeli NGO asks Supreme Court to protect women’s rights at mikvah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Saturday, 18 July 2015

From Washington DC to the Economist to World Economic Forum – RFBF has impact
(Religious Freedom and Business Foundation)

Friday, 17 July 2015

Contemporary Muslims and the challenge of modernity
(Asma Afsaruddin, OUPblog Religion)

Does Islamic theology matter when conflict its (mostly) political?
(Jennifer S. Bryson, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)

Almost 160,000 Muslims took part in Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow – police
(Interfax-Religion)

Metropolitan of Kiev calls on Ukrainian authorities to do everything to stop war

11 cult members jailed in north China
(News 24)

China detains celebrity spiritual master for alleged murder
(Reuters)

New Jewish group wants to restore polygamy
(The Jerusalem Post)

Chinese prosecutors file charges against founder of sham Buddhist cult
(Benjie Batanes, China Topix)

China cremates prominent Tibetan monk against his family’s wishes
(Reuters)

Global ecumenical leaders support call for bilateral ceasefire in Colombia
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Afghan president says negotiations with Taliban are solution
(Amir Shah, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Afghan president says talks with Taliban are solution to strife
(Al Jazeera America)

Syrian refugees describe ISIL-run schools as recruitment centers
(Lauren Williams, Al Jazeera America)

Cameroon bans Islamic face veil after suicide bombings
(Leadership)

Kazakhstan: Mosque again denied legal status, Imam dies, electricity "temporarily" cut off
(Forum 18 News Service)

Hamas leader, Saudi king shake hands after Muslim prayers
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

U.S. Jewish groups aid in recovery after Israeli church arson attack
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Religious liberty extends beyond house of worship
(Todd Hachmann, The Des Moines Register)

India to amend law to expedite Christian divorces
(UCA news)

Women of the Wall member detained at holy site with Torah
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Jerusalem rabbinical court clerk accused of taking bribes
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

10-year-old girl kills 12 in Nigerian suicide bombing; Christian persecution watchdog calls Boko Haram a 'death cult'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Sudan: Two Christian women found guilty of public indecency
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Eid prayer blasts hit Damaturu
(BBC News)

Islamic State claims suicide car bomb that kills 80 in Iraq
(The Jerusalem Post)

ISIS releases execution video of 1,700 Iraqi recruits found in mass graves in Tikrit
(Ray Nothstine, The Christian Post)

Islamic State claims bold strike on an Egyptian navy vessel
(Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post)

Clashes at Islamist march in Egyptian capital kill 6
(Brian Rohan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Senior Iranian cleric challenges nuclear deal with world powers
(Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri and Babak Dehghanpisheh, Reuters)

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Muslim scholars use Ramadan to push for an Islamic renewal
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press, The Big Story)

Mohammad Nassif: The Shadow Man of the Syria-Iran Axis
(Mohammad Ataie, Syria Comment (Joshua Landis))

DC conference hears how UN reticence to deal with faith groups slowed Ebola response
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Learning from bodies
(Nora Calhoun, First Things)

Why the Islamic State leaves tech companies torn between free speech and security
(Scott Higham and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Extremism concerns growing in West and predominantly Muslim Countries
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends)

Constitutional Court rules Russian law above European HR Court decisions
(RT)

Russia's Constitutional Court: Russian Constitution supreme over European Human Rights Court orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

4 militants reported killed in shootout in Kyrgyzstan
(The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Yemen troops push Shiite rebels out of Aden areas
(Ahmed Al-Haj, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Coalition MP will speak against 'radical Islam threat' at Reclaim Australia rally
(Shalailah Medhora, The Guardian)

New Myanmar law regulates interfaith marriage
(Anna K. Poole, World Magazine)

Christians being 'bullied' by society to change minds on gay marriage, argues Sydney Archbishop
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

ISIS bid to link up with other radicals in Russia draws terrorism concern in US
(Monica Cantilero, Christian Today)

At least 30 dead in triple Islamist attack in NE Nigeria
(Agence France-Presse)

China to prosecute 'cult' leader as crackdown continues
(Reuters)

Iran’s sway undermined by Sunni-Shiite split
(Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal)

Tunisia's terrorism problem goes beyond Islamic State
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)

Dear New York Times: A hijab is not a Burka
(Elisabeth Becker, First Things)

Are Christian Zionists the 800-pound gorilla in the pro-Israel room?
(Nathan Guttman, The Forward)

The UN and family values: A new global force is fighting liberal social mores
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Big win for traditional family at UN Human Rights Council
(Rebecca Oas, Ph.D, Center for Human and Family Rights)

Beating the Islamic State won't fix Iraq
(Elle Abouaoun, United States Institute of Peace)

Egypt amends anti-terrorism law, eliminates jail time for journalists
(Al Jazeera America)

Azerbaijan: Religious freedom survey, July 2015
(Forum 18 News Service)

Baptists in Crimea split over whether to join Russian union
(Religiia v Ukraine, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Russia: Appeals court defends Jehovah's Witness
(Portal-credo.ru, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Church leaders in Ivory Coast raise awareness about sexuality, violence and HIV
(World Council of Churches)

Churches reflect on climate finance at UN Financing for Development Conference
(World Council of Churches)

WCC has key input at Global conference on religion and sustainable development
(World Council of Churches)

Climate change and modern slavery
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

EVENT, 16 July 2015: Religious Freedom: Rising Threats to a Fundamental Human Right
(featuring Ken Starr, Keith Ellison, Katrina Lantos Swett, and Frank Wolf)

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Why critics of the Iran deal should hope Obama is like Neville Chamberlain
(Ami Eden, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Turkish MP calls for free transport tolls on every religious holiday, not only Islamic ones
(Hurriyet Daily News)

OIC hopes signing of the agreement on Iran's nuclear file would lead to peace and stability in the region
(Organization of Islamic Cooperation)

S. African gov’t official threatens students who visited Israel with investigation
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Al-Azhar rethinks primary school teaching to encourage moderation
(Reham Mokbel, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Egypt decides to rename square to honor slain prosecutor
(Maram Mazen, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Christians celebrate legacy of the man who brought Christianity to Russia
(Compiled by Massarah Mikati, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

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