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Friday, 22 May 2015

Suicide blast kills 21 at mosque in Saudi Arabia
(Al Arabiya)

Protestant churches defy Zhejiang cross removal campaign
(UCA News)

Introduction to Middle East sectarian wars
(Hasan Afif El-Hasan, Palestine Chronicle)

Is Islam a religion of war or peace? Both – and Muslims must decide, priest says
(Catholic News Agency)

Amid crumbled temples, Nepal’s Hindu holy men are out of a job
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Islamic State takes entire border between Syria and Iraq
(AsiaNews.it)

Pakistan: 106 people on trial for the lynching of a Christian couple, accused of blasphemy
(AsiaNews.it)

Indonesia to allow non-official religions on identity papers
(AsiaNews.it)

‘Gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Islamic State expands its 'state'
(Samia Nakhoul, Reuters)

Forced sex camps prepare girls for child marriage in Zambia and Mozambique
(Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Myanmar's Rakhine State denies persecution at root of migrant crisis
(Reuters, Thomson Reuters Foundation)

VIDEO: Religious Freedom & Foreign Policy
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Najma Heptulla deplores incident of man being denied job over religion
(The Economic Times)

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Pakistan police hold five men in Karachi for links to Ismaili attack
(Miko Morelos)

Closer to home, Islamic movement of Uzbekistan may renew original goals
(Qishloq Ovozi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Turkey: Armenian church sues for lost property
(Dorian Jones, Eurasianet)

Syria: Islamic State takes Palmyra, UNESCO heritage site at risk
(AsiaNews.it)

Frantic message as Palmyra, Syria, fell: ‘We’re finished’
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)

Monitor: Islamic State controls half of Syrian territory
(The Jerusalem Post)

Anti-Brotherhood judge named justice minister in Egypt
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

South-east Asia migrant crisis: Gambia offers to resettle all Rohingya refugees
(Agence France-Presse)

Turkmenistan: Torture and jail for one 4 year and 14 short-term prisoners of conscience
(Forum 18 News Service)

Turkey's head of Religious Affairs vows to rebuild all destroyed mosques in Gaza
(Middle East Monitor)

Notable Rabbi Haim Druckman opens up on conversion, Ethiopian integration and Shavuot
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Driver alerts of Saher cameras ‘un-Islamic’
(Arab News)

Freedom of expression guaranteed
(Arab News)

Secularism among Egyptians? It’s not just a myth
(Al Bawaba News)

Turkish military ship joins efforts to reach Rohingya Muslims
(Hürriyet Daily News)

Maharashtra: Beef ban "subjugates Christians, Muslims and Dalits"
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamic extremists claim the right to kill ten intellectuals and bloggers
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)

For Xi Jinping, religions must be "Chinese" and without "foreign influences"
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)

CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 21 May 2015: Regulating Religion: Normativity and Change at the Intersection of Law and Religion
(Conference in Singapore, 14-15 December 2015, Centre for Asian Legal Studies Faculty of Law)

Religious Freedom & Business Foundation launches new website
(Brian J. Grim)

Update – Schools, scripture, banning of books and sexual orthodoxy
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

China says religion must have no foreign influence; pope urges Chinese Catholics to heed Rome
(Winnipeg Free Press)

Even the women of Saudi Arabia’s royalty face human rights abuses
(Kit O'Connell, Mint Press News)

EU parliament lawmakers call for release of jailed Iranian Baha'i leaders
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

A brief history of how human rights changed the world
(Adam Wagner, Rights Info: Human Rights Information to Share)

Canada police nab 10 youths for allegedly trying to join ISIL
(Al Jazeera America)

China: Five months pregnant woman ordered to have abortion
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today - World)

'Scandalous' for UN to push abortions on girls raped by Boko Haram, say pro-life Nigerian groups
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

One year after Meriam Ibrahim’s release, two Christians face possible death penalty in Sudan
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Action urged on stranded Rohingya refugees
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA)

Armenian church leader speaks on suit to reclaim seized property
(Rick Gladstone, The New York Times)

Iraq’s Sunni strategy collapses in Ramadi rout
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)

Burundi: Church calls for elections to be postponed
(Catholic Information Service For Africa)

Morocco's Islamic women preachers lead social revolution
(Emma Batha, Reuters)

Israeli prime minister calls off West Bank bus segregation
(Josef Federman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Kaaba to be washed only once a year
(Arab News)

Malaysia, Indonesia to accept boats in breakthrough on migrants
(M. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse)

Why we shouldn’t ignore sectarian cleansing in Syria
(Al Bawaba News)

Pakistan: Escalating savagery
(Ambreen Agha, South Asia Intelligence Review)

Ecumenical efforts in Ukrainian peace process to keep moving ahead
(Peter Kenny, World Council of Churches)

Xi’an, Buddhism and Modi
(Kashi Ram Sharma, South Asia Monitor)

Flood of Rohingya migrants ends in humanitarian catastrophe
(Emre Tunc Sakaoghu, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

For Tibetan leader, Tibet and the Panchen Lama are victims of cultural genocide
(AsiaNews.it)

Caritas Indonesia working with Muslims for people affected by disasters
(AsiaNews.it)

Palestinians banned from using same buses as Israelis
(AsiaNews.it)

Hue priests and faithful defend Thien An monastery targeted by communist authorities
(Truong Anh, AsiaNews.it)

One year of Modi government: "Hate Speech" to eliminate religious minorities
(Ram Puniyani, AsiaNews.it)

Islamic State takes Ramadi but withdraws from Palmyra in Syria
(AsiaNews.it)

Takijistan: Bogus permits sold to allow Muslims to grow a beard or wear a veil
(AsiaNews.it)

Vigil for persecuted Christians, our teachers in the mission in the West
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)

Moscow Patriarchate: China authorises the ordination of Chinese Orthodox priests on its territory
(Marta Allevato, AsiaNews.it)

Islam greets Christianity in Oman
(Jayson Casper, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

'Syrians, Palestinians among most threatened minorities,' human rights group says
(The Jerusalem Post)

Losing my religion: No ethics teachers for non-Muslims in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
(Asad Zia, The Express Tribune)

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Should Christians own guns? A British theologian's view
(Krish Kandiah, Christian Today - Society)

The ‘Splainer: Who are the Rohingyas and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Tunisia cracks down on radicalization
(Eric Reidy, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Armenian genocide lawsuit: Church takes legal action against Turkey to reclaim ancient headquarters
(Lora Moftah, International Business Times)

Trial of S. Sudan pastors begins, then is delayed
(World Watch Monitor)

Egypt security forces step up sexual violence since Mursi's ouster-human rights group
(Michael Georgy, Reuters)

Morocco's Islamic women preachers lead social revolution
(Emma Batha, Reuters)

U.S. fears Shi'ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
(Mark Hosenball, Arshad Mohammed, and Phil Stewart, Reuters)

Anglican Church among Christian Aid partners preparing to respond in Burundi
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Australian man who fled Syria says he never joined 'vicious and cruel' Isis
(Michael Safi, The Guardian)

Boko Haram militants raped hundreds of female captives in Nigeria
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

11 Afghan police sentenced to year in jail for killing woman
(Al Jazeera America)

Ethiopian Jews hold protest in Tel Aviv against racism
(Al Jazeera America)

Philippines might allow entry to Rohingya
(Al Jazeera America)

Empowerment Plus Initiative to Counter Radicalisation
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Tajiks probe fake permits for hijab, beards
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Bill cancelling mandatory health insurance coverage for abortions submitted to State Duma
(Interfax-Religion)

When God becomes the weapon: Persecution based on religious beliefs in the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine
(Center for Civil Liberties and International Partnership for Human Rights in the framework of the Civic Solidarity Platform)

Pope Francis did not call Abbas an ‘Angel of Peace’
(Ellen Carmichael, National Review Online)

Monday, 18 May 2015

Muslims in Crimea have difficulties recovering rights
(Russia Religion News)

Pakistan Catholics concerned for minorities after terror attack
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Muslims at mercy of religious authorities if human rights not upheld, say lawyers
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)

Five attacks in five days on Christians in central India
(Breitbart News Network)

South Sudan: Episcopal Church committed to relief response in protracted conflict
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Egyptian atheists launch web video series
(Ahmed Ateyya, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Court battle under way to keep Bible studies in schools in New Zealand
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)

Nigerian military says it destroyed 10 Boko Haram camps
(Reuters)

Burundi president warns of Islamist threat after failed coup
(Reuters)

4 ISIS leaders reportedly among 32 killed In U.S. raid, airstrikes
(Scott Neuman, NPR)

Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq's Ramadi
(Reuters)

Israel holds Jordanian-Canadian national for alleged Hamas links
(Reuters)

DPM: It’s Myanmar govt’s woes, not Asean
(The Star Online (Malaysia))

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