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Monday, 18 May 2015

Myanmar needs Asean, UN help to fix Rohingya crisis
(Syed Hamid Albar, Bangkok Post Opinion)

'Boat people' crisis a test for ASEAN's humanitarian resolve
(Astrid Zweynert, Reuters)

Shi'ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
(Reuters)

Explore the Pew-Templeton Global Religion Website
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

New Zealand think tank suggests limiting charitable status of some religious institutions
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Two South Sudan pastors face death penalty in Khartoum
(World Watch Monitor)

EVENT, 18-19 May 2015: Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa: Prospects and Limitations
(to be held in Windhoek, Namibia, African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Iraq tries to improve human rights through education
(Shukur Khilkhal, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Israel at center of international diplomatic storm as Vatican, FIFA, EU step up pressure
(Linda Gradstein, The Jerusalem Post)

How Morsi matters in Turkish politics
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Saturday, 16 May 2015

Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death by Egyptian court
(Nadia Khomami, The Guardian)

Islamists warn of backlash over Mohamed Morsi death sentence
(Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian)

Doubt cast over seniority of Isis leader killed by US special forces in Syria raid
(Martin Chulov in Beirut and Spencer Ackerman in New York, The Guardian)

The Syrian comedy troupe that isn't afraid to poke fun at ISIL
(Piotr Zalewski, Al Jazeera America)

Palestinians celebrate sainthood of local nuns
(Dalia Hatuqa, Al Jazeera)

Palmyra: IS threat to 'Venice of the Sands'
(Prof Kevin Butcher, Warwick University, BBC News)

Saudi Arabia Shia cleric to be hanged amid large protests
(RT)

Religious rehabilitation group: Female volunteers ten years on
(Nur Irfani Binte Saripi, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Chhattisgarh: Government official forbids missionaries to be called "father"
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Fr. Agus, architect of the Malino peace accord: Martyrs, victims of a manipulation of religion
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

For Al-Baghdadi, Islam is a religion of war, a shrewd message according to Father Samir
(Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)

Catholics and Muslims united in mourning, after the slaughter of Ismaili Shias in Karachi
(Jibran Khan - Silent Thinker, AsiaNews.it)

Halal food and prayer rooms, Korean universities adapt for Muslim students
(AsiaNews.it)

Friday, 15 May 2015

Babil’s Jewish shrine, mosque share space
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

In Sierra Leone, religious leaders take on role in Ebola prevention
(Nina Devries, Al Jazeera America)

Indonesia urged to end virginity tests on female military recruits
(Al Jazeera America`)

Indonesian military insists on virginity tests to determine ‘naughty’ female recruits
(Beh Lih Yi, The Guardian)

Islamic State seizes capital of Iraq’s largest province
(Hugh Naylor and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)

Islamic State seizes government base in Iraqi city of Ramadi
(Nour Malas, The Wall Street Journal World)

Jehovah's Witnesses win legal recognition in Crimea
(Russia Religion News)

Lebanon's last synagogue
(Ash Gallagher, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Malaysia, Thailand keep Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees at bay
(The Wall Street Journal World)

Migrant crisis: Europe is not worth the risk, Ghanaian Church leaders warn African youth
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Nervous wait for Ethiopians after baptism arrests
(World Watch Monitor)

Palestinians injured in Nablus clashes over Jewish pilgrimage
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Rohingya migrants from Myanmar, shunned by Malaysia, are spotted adrift in Andaman Sea
(Thomas Fuller and Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)

Russia: Increased fines for "extremist" texts, one jailing so far in 2015
(Forum 18 News Service)

Secular Jews launch Sabbath bus service in Jerusalem
(Nurit Canetti, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Syria conflict: IS advances on ancient ruins of Palmyra
(BBC News)

The Alawi community and the Syria crisis
(Fabrice Balanche, Middle East Institute)

Film on Tamil Muslims wins international award
(B. Kolappan, The Hindu)

Guest blog: Nepal – give don’t go. It might be just as compassionate
(Lorraine Cavanagh, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)

How interfaith groups are combating the rise in anti-Semitism
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)

Protecting Europe or irregular migrants? The (mis)use of force in the Mediterranean
(Melanie Funk, EJIL:Talk!)

EVENT, 15-19 October 2015: 2015 Parliament of World Religions [updates on program proposals to go out May 15]
(Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions)

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Services improve under IS in Mosul
(Saleh Elias, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Iran regime continues persecuting religious minorities: Report
(National Council of Resistance in Iran)

Vatican recognizes 'state of Palestine' to protect Christians
(Dan Gilmore, The Patriot Post)

China’s attack on religious liberty: A model for progressives?
(Christians Anonymous)

Libya: ‘a country where Christians shouldn’t come’
(World Watch Monitor)

Malaysia and Thailand turn away hundreds on migrant boats
(The Guardian)

Vatican and 'State of Palestine' agree to treaty safeguarding religious liberty
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Bilateral commission of Holy See and State of Palestine draft comprehensive agreement
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Government anti-Semitism conference endorses net censorship
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)

Public Order & Public Morality: Uses & Abuses of the Legal Limits on Free Speech & Religious Liberty
(Institute for Global Engagement, Review of Faith & International Affairs, Spring 2015 Issue)

Two views: Women, respect, and the Catholic Church
(Helen M. Alvaré and Frank Bruni, Crux: Covering all Things Catholic)

In Canada, aboriginal pastors mix Christianity with Native spirituality
(Gian-Paolo Mendoza, Al Jazeera America)

Shiite pilgrimage violence leaves four dead in Baghdad
(Al Arabiya)

Qataris elect two women for first time
(Al Arabiya)

Religious council takes stand that Islamic law is above fundamental liberties
(V. Anbalagan, The Malaysian Insider)

Despite government hindrance, Caritas Uzbekistan helps young people and the poor
(AsiaNews.it)

A centre for disabled children run by Augustinian nuns attacked in Madhya Pradesh
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Iraqi nun says Islamic State wants the human and cultural genocide of Christians
(Suor Diana Momeka, AsiaNews.it)

IS jihadists threaten Syria's ancient Palmyra
(Your Middle East)

IS has no foothold in Gaza: Hamas
(Arab News)

Muted complaints - A call to end the silence over Islamic violence in Nigeria
(Christian Concern)

Sahara extremists pledge allegiance to Islamic State group
(Paul Schemm, ABC News)

You better not betray us: Hindu religious leader warns Rajnath Singh over construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya
(First Post)

Vatican and 'State of Palestine' signing of religious liberty treaty irks Israel
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Under Rouhani, religious persecution grows
(WND Faith)

Islamabad blames India for terror in Pakistan
(Deccan Herald)

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Pope Francis to Togo bishops: preserve the African family
(Vatican Radio)

Pakistan: Dozens killed in attack on Shiites in Karachi
(Eurasia Review)

Gunmen storm bus in Pakistani port city, kill more than 40 Shiite Muslims
(The Washington Post, Shaiq Hussain and Tim Craig)

Pakistan: Arrest, prosecute sectarian killers
(Human Rights Watch)

Libya: Amend counter-terrorism law - vague provisions endanger rights
(Human Rights Watch)

Muslims, Christians clash over 'Martyrs' Church' construction
(Muhammad Ghamrawy, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Holocaust's use as political tool divides Israelis
(Yuval Avivi, trans. Ruti Sinai, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Analysts say unprovoked pressure on Siberian Muslims could radicalize them
(Valery Dzutsev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Beware secular fundamentalism: we need to be open to religion’s role in a troubled world
(Ali Mamouri, The Conversation)

Report: Religious persecution on the rise in Iran
(Melanie Batley, Newsmax)

What's driving Pope Francis' Middle East diplomacy?
(Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor: Congress Pulse)

Vatican to sign first treaty with 'state of Palestine'
(Francis X. Rocca, WSJ World)

Vatican decision to recognize Palestine upsets Israeli government, Jewish advocacy groups
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

No novelty in Vatican reference to ‘State of Palestine’
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Covering all things Catholicva)

World Vision suspends operations in key South Sudan state over escalating violence
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Bayit Yehudi to oppose changes to rabbinical judges appointments committee
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Convoluted Rabbinical Court politics in Israel
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Amos Yee case exposes Singapore’s forced harmony, sacrificial freedoms
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Killing of Bangladesh bloggers critical of religious extremism reviles UN rights experts
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

American nuns, Chinese booze and religious persecution: Column
(Mark L. Rienzi, USA Today)

Heavy fighting between Nusra and ISIS in Arsal
(Middle East Monitor)

Islamic State is not the greatest threat to global religious liberty
(Eric Patterson, The Blaze)

Church planters receive death threats as religious persecution increases
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Exclusive: Diaspora Ministry renews grant for Ukrainian Jews
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)

Once Pope Francis knows US capitalism he will love it, says Catholic theologian-economist
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

UN human rights office draws attention to ‘alarming’ reports of massacre in Angola
(UN News Centre)

Holy Land Christians celebrate sainthood of Arab nuns
(Daniela Berretta, Al Arabiya)

Burma: Parliament hears briefing on marriage bill punishments
(Democratic Voice of Burma)

Corpus Christi in Sri Lanka will be a day of prayer for persecuted Christians
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)

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