Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Pope Francis calls for equal pay for women
(Al Jazeera America)
Pope Francis: Christians should support equal pay for women
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
Uzbekistan: Short-term jailings, fines and harassment
(Wade Kusack, Religious Freedom Blog)
More crosses removed from Zhejiang churches
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA)
Mexico: New evidence presented for imprisoned, forcibly displaced Protestants
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA)
Russia: Justice Ministry moves to crack down on foreign-funded religious groups
(Yekaterina Gladkova, The Moscow Times)
LGBT Kenyans gain the right to organize, and churches promise to fight
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Religious education an integral part of our value system, says Bishop
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Nepal earthquake deals a blow to Christians looking for improvement to country's religious freedom situation
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Agra, four statutes of Our Lady vandalized
(AsiaNews.it)
Jharkhand, Hindu radicals demand immediate closure of Catholic school
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Challenges to Religions Freedom
(Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Address at the Argentina Council for Foreign Relations (CARI))
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
The pope and climate change: A green wearing white?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Hindu leader blames Nepal earthquake on eating beef
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Saudi Arabia’s Islamist-liberal divide
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
What religious sites were lost or damaged in Nepal quake
(Kimberly Winston, Deseret News)
Migration in Africa: A growing religious market
(Eurasia Review)
Police blame desecration of Jewish graves on Jews
(Yedidya Ben-Or, Arutz Sheva)
World Council of Churches asks Indonesian president to stop executions
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Monday, 27 April 2015
Sudan changes law that left rape victims punished for adultery
(Emma Batha, Reuters)
Divorced women in Gaza denied custody rights
(Hana Salah, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Five Christians file appeal against conviction
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide - USA)
Rouhani: Police should not enforce Islam
(Arash Karami, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Turks protest prison term for woman who killed her rapist
(Sibel Hurtas, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Iraq's Gypsy communities face discrimination
(Wassim Bassem, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Pope tells Benin Bishops to promote interreligious dialogue
(Vatican Radio)
Russia says Iranian soldier flees to Armenia over religious discrimination
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Mission agencies offer Nepal earthquake help amid fears for their own staff
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Escaped Yazidi sex slaves now fear returning home because of shame over rape
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Parliament of World Religions - Pre-Parliament Events, “ A Taste of the Parliament Experience”
(Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions)
The future of religion is ascendant
(Emilie M. Townes, The Wall Street Journal Business)
Why the future of religion is bleak
(Daniel C. Dennett, The Wall Street Journal Business)
Special Rapporteur: Violence in the name of religion
(Ralston Deffenbaugh, Ecumenical News)
Political violence: Retiring the word terrorism
(James M. Dorsey, RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Nepal earthquake: Church and international community coming to the aid of survivors
(AsiaNews)
How Hindus and Buddhists view Nepal's devastating earthquake
(Daniel Burke, CNN)
Preserving neutrality key to council prayer ruling
(Editorial, The Chronicle Herald Opinions)
Sabahans will not allow religious politics to creep into the state, says Salleh
(Sandra Sokial, The Rakyat Post)
PEN award tor Charlie Hebdo prompts writers protest
(Hillel Italie, Associated Press, Huffington Post Arts & Culture)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia tied in unbreakable bonds of religion: Shahbaz Sharif
(Pak Tribune)
This Portuguese diplomat was disgraced for saving Jews. Now, he's getting his due
(Nathan Guttman, The Forward)
Is atheism rampant in the Middle East?
(Chris Dsouza, The Express Tribune Blogs)
Siberia's resurgent shamanism
(Jassim Mater, Al Jazeera)
Nepal’s long-delayed transition to democracy worries its Christians
(World Watch Monitor)
Buhari says Boko Haram has nothing to do with religion
(Clement Ejiofor, Naij.com)
Sentencing of Christians explodes 10,000% in China
(Bob Unruh, WND)
The crisis of national and religious identity in Afghanistan today
(Sayed Hassan Akhlaq, Open Democracy)
For Maronite Patriarch, without Christians moderate Muslims will also disappear from the Middle East
(Fady Noun, AsiaNews)
Ghana: Chief Imam tells imams to preach against terrorism
(Ghana Web)
Video mocking IS causes riots in Egypt: Teacher, 4 teens arrested for 'contempt of religion'
(World Watch Monitor)
Census: Dalits mention Buddhism as religion
(Basavaraj Havaldar, Deccan Herald)
Boko Haram changes name to 'Islamic State's West Africa Province' in accordance with ISIS, continues mission for African Caliphate
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Boko Haram renames itself Islamic State's West Africa Province (Iswap) as militants launch new offensive against government forces
(Adam Withnall, The Independent)
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Israelis commemorate 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, drawing comparisons to Holocaust
(Ariel Cohen, The Jerusalem Post)
TV presenter suspended for ‘contempt of religion’
(Adham Youssef, Daily News Egypt)
Egyptian channel cancels program after host's criticism of conservative Islam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Clergy must not be silent on corruption
(Ghana Web)
Tolerance and acceptance of each other’s religion and belief (Opinion)
(Chua Soi Lek, Malay Mail Online)
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Egypt reforms school textbooks to counter extremism
(Jamie Dettmer, Voice of America)
Islam in Korea, past and present
(The Korea Herald)
Malaysia's dangerous turn down the road of religious politics
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Push for buses on Sabbath sets off debate in Israel
(Jodi Rudoren, New York Times)
Russian Catholic leaders studying new law on reporting funds
(Jonathan Luxmore, Catholic News Service, CatholicPhilly.com)
Syria conflict: Islamists capture Jisr al-Shughur
(BBC News)
The Islamic State’s bloody reign in Libya
(Lizabeth Paulat, Care2)
A genocide remembered and denied
(Andrew Doran, First Things)
When we cared (100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide)
(Filip Mazurczak, First Things)
Armenian Genocide – what's in a name?
(Charles Cameron, LapidoMedia)
Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2014
(SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
Freedom of conscience in Russia: Restrictions and challenges in 2013
(Olga Sibireva, edited by Alexander Verkhovsky, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis)
The end of the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS and the future of political Islam
(Khaled Abou El Fadl, ABC Religion and Ethics)
Friday, 24 April 2015
Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group
(Michael Lipka and Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center FactTank)
UN: Myanmar stability at risk if Rohingya issue not solved
(Cara Anna, Associated Press - The Big Story)
Present-day ethnic problems in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region: Overview and recommendations
(Ilham Tohti, China Change)
Christian persecution in Zhejiang more severe than first thought
(UCA News)
Report: Beijing responded to growth in Christianity in 2014 with harsh persecution
(Patrick Goodenough, cnsnews.com)
Gaza women shed veil, spark conversation
(Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Nigerian troops forced to retreat from mined Boko Haram stronghold
(Aminu Abubakar, Agence France-Presse)
Uzbekistan: Short-term jailings, fines and harassment
(Forum 18 News Service)
Armenian Church makes saints of 1.5 million genocide victims
(Naira Davlashyan and Irakli Metreveli, Agence France-Presse)
The Y.Y. v. Turkey case and trans individuals’ gender recognition
(Ivana Isailovic, Strasbourg Observers)
Turkey, Australia agree on cooperation to counter terrorism
(World Bulletin)
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Chaldean Patriarchate and Caritas help Muslim families, displaced from Tikrit and Anbar
(Joseph Mahmoud, AsiaNews.it)
The forced Islamisation of Armenians was also genocide
(NAT da Polis, AsiaNews.it)
Yasukuni visit, a few hours after meeting between Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping
(AsiaNews.it)
Saint George: A multinational patron
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
The Economist explains: What counts as a genocide
(H.J., The Economist)
1915: The crumbling of an empire, and the massacre that ensued
(Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Armenian mass killings: Who says 'genocide' and who doesn't
(Glenn Kates, Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
Elder Oaks warns of rising secularism, champions religious freedom
(Jason Swensen, Deseret News)
Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State in fight for Ramadi
(Reuters)
Ethiopia: Mass rally condemning ISIS killings turns violent
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Kenya envisions a border wall that keeps Shabab violence out
(Isma'il Kushkush, The New York Times)
Devout Muslims claim crackdown in Tajikistan amid Syria fears
(Akbar Borisov, Agence France-Presse)
India wants its rich temples to part with their gold to help the economy
(Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)
Nigerian forces invade last known stronghold of Boko Haram
(Ardo Abdallah, Reuters)
Angola police raid Kalupeteka sect in Huambo
(BBC News)
Morocco penal reforms spark debate on sex, religion
(Daily Mail)
Armenian church canonizes victims of 1915 mass killings
(Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Margarita Antidze, Reuters)
Turkey: Popular sovereignty undermined by gov’t as opposition’s demands ignored
(Gülten Üstüntağ, Today's Zaman)
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