Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Family, friends mourn death of American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller
(Ashley Fantz, CNN)
Rivlin announces project to integrate Arab-Israelis into workforce
(JTA)
Commentary: Muslim democrats of the world, unite!
(Ghaleb Bencheik, Anwar Ibrahim, Felix Marquardt & Tariq Ramadan, The Jakarta Globe)
China to publish Bible in two minority languages [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Syria news round-up Feb. 9, 2015
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Islamic State puts its own cleric on trial after he objected to burning of Jordanian pilot
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Victorian schools struggling with the radicalisation of students and parents, Australian Principals Federation warns
(Henrietta Cook, The Age (Victoria))
More students tricked into Islamisation in Malaysia
(Angie Chui, Christian Today)
Chinese Imams forced to dance
(OnIslam)
East Turkestan: China cracking down on religious freedoms by forcing Imams to dance
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
Physician-assisted death in Canada: Carter v Canada (AG)
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Islam and democracy in 2015
(John Owen, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice (Daniel Philpott))
Kerry says ISIS ‘insults the religion they falsely represent’
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)
Abbas book tying Nazism to Zionism to be translated to Hebrew
(The Jerusalem Post)
Al-Shabab gunmen kill Somali MP Abdullahi Qayad Barre
(BBC News)
Christians in Iraq: Peace or a sword?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Shiite Yemen leader issues threats; US Embassy plans to shut
(Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Niger approves sending troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Rockets hit Jewish welfare center in Ukraine without exploding
(JTA)
Shiite militias mixed blessing in Iraq, Syria
(Barbara Slavin, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Christian proselytizing raises tensions in Bangladesh
(Antuni David, Lalmonirhat and Stephan Uttom, Jessore, UCA News)
Turkey, Saudi await response to demand for mosque in Cuba, President Erdoğan says
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Turkey offers cash rewards for marrying early
(Zülfikar Doğan, trans.Timur Göksel, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Anti-Israelism vs. anti-semitism: The truth we should all know - oped
(Alan Hart, Eurasia Review)
India Supreme Court upholds state work rule barring polygamy
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Government rule barring 2nd marriage not violative of Article 25: Supreme Court
(PTI, The India Times)
Archbishop of Delhi: The people voted against Modi and the political use of religion
(AsiaNews.it)
Indian Christians view Delhi elections as a victory over fascism
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Not sure for how long India will stay secular: Supreme Court
(Utkarsh Anand, Indian Express)
In order to meet Islam, we must go back to Christ
(Piero Gheddo, AsiaNews.it)
Yeshivah centre management 'rotten to its core', abuse victim tells inquiry
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Meet 'Average Mohamed,' a gas station manager who's using cartoons to fight ISIS recruitment
(Producer, Carol Hills, PRI)
Monday, 9 February 2015
India's Catholic Bishops call for a stop to anti-Christian violence, say Christians are not second-class citizens
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Vatican wants global attention on abuse and dehumanization
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Canada’s supreme court strikes down ban on assisted suicide
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)
Obama speech spurs India's minority faiths to seek religious tolerance
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
US begins to use ‘Daesh’ for ISIL, ‘Islamic State’
(Hana Levi Julian, The Jewish Press)
Islamic State hostage's family still hopeful she is alive
(Brian Skoloff, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
The Good Samaritan: A model for dealing with extremist radicalization
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Year 11: It's still important to keep saying that the mainstream press needs to get religion
(Terry Matingly, GetReligion)
Magna Carta is 'a very religious document', says Sydney archbishop
(Mark Brolly, The Tablet)
Nigeria postponing Feb. 14 vote amid Boko Haram violence
(Michelle Faul, Associated Press: The Big Story)
As Nigeria delays election due to security, 6 facts about public opinion
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Fact Tank)
Amid criticism, Nigeria postpones presidential election, citing ongoing violence by Boko Haram
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Map: Boko Haram in Nigeria (02/09/15)
(Geopolitical Monitor)
Boko Haram threat looms in Sahel, Maghreb
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia)
3 Qur'anic verses that prove ISIS is un-Islamic
(Qasim Rashid, On Faith)
Both sides seeking international support in alleged persecution in Ukraine
(Russia Religion News)
US concerned over religious persecution in the occupied territories of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
India Supreme Court for stamping out religion from civil laws
(Deccan Herald (India))
Right to religion not above public morality: Supreme Court of India
(Krishnadas Rajagopal, The Hindu)
Bahrain: Shut channel lacked license, anti-terror standards
(Reem Khalfia, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Sisi: ‘Muslim Brotherhood is the origin of all Islamic Extremism’
(Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The Jewish Press)
Russian parliament to get legal crackdown on religious organizations
(Pavel Korobov, Kommersant (via Human Rights Without Frontiers))
Russian Lutherans stigmatized as foreign agents
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Harassment of Mormons in Saratov due to US sanctions on Russia
(Russia Religion News)
Russian Federation Supreme Court decision sets dangerous precedent for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
(Jehovah's Witness.org)
Obama and Christianity: In God's name, dismount
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Man accused of funding Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE jailed
(Ayesha Al Khoori, The National)
Catholic trustees against any Alberta gay-straight alliance legislation: Memo
(Jeremy Nolais, Metro News)
Singapore megachurch founder Kong Hee on trial in religious freedom test case
(Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times)
Indonesia: State PKR mulls suing MRSM
(The Borneo Post)
Bill C-51: Harper’s attempt to ‘arrest his way out of terrorism’
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)
Women of the Islamic State: A manifesto on women by the Al-Khanssaa Brigade
(Translations and analysis by Charlie Winter, Quilliam)
IS publishes women's manifesto
(Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty)
ISIS uses prostitution networks
(Mawassi Lahcen, Magharebia)
Beijing hides the body of bishop Cosma Shi Enxiang: too "dangerous"
(Asianews.it)
Eleven Salafis detained in Tajikistan
(Interfax Religion)
Three perspectives on Israel
(Tikkun)
What happened to Sunni Islam? (opinion)
(Gökhan Bacik, Today's Zaman)
Alevi places of worship recognized in several Turkish cities
(World Bulletin)
Alevis gather in İstanbul to demand greater freedoms
(Today's Zaman)
Austria threatens to close Saudi-backed interfaith dialogue center
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Religion and the social determinants of health
(Susan R. Holman, OUPblog Religion)
Saturday, 7 February 2015
Pentecostal prayer gangs: New film documents religion in a Brazilian prison
(Nick Street, Religion Dispatches)
The men who love the Islamic State
(David Kenner, Foreign Policy)
Nine things about the African Court of Justice and Human Rights
(The Hague Trials Kenya)
Former Mungiki members defend ICC against terrorism claims
(Titus, The Hague Trials Kenya)
World Interfaith Harmony Week: Creating Sustainable Development through Interfaith Harmony
(Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions)
Parliament Representative Sara Rahim Delivers Keynote Address to United Nations for World Interfaith Harmony Week
(Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions)
World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1-7
Friday, 6 February 2015
Canada: Niqab ban at citizenship ceremony struck down by court
(Nicholas Keung, The Star: Immigration)
French Islamic leader talks Daesh deception
(Interview of Khalil Merroun by Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)
UN calls for regional military coordination against Boko Haram
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Conspiracies, victimhood cloud Turks' views of Hebdo killings
(Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Let religion unite, not divide
(Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today)
Nations must repeal blasphemy laws
(Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser, Huff Post Religion)
TWU ruling restores Charter rights balance
(Barry W. Bussey and Derek Ross, Herald Opinions)
Holocaust cartoon contest hosted by Iranian museum
(Alvin Ang, Ecumenical News)
The art of propaganda in a nation of no religion
(Ruth Gledhill, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
On the entirely predictable outcome of Croatia v. Serbia
(Marko Milanovic, EJIL:Talk!)
ISIL publishes treatise on womanhood in apparent bid to recruit Saudis
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera)
Hundreds of Palestinians march against ISIL
(Euronews)
ISIL raises flag on Turkmen-Afghan border
(Dzhumaguly Annayev, Central Asia Online)
Facebook to block pages with images of Prophet Mohammed
(Alvin Ang, Ecumenical News)
Francis, preaching and teaching
(Nicholas P. Cafardi, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs)
India: importance of getting religious freedom right
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Canadian Supreme Court creates right to assisted suicide
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide, Supreme Court rules
(Sean Fine, The Globe and Mail)
Canada's Supreme Court reverses its earlier ruling on assisted suicide
(John Burger, Aleteia)
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