Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Charlie Hebdo: We cannot let the Paris murderers define Islam
(Ed Husain, The Guardian)
Islam is 'religion of peace and non-violence,' Muslim groups insist in wake of Paris shooting
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
2014: A year of rising hostility toward Christians
((with interactive map), World Watch Monitor)
Muslims express outrage over Paris terror attack
(Katharine Lackey, USA Today)
Muslim leaders condemn attack, warn on anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe
(Joe Parkinson, The Wall Street Journal)
Turkish theologians condemn attack on French magazine, terrorism in name of Islam
(Sule Kulu, Today's Zaman)
Charlie Hebdo: A struggle within Islam
(AsiaNews.it)
We are not all Charlie Hebdo, but we are all afraid
(Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Indonesia churches: Paris shooters inhumane
(Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post)
The provocative history of French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo
(Megan Gibson, Time)
The Mormons, Benghazi, and Charlie Hebdo
(Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary)
Sharpening contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked satirists in Paris
(Juan Cole, Informed Comment)
Can Charlie Hebdo’s spirit include Israel?
(Noah Beck, Jewish Journal)
Why the Charlie Hebdo attack is not about images or free speech (commentary)
(Hussein Rashid, Religion News Service)
Jewish cartoonist Georges Wolinski among the dead in Paris terrorist attack
(Benjamin Ivry, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Education in Pakistan: building more schools to combat extremism
(Madiha Qureshi, The Guardian)
Reforming Islam: Where change comes from
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Egypt: President Sisi sets a historic milestone
(Barbara Baker, World Watch Monitor)
We are Charlie: Free speech v. self-censorship
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
From Egypt's leader, an ambitious call for reform in Islam
(Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath, The Associated Press)
Islam reformer being ignored
(Jonah Goldberg, USA Today)
Foreign money being spent on religious conversions is an open secret: Venkaiah Naidu
(Avinash Nair, The Indian Express)
Muslim targets attacked after magazine killings
(The Local [France])
People know the consequences: Opposing view (Why did France allow the tabloid to provoke Muslims?)
(Anjem Choudary, USA Today)
Is more blasphemy the best response?
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
Sufi scholars combat extremism
(Hassan Benmehdi, Magharebia)
Shanxi [China] strictly forbids private meetings in Mosques, other religious venues [Simplified Chinese]
(China News)
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Magazine to publish next week
(BBC News Entertainment & Arts)
Charlie Hebdo attack: 'One million copies' of magazine will be published as French media vow to keep it running
(Heather Saul, The Independent)
Paris attack underscores a deeper malaise
(George Friedman, MercatorNet)
ISIS praises attack on Charlie Hebdo
(The Nation)
Blasphemy accused killed after release [Pakistan]
(Dawn.com)
Watch how the Charlie Hebdo attacks unfolded
(Keely Lockhart, and PA, words by Gordon Rayner, The Telegraph)
French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects
(Lori Hinnant and Angela Charlton, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Pope John Paul II address to Chinese Catholic people in Asia
(Inquirer)
Christmas decorations banned in Brunei in Shariah law crackdown
(Kyodo in Bandar Seri Begawan, South China Morning Post)
Terror suspect was rap-loving pizza guy before turning to radical Islam
(Alexandria Sage, The Jewish Daily Forward)
The worst religious violence is a family affair
(Philip Jenkins, Aleteia)
U.N.: Palestinian authority will join ICC April 1 - But seeking war crimes charges against Israel risks US aid to Palestinians
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Thousands join rally in Paris condemning attack at Charlie Hebdo
(Sam Schechner and William Horobin, The Wall Street Journal)
Conversion to Islam raises questions about patriotism: VHP
(Aniruddha Ghosal , Divya Goyal, The Indian Express)
The Charlie Hebdo massacre
(Editorial, National Review Online)
In Paris attack, clash on whether to limit press freedom
(John-Thor Dahlburg, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Why Charlie Hebdo must be free to offend all — even us
(Editorial, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Turkey’s top cleric: Attack against French satirical weekly ‘perception operation’
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Charlie Hebdo and the end of free speech
(Rick Marschall, Real Clear Religion)
French magazine attack set to deepen Europe's 'culture war'
(Paul Taylor, Reuters)
The crisis of free speech
(Rich Lowry, Politico)
Attacked French weekly Charlie Hebdo often lambasted religion, especially radical Islam
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Muslims are right to be angry – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)
Muslims on edge after Paris terrorist attack on satirical magazine
(Aida Alami, Angela Waters, and Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
The Charlie Hebdo murders: Death to satire
(The Economist)
Benjamin Netanyahu calls on world to act after Paris terror attack
(JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)
France mosques targetted after mag killings
(Arab News)
Libya: The next failed state
(The Economist)
Vietnam abolishes fines for performing same-sex marriages, taking lead in gay rights
(John Boudreau and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Bloomberg News)
Charlie Hebdo attack: The hunt for the killers
(Greg Botelho, Laura Smith-Spark and Jim Bittermann, CNN)
Sri Lanka: Heading towards a constitutional despotism
(Ramu Manivannan, South Asia Analysis Group)
Nepal to issue passports with third gender for sexual minorities
(Gopal Sharma, Reuters)
Christian man detained on "security grounds" even though he did not commit any crimes
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
From Erbil to Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan between autonomist ambitions and Islamist dangers
(Dario Salvi, AsiaNews.it)
Fr Samir: There is a war within Islam and Western politicians do not defend European culture
(Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)
Even football coaches have their hopes in God, why don't jihadists?
(Özgür Korkmaz, Hürriyet Daily News)
UN rights chief warns against backlash after Paris attacks
(The Local [Switzerland])
"Charlie Hebdo" : Saïd Kouachi "formellement reconnu comme agresseur"
(Le Point)
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Secretary General condemns terrorist attack on northern borders of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Iyad Ameen Madani, Organization for Islamic Cooperation)
Syria photo guide
(Daniel Demeter, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Egyptian president calls for unity and Islamic reform as Coptic Christmas is celebrated
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Transgender woman denied access to Western Wall
(JTA, Jerusalem Post)
North Korea: Nothing to celebrate on leader's birthday, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Iraqi Christians say there's no going home after rise of Islamic State
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Myanmar's first cardinal calls for meeting of country's religious leaders
(Radio Free Asia)
Gunmen reportedly vow to "avenge the Prophet" as they kill 12 journalists in Paris [UPDATED]
(Team Aleteia, Aleteia)
At least 12 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
(Greg Botelho, Ben Brumfield and Jim Bittermann, CNN)
Muslims around the world condemn Charlie Hebdo attack
(Carol Kuruvilla & Antonia Blumberg, Huff Post Religion)
World Council of Churches joins UN in condemning Paris slayings, urges restraint
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Paris attack reflects a 'dangerous moment' for Europe
(Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Anti-Islam parties are now on the march across Europe
(Phillip Johnson, The Telegraph)
WCC condemns Paris slayings
(World Council of Churches)
Pope condemns Paris shooting, says stop spread of hate
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Terrorists attack French satirical magazine
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is attack linked to novel about France under Islamist president?
(Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg)
Hunt for gunmen after 12 killed in Paris attack on satirical magazine
(Al Jazeera America)
Charlie Hebdo attack: 12 dead in Paris, manhunt on
(Greg Botelho, CNN)
French weekly has history of angering Muslims with cartoons
(Lori Hinnant and Joji Sakurai, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Senior Lord's Resistance Army commander surrenders to US troops
(gence France-Presse, The Guardian)
Mexico’s priests are marked for murder
(Jason McGahan, The Daily Beast)
“I live under French law. I don’t live under Quranic law.”
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Islamic State rejected Gaza jihadists' offer of allegiance
(Al-Monitor: Gaza Pulse)
India MP Sakshi Maharaj: Hindus must have more babies
(BBC News India)
Exploring identity inside Israel: A bubble inside a bubble inside a bubble"
(Catherine Shakdam, Mint Press News)
A Christian’s journey to fight for Israel: An Israeli’s journey for religious freedom
(Moshe Herman, Jewish Press)
Transgender woman says she was denied access to Western Wall
(JTA)
Radical Islam a growing threat to sub-Saharan Christians: report
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Libya violence: seized Coptic Christians 'freed' in Libya
(BBC News)
Myanmar Catholics pleased to welcome first local cardinal
(Esther Htusan and Aye Aye Win, Charlotte Observer)
The problem with meaning
(David Brooks, The New York Times Opinion)
China's empty promise of rule by law
(AsiaNews.it)
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