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Tuesday, 2 December 2014

South Korea approves new 'Christmas tree' at border
(BBC News)

One Muslim’s quest to save a revered Syrian synagogue
(Adam Entous, The Wall Street Journal)

Churches praise UAE’s religious freedom and tolerance
(Sami Zaatari, Gulf News)

Lebanon is said to detain wife and child of ISIS leader
(Ben Hubbard and Hwaida Saad, The New York Times)

Christian war cemetery in Libya at risk from Islamist militants
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Indian TV host slapped on-air for wearing a 'short dress'
(Christian Today)

ISIS jihadist from India leaves terrorist group due to 'low pay'
(Shiena Bernardino, Christian Today)

Antisemitism is racism. We need to acknowledge that
(David Baddiel, The Guardian)

Al-Shabab massacres non-Muslims at Kenya quarry
(BBC News Africa)

Al-Shabaab militants kill 36 Christian quarry workers in Kenya
(Murithi Mutiga, The Guardian)

India Christians protest as fire destroys church
(The Associated Press)

The Eritrean regime is very happy with Denmark
(Habtom Yohannes, The Local: Denmark)

China bans religion in Uighur home Xinjiang
(World Bulletin)

MK: Change law threatening prison for 'off record' marriages
(Yaakov Levi, Israel National News)

Disallowing one from wearing religious symbols 'is against the freedom of religion’
(Kota Kinabalu, The Rakyat Post)

The fight for religious freedom in Jerusalem
(Ronn Torossian, Front Page Magazine)

Mysterious fire guts Delhi church, foul play suspected
(Suhas Munshi, The Times of India)

Curbs on crucifix or any religious symbols:
(Malaysia Chronicle)

Saudi woman 'arrested' for driving
(Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis joins other faith leaders to demand an end to human trafficking
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Profiling the Islamic State
(Charles Lister, The Brookings Institute)

Authors reflect on Science, Theology, Humility, Wisdom, and more
(Ansley Roan, Big Questions Online)

The continuing war against Islamic charities
(Alex Delmar-Morgan and Peter Oborne, The Telegraph)

Monday, 1 December 2014

After joining IS, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis expands in Egypt
(An Al-Monitor correspondent in Sinai, trans. Pascale Menassa, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Bishop: United with Muslims after mosque attack
(Missionary International Service News Agency)

Ebola, ISIS and how to find balance in a culture of fear
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Media)

Houthis’ advance threatens Red Sea countries
(Walaa Hussein, trans Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Muslim leader calls for urgent action against extremism
(European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF))

The Islamic State: Is history rhyming?
(Felix Imonti, Geopolitical Monitor)

Solana pide un Registro de Objetores de Conciencia
(La Arena)

¿Otro califato en Nigeria?
(El Espectador)

El velo, centro de disputas de Gobierno y radicales en Irán
(Catalina Gómez Ángel, El Tiempo)

Nueva resolución europea en defensa de Asia Bibi y de los perseguidos por la ley antiblasfemia en Pakistán
(Hazteoir.org)

Boko Haram terrorists aim at Nigeria’s Muslims, too, killing 120 Friday worshippers
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Pakistan: Christian woman suffers miscarriage after being stripped and beaten
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Church mourns pastor and children killed by Taliban suicide bombing in Afghanistan
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Christian village in Lebanon saved from Islamic State attack
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

World religious leaders together against modern slavery
(AsiaNews.it)

Fight against terrorism and religious extremism "unites South Asia"
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)

Christian Association of Nigeria condemns mosque bomb attack
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

US Christian couple acquitted of murder but barred from leaving Qatar
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Lahore dedicates a street to Pakistani Catholic activist Cecil Chaudhry
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)

Malaysian Christian students told to wear headscarves and sent outside to pray
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Malaysian minister rejects report of harassment of Christian students in Sabah
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

First Nations need more than a band-aid solution
(Andre Forget, Anglican Communion News Service)

Hundreds march in New Delhi for gay pride in Modi's India
(Al Jazeera America)

Arsonists torch an Arabic-Hebrew bilingual school in Jerusalem
(William Booth, The Washington Post)

Arab-Jewish school, symbol of Jerusalem co-existence, torched
(Maayan Lubell, Reuters)

Prince Faisal opens global Qur’an forum
(Arab News)

Tajik Islamists use Moscow as a crossing point between Tajikistan and Syria
(Interfax: Religion)

Trinity Western Law School fight is about religious freedom
(Jeremy Lott, Huffington Post (Canada))

Canon Andrew White: Christian children beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Myanmar: Controversial religion bills submitted to parliament
(Ei Ei Toe Lwin, Myanmar Times)

The myth of the caliphate: The political history of an idea
(Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs)

Report shows a surge in Indonesian convictions for blasphemy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

The tyranny you haven’t heard of [an oppressive Central Asian regime]
(Fred Hiatt, Washington Post)

More attacks on religious freedom as Uzbek authorities raid, seize, fine and censor
(AsiaNews.it)

Islamist recruiter stands trial in Uzbekistan
(Interfax: Religion)

China and its religion problem
(NITI Central)

China sends thousands of troops to combat Xinjiang violence
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)

New laws passed to combat extremism, separatism in China's Xinjiang
(Sputnik News)

China bans religion in Xinjiang, plans to fine offenders
(Today's Zaman)

Xinjiang: Regulation bans jihad videos at religious centers
(Cui Jia, Asia One)

The chaos of modern Buddhist, Taoist temple resurgence: Famous temples enter market one by one [Simplified Chinese]
(Chen Pingping, Phoenix Net)

Bomb blast hits Nigerian mosque
(Gbenga Akingbule and Drew Hinshaw, The Wall Street Journal)

Israel’s Cabinet retains amendment to jail rabbis who perform private weddings
(JTA)

Nigeria vows to hunt those behind 'heinous' mosque attacks
(Hurriyet Daily News)

Indonesia’s ‘virginity tests’ don’t weed out prostitutes, they violate human rights
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Isil persecution is killing Christians. Time to acknowledge it
(Cristina Odone, The Telegraph)

Pope Francis makes overtures to Orthodox and Muslims, but steep challenges remain
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Pope: Muslim leaders must condemn terrorism, the Koran is a book of peace
(AsiaNews.it)

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Muslims must speak out against terrorism, violence, Pope insists
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope prays in Istanbul mosque in new outreach
(Nicole Winfield and Suzan Fraser, AP: Essential News)

Pope Francis urges respect for religious freedom on trip to Turkey
(Deborah Ball, The Wall Street Journal)

Pope, Turkish leaders trade concerns about religious discrimination
(Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service)

Saturday, 29 November 2014

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque, churches
(Hürriyet Daily News)

Pope Francis visiting Turkey decries ISIL violence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Exclusive: Inside the refugee camps of northern Iraq
(Sally Williams, The Telegraph)

The Islamic State (IS) and pledges of allegiance: The case of Jamaat Ansar al-Islamal
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)

Friday, 28 November 2014

Vietnamese Montagnards: Better starvation and malaria in Cambodia than persecution in Hanoi
(AsiaNews.it)

Nepal devotees sacrifice thousands of animals in Hindu ritual
(Gopal Sharma, Reuters)

World church body urges protection of Middle East refugees, Christians
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

China sentences Tibetan monks to prison for April protests
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Xinjiang, seven university students on trial for collaborating with Ilham Tohti
(AsiaNews.it)

Nepal prevents Indian Prime Minister Modi from speaking at a temple, says no Hindu propaganda
(ICAN)

Christians, Muslims unite for justice over couple burned and killed
(ICAN)

Inaccurate copies of Qur’an to be removed from holy mosques
(Arab News)

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Be brothers and sisters for peace, Pope tells Europe
(National Catholic Register)

Brazil takes to the streets in defense of religious freedom
(Brazil Business Today)

64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center)

Despite controversy, religious art increasingly popular in Iraq
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Uzbekistan: Koran translation banned, New Testaments destroyed, planted evidence and witness, large fines
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Hong Kong protesters cleared from major site
(Farah Master, Christian Today)

Pakistan TV mogul gets 26 years' jail for blasphemy
(Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Reuters)

Israeli president opposes proposed law to give ‘national rights’ to Jews only
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

Israeli president criticizes divisive Jewish nation-state bill
(Ori Lewis, Reuters)

Injured supporters of Indian "godman" stop police from arresting guru
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Israeli bill pushes for outlawing Muslim guards in al-Aqsa
(Al Arabiya)

82% of terror victims are in 5 Muslim countries
(Arab News)

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