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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

'Jewish State' law up for approval
(Cynthia Blank, Israel National News)

Global lawmakers sign charter for freedom of religion
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)

Virginity tests on Indonesia police condemned
(Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera)

Christian Professor arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan, charged with same offense as mother-of-five Asia Bibi
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)

Myanmar aide lashes Ban Ki-moon for using ′Rohingya′ to refer to Muslim minority
(Mike Morelos, Ecumenical News)

WCC condemns attack on worshippers at Jerusalem synagogue
(World Council of Churches)

EVENT, 18 November 2014: The Instrumentalization of Religion in Geopolitical Conflicts
(Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Monday, 17 November 2014

East Asian Summit eclipsed by Rohingya question as Obama meets Suu Kyi
(Emre Tunc Sakaoghu, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

Is the remedy for ISIS to be found in Tunisia?
(Ihsan Bal, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)

Vatican opens conference on traditional marriage
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Pope's Address to colloquium on Complementarity of Man and Woman [full text]
(National Catholic Register)

Pope Francis addresses faith leaders gathered at Vatican to discuss marriage
(Mormon Newsroom)

Pope warns against the ‘false sense of compassion’ in euthanasia
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

ISIS ‘pure evil’* Pope still Catholic* Comet song: Monday’s roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis confirms visit to United States next year for World Meeting of Families
(Philip Pullella, Christian Today)

Religious freedom: A frozen concept or a living tree?
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)

Could an assassination attempt lead to religious liberty in Argentina?
(Katlyn Babyak, World Magazine)

Islamist group rejects UAE terrorism designation
(Reuters)

Churches wrecked, men hide in trees in Nigeria Caliphate
(Michael Olukayode and Mustapha Muhammad, Bloomberg)

Emir of Kano calls Nigerians to arms over Boko Haram
(BBC News)

Kenyan police shoot dead man and make arrests in mosque raids
(Joseph Akwiri, Reuters)

Islamic State poaches international aid for Syrians
(Maria Abi-Habib, The Wall Street Journal)

Obama calls Islamic State’s killing of Peter Kassig ‘pure evil’
(Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)

Vatican getting toilets, showers after man says too smelly to dine with priest
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Druze, Muslims clash over ties with Israel
(Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor)

Tense calm continues at Al-Aqsa
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

As winter looms, Syrian refugees now fear "dire" shortfalls in aid
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Pakistan's blasphemy law is a licence to kill with impunity
(Nasir Saeed, Christian Today)

Murder, torture and political prosecution by extremist Buddhists sparks mass exodus of Myanmar’s Rohingya
(Esther Htusan, Mint Press News)

Islamic extremists stop Catholics in West Java from holding Mass
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

EU proposal could punish Israel for settlements
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)

A world disrputed: The leading global thinkers of 2014
(Foreign Policy)

Druze leaders debate Jumblatt's approach to Syria
(Zeina Hreiz, trans. Pascale el Khoury, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Disillusioned, Fatah considers third intifada
(Uri Savir, trans. Inga Michaeli, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Before Columbus: Erdogan says Muslims 'discovered America,' eyes mosque in Cuba
(Russia Today)

Faisalabad: Christian and Muslim activists against blasphemy law abuses
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)

Rajshahi: Islamists kill university professor for banning burka in classroom
(Nozrul Islam, AsiaNews.it)

Religious freedom ‘of concern’ in Canada
(Michael Swan, The Catholic Register)

New Indonesian government set to extend religious freedom to all citizens
(Barnabas Aid, Cross Map)

Paraguayan Senate rejects anti-discrimination law
(Tele Sur)

Palestinian bus driver found hanged in his vehicle in Jerusalem
(JTA)

Kenya bans new churches amid 'miracle-faking spree'
(Ruth Moon, Christianity Today)

Lao Christians evicted from village amid religious tensions
(RFA)

Islamic State beheads American Kassig
(Adam Goldman, The Washington Post)

Sunni-Shia divides persist, but violence is not inevitable
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Nigerian army recaptures Chibok, hometown of abducted girls
(France 24 International News)

How to naturalize God
(Fiona Ellis, OUPblog Religion)

Sunday, 16 November 2014

In Iraq, excessive official holidays lead to educational and governmental concerns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iraq’s one too many holidays
(Shukur Khilkhal, trans. Sahar Ghoussoub, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

EVENT, 16-18 November 2014: G20 Interfaith Summit
(Dr Brian Adams, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)

Saturday, 15 November 2014

7 facts about religious harassment wordwide
(Lucy Smith, On Religion)

Obama urges equality for religious minorities in Burma
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UAE formally designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
(PanArmenian.net)

Why has Pentecostalism grown so dramatically in Latin America?
(Pew Research Center: Facttank)

Pope Francis blasts abortion, euthanasia as "sins against God"
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

US aircraft hit Al-Qaeda cell in Syria suspected to be planning attack on US
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Surgeon who caught Ebola in Sierra Leone said his work treating the sick there was God's will
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

After release of Kenneth Bae in North Korea, Christians are hoping Saeed Abedini will be freed from Iranian prison
(Christian Today)

Mexico: Upcoming conference on religious freedom violations
(Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News)

Despite almost daily bombings by Sunni extremists, Iraqi Shias use holy month as show of force
(Hamza Hendawi, Mint Press News)

Christians shine a light on corruption at G20 Summit in Brisbane
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

EVENT, 15 November 2014: Public Lecture on “Understanding Reform from an Islamic Perspective”
(Professor Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oxford University, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia)

Friday, 14 November 2014

Al-Azhar launches counter-extremism campaigns across Egypt
(Waleed Abu al-Khair, Al Shorfa)

India's Hindu Radical go on the offensive, calling for a stop to conversions to Christianity and Islam
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Upcoming Buddhist conference to focus on protecting and preserving Buddhist culture
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Former 15-Y-O ISIS fighter details Islamic State's dangerous training process of child soldiers
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

The Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra: A looming grand Jihadi alliance?
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)

Democracy and rights in Burma? Not without religious freedom
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

India's war on women turns deadly: Thirteen women have died as a result of the latest mass sterilisation camp
(Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet)

Analysis: Distinction between 'moderate Islamists' and 'militant extremists' is misleading for Western governments
(World Watch Monitor)

'They're poisoning us'. How religious leaders are hindering vaccination programmes across the world
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)

Increased pressure on Chinese Christians to conform to Communism
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Shiite holy month sees show of strength in Baghdad
(Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Israel lifts age restrictions for Muslims at the Temple Mount
(Ed Payne, CNN)

ISIS chief emerges, urging ‘volcanoes of jihad’
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

ISIS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria
(Deb Riechmann, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Jordan deports American pastor, assistant's eviction pending
(World Watch Monitor)

Neturei Karta: the Jews who stand against Israel
(Catherine Shakdam, Mint Press News)

Costa Rica Supreme Court strikes down ban on clergy holding public office – except Catholics
(Zach Dyer, The Tico Times)

Africa's rights court in Arusha needs to grow
(Daily News (Tanzania))

Russia’s Supreme court rules Jehovah's Witnesses from Samara extremist organization
(TASS: Russian News Agency)

Thrilling Traction for Religious Freedom & Business at G20, World Economic Forum & UN
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Tunisia's Ennahda 'faces defeat' in elections [Oct. 28]
(Ahmed El Amraoui, Al Jazeera)

Tunisia: How Nidaa Tunis won the elections
(Ines Oueslati, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Salafism in Tunisia has no future
(Karem Yehia, Ahram Online)

Loss of Ennahda a lesson to Muslim democrats
(Aliran)

Hamas frets over Ennahda's election loss
(Adnan Abu Amer, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

EVENT, 14 NOVEMBER 2014: Blessing or Blockage? Religion and Development in Pakistan
(Public Research Institute Oslo)

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Is Pope Francis optimistic about the Church in China?
(Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, AsiaNews.it)

West Java: Islamic extremists stop Catholics celebrating Mass
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

Malaysia to draw up rules to regulate the importation of Christian materials
(AsiaNews.it)

Catholic-Muslim dialogue: "It is never acceptable to use religion to justify" violence
(AsiaNews.it)

China, the Party warns: Chinese Communists cannot follow a religion
(AsiaNews.it)

Xinjiang 22 Islamic preachers sentenced for inciting hatred
(AsiaNews.it)

Op-Ed: Centralizing authority on conversions hurts converts
(Avi Weiss and Marc Angel, JTA)

UN rights expert: enough evidence to hold North Korea accountable for human rights violations
(Elizabeth LaForgia, Jurist)

Is economic liberty necessary for religious liberty?
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief 2014 Newsletters
(Willy Fautré et al., Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Human Rights in the World Newsletters
(Willy Fautré et al., Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Karen Armstrong on the connections between religion and violence
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

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