Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 10 November 2014
Canada welcomes launch of international coalition of parliamentarians committed to religious freedom
(Government of Canada)
USCIRF helps launch international parliamentary coalition to advance religious freedom
(USCIRF)
USCIRF issues report on Burma as Obama visit approaches
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
First Muslim art museum in North America aims to create better understanding of Islam
(Shanifa Nasser, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Arab-American convicted of covering up terrorist crimes in Israel
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Indian Muslims lose hope in National Secular Party
(Neha Thirani Bagri, The New York Times)
Pope excommunicates pedophile Argentine priest
(Almundena Calatrava, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Indonesia: Government to recognize minority faiths
(Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Malaysia's Sharia law costs non-Muslims their kids
(Eileen Ng, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Boko Haram suspected in deadly suicide bombing at Nigerian school
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)
Funeral for Saudi Shiites turns into show of unity
(Ahmed Al Omran, The Wall Street Journal)
To counter rise of Islamic State, Jordan imposes rules on Muslim clerics
(William Booth and Taylor Luck, The Washington Post)
Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
Al-Qaeda's Syrian judiciary--is it really what al-Jolani makes it out to be?
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment)
U.S. military chief defends Israeli efforts to limit Gaza deaths
(Stephanie Butnick, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Seoul mates: Are Jewish stereotypes among Koreans a source of hate, or love?
(Dave Hazzan, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Among the ‘Millennium Development Goals’: the universal legalisation of abortion
(Press Release, European Centre for Law and Justice)
Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name
(Neil Addison, Religion and Law Blog)
Thorny road ahead for Yemen
(Xinhua, Arab News)
Online imams under scanner
(Arab News)
United against deviant ideology
(Saad Dosari, Arab News)
Islamic State to rewrite Qur'an
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Iran prepares to launch more selective internet censorship
(Mahmoud Vaezi, Radio Zamaneh)
Nepalese politicians: Pope's message on the Berlin Wall in our Constitution
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
The government of Pakistan is responsible for Christian couple's burning
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
End occupation to avoid a new intifada
(Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it)
Malaysian court overturns Islamic law banning cross-dressing
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)
New government to make religious freedom and minority protection a priority
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News)
Stephen Harper raises religious freedom concerns with China
(Susan Lunn, CBC News)
In secular India, a lethal mix of religion and politics sends brawls spiraling into riots
(Associated Press, Fox News)
47 people killed in bombing outside Nigerian school; Boko Haram suspected
(Aminu Abubakar, CNN)
‘War of the rabbis’ over Temple Mount strife goes from Halacha to politics
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli rabbis debate Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Sunday, 9 November 2014
GCC declares war on domestic violence
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News)
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Jharkhand's tribal Mundari remember the first Catholic converts
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
UN issues 300 recommendations for Egypt to improve human rights
(Middle East Monitor)
Iran: Free woman in sports protest case, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)
Egypt's war on terrorism - OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Touchy Indians try to cut online risk to religion, reputation
(Shivani Shinde Nadhe, Business Standard)
The state of international religious freedom and why it matters
(Robert P. George, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
U.S. commission urges Obama to meet persecuted Rohingya in Myanmar
(David Brunnstrom, Virginia Gazette)
NU, MUI dissent on marriage law petition
(Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post)
The status of religious freedom in the world (video)
(Zoe Romanowsky, Aleteia)
Friday, 7 November 2014
Three Malaysian Muslims win court bid to cross-dress
(Al Arabiya)
Malaysian court strikes down law restricting transgender rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tibet: Chinese authorities further stifle religious freedom for CPC members
(Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
Madhya Pradesh: Hindu radicals beat eight Christians, have them arrested
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Faisalabad, Christians and Muslims demand justice for the couple "blasphemous" burned alive
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Bangladesh, Islamic extremists attack Protestant school: students and teachers injured
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Indonesia: new government to make religious freedom and minority protection a priority
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
NYT surveys increasing persecution of Rohingya by Myanmar
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Malaysian court overturns cross-dressing ban
(BBC News Asia)
The politics of prayer at the Temple Mount
(Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker)
A ‘blasphemy’ blight in Pakistan
(Mira Sethi, The Wall Street Journal [subscription required])
The stolen children: Popular Chilean priest brought low by affiliation to theft of newborns
(Melinda Henneberger, National Catholic Reporter)
Malaysian court scraps cross-dressing ban in landmark decision
(Trinna Leong, Reuters)
Politics fuels religious riots in secular India
(Muneeza Naqvi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Labor program in China moves to scatter Uighurs across Han territory
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)
Jerusalem seethes as rival claims to holy site turn violent
(Jonathan Ferziger, Bloomberg)
Myanmar profits off Rohingya exodus
(Todd Pitman and Esther Htusan, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Myanmar policy’s message to Muslims: Get out
(Jane Perlez, The New York Times)
Islamic State shuts down schools in eastern Syria
(Rasha Elass, Reuters)
Muslim-run restaurant sues Kenyan bishops, saying violating constitution
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Outraged Muslims throw Somali Christian convert off 4th floor balcony
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Malaysian transgender women win battle against anti-cross-dressing law
(Al Jazeera)
Book on apostasy in Islam earns writer the moniker ‘Somalia’s Salman Rushdie’
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Canada bill would ban polygamy, other ‘barbaric cultural practices’
(Ron Csillag, Religion News Service)
Chinese central oversight group criticizes Zhejiang officials for attending religious services [Simplified Chinese]
(Wang Shuangzhou, The New York Times [Chinese])
Higher education, gay rights and religion: Living by a different law
(P.F. and B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Opinion: The West must demand changes to Pakistan's blasphemy laws
(Grahame Lucas, Deutsche Welle)
The collapse of materialism [Simplified Chinese]
(Deutsche Welle)
Mainland [China]'s war against religion
(Daniel Bauer, The China Post)
ISIL shuts down schools in eastern Syria
(Reuters, Hurriyet Daily News)
WCC-EAPPI volunteers encourage EU to address Palestine and Israel
(World Council of Churches)
Appeals court * Run-over intifada * Document dump: Friday’s Roundup
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Jerusalem a city on edge as tensions spiral
(Yolande Knell, BBC News)
Thursday, 6 November 2014
A delicate relationship: Jordan, Israel, and al Aqsa mosque
(Al Bawaba News)
Burma: USCIRF issues report on religious freedom and related human rights violations
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Romanian officials offer strong support for religious liberty: Symposium on freedom of conscience highlights need for continued promotion
(Aurelian Horja and ANN staff, Adventist News Network)
Policeman kills blasphemy suspect with axe
(Agence France-Presse)
Acid attacks in Iran sharpen row over Islamic dress and vigilantism
(Babak Dehghanpisheh, Reuters)
Israel tries to soothe tensions over Jerusalem
(Karin Laub, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Jordan accuses Israel of attacking, desecrating Al Aqsa mosque
(Joshua Mitnick and Nicholas Casey, The Wall Street Journal)
Christianity in China: Rethinking religion
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
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Religious freedom in the world – 2014 report [Executive Summary pdf]
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Restrictions on religious freedom are widespread and growing worldwide, study shows
(Catholic Culture)
Islam is on the rise, Christianity is decreasing in Australia: Religious freedom In the world – 2014 report
(Athena Yenko, International Business Times)
Israel will not change rules at Al-Aqsa, PM tells Jordan king
(Al-Monitor)
Canada introduces law banning polygamist immigrants
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Party investigators warn officials in Zhejiang province against religion
(Austin Ramzy, The New York Times)
Suit by Catholic challenges Nigeria's requirements for Christian marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria: Agbakoba sues govt over religious discrimination
(Bartholomew Madukwe, All Africa)
Pakistani police officer axes man to death over blasphemy
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)
Mob burning of Christian couple prompts criticism of Pakistan's blasphemy law
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Rape victim finds supporters abroad, but not in Pakistan’s courtrooms
(Zofeen Ebrahim, Mint Press News)
UK's Prince Charles speaks out on religious persecution
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)
Christians in Northern India alarmed at 'forced conversions'
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
IS said to be converting Syrian Orthodox church in Mosul into mosque
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
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