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Monday, 3 November 2014

Qatar pares support for Islamists but careful to preserve ties
(Amena Bakr, Reuters)

Saudi Arabia mobilizes clergy and media against jihadi recruitment
(Angus McDowall, Reuters)

Uruguayan churches offer some resettlement help to Syrian refugees
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Buddhist extremists accused of persecuting Sri Lanka Christians
(Henri Rose Cimatu, Ecumenical News)

Archbishop Justin visits Ghana with praise for its 'remarkable' religious tolerance
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Iraq airstrikes not a solution, says Syrian priest
(Beatrice Paez, Anglican Journal)

Turkish politician calls for Vatican-like administration of Mecca
(Tulay Cetingulec, Al-Monitor)

Iran lies about religious freedom, Christian, Baha'i believers say at UN
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Suicide bombing targets Shia festival in Nigeria
(Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis’ other pro-life campaign
(Jesse Carey, Relevant Magazine)

EVENT, 3-4 November 2014: Islam in Eurasia: State Policies, Social Changes and Globalized Interactions
(Central Asia Program)

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Cabinet approves controversial Jewish conversion law making system more accessible
(Jeremy Sharon and Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Yemen: Political rivals sign deal tasking country's leaders to form new government
(Ria Novosti, Eurasia Review)

Israel's cabinet approves regulation that will ease conversions to Judaism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Extremist Hindu groups in India using violence to prevent Hindu-Muslim marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Saturday, 1 November 2014

Slavery in Islam: To have and to hold
(The Economist)

The roots of the Islamic State's appeal
(Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic)

8 convicted for alleged same-sex wedding in Egypt
(The Associated Press, NewsObserver.com)

Egyptian court sentences men in gay wedding party to 3 years in prison
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Egyptian court sentences 8 men to jail for 3 years over 'gay marriage'
(Al Bawaba News)

Egypt jails eight men over gay marriage video
(Lin Noueihed, Reuters)

China sentences 12 to death for July attack in Xinjiang region
(Miko, Ecumenical News)

Democracy or ISIS; Maghreb youth debate choice
(Mawassi Lahcen, Magharebia)

Turkish leader, using conflicts, cements power
(Tim Arango, The New York Times)

B.C. lawyers vote down Trinity Western law school
(Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun)

Lawyers’ referendum not just about TWU – It’s about our commitment to the rule of law
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)

CCCC intervention in Trinity Western: Called to participate, but not at the table
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities)

Religion in China: Cracks in the atheist edifice
(The Economist)

Orthodox Christianity in China: A comb worth fighting for
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])

Is nonviolence a solution to all the world’s conflicts?
(A. James Rudin, Religion News Service)

Omar Khadr urges Canadian government to respect law while dealing with national security issues – OpEd
(Andy Worthington, Eurasia Review)

ISIS snuffs out ancient Christianity
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)

UN Security Council condemns ISIL's murder of Sunni tribesmen in Anbar
(UN News Centre)

Text messaging project helps ease religious and tribal tensions in Kenya’s Tana Delta
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Friday, 31 October 2014

An attack on love
(Sonia Faleiro, The New York Times Opinion)

Jerusalem: As the Temple Mount is reopened (with restrictions), tension remains high
(AsiaNews.it)

Morocco vows to help UAE in fight against terrorism
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)

Myanmar: Violence in Rakhine State and a way forward
(Aparupa Bhattacherjee, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)

Suu Kyi disappointed by quadripartite meeting
(Democratic Voice of Burma)

The Pope's views on evolution haven't really evolved
(Kara Gordon, The Atlantic)

By the numbers: Pakistan's perilous religious laws
(Knox Thames, Foreign Policy)

My mother’s physician-assisted suicide
(Mark Silk, RNS Blog: Spiritual Politics)

Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom
(Baha'i World News Service)

Niger drops sex education from syllabus at Muslim leaders' urging
(Abdoulaye Massalaki and Misha Hussain, Reuters)

Foreign jihadists flocking to Iraq and Syria on 'unprecedented scale' – UN
(Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian)

Chinese Christians under pressure from 'anti-cult' campaign
(Tom Phillips, The Telegraph)

Is Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa’s version of the Arab Spring?
(Larisa Epatko, PBS NewsHour)

Security official: Jerusalem rioting could persist for weeks, even months
(The Jerusalem Post)

GITMO detainee seeks end to use of female guards in transporting him
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Iraqi Christians seek shelter in Jordan after ISIS threats
(Areej Abuqudairi, Mint Press News)

ISIS gains halted, but defeat not on horizon
(Paul Crompton, Al Arabiya News)

Iraq's Christian paramilitaries split in IS fight
(Peter Henderson, Al-Monitor)

Lebanon's Druze fear IS, Hezbollah
(Mona Alami, Al-Monitor)

Why Jerusalem’s holiest site remains a flashpoint
(Tom Kutsch, Al Jazeera)

Israel bars Palestinians under 50 from entering Al-Aqsa mosque
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera)

Suu Kyi presidency moves a step closer to reality in Myanmar
(Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor)

Eight Palestinians reported injured in Jerusalem-area clashes
(JTA)

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Israel to reopen Al Aqsa Mosque Friday
(Al Bawaba News)

Obama asked to ‘just say their name’
(Binny Mary Paul, Democratic Voice of Burma)

Obama pushes reforms in phone calls to Myanmar's Thein Sein and suu Kyi
(Parameswaran Ponnudurai, Radio Free Asia)

Rise of religious extremism in Bangladesh: A threat to region
(Rupak Bhattacharjee, South Asia Monitor)

China clamps down on 'underage religion' among Muslim Uyghurs
(Radio Free Asia)

War court censors word 'female' in legal argument
(Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald)

USCIRF condemns arrest of Chinese Buddhist leader Wu Zeheng and detention and mistreatment of religious leaders
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Another Gaza war: what if the settlers were right?
(Joyce Dalsheim, OUPblog Religion)

'Treated like cattle': Yazidi women sold, raped, enslaved by ISIS [VIDEO]
(Ivan Watson, CNN World)

In Indonesia, hope for minister's religious freedom legislation
(Katharina R. Lestari, Ucanews.con)

Buddhist nationalist group in Burma calls for restrictions on interfaith marriage
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Buddhist group presses Burma parliament to restrict interfaith marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Temple Mount to reopen, but with restrictions
(JTA)

Kyrygzstan: Contradictory court decisions, arbitrary official actions
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Boko Haram seize northeast Nigerian town, dozens killed
(Lanre Ola, Christian Today)

Islamic State publicly kills at least 46 Sunni opponents in captured Iraqi city
(Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post)

Israel reopens contested holy site in Jerusalem
(Isabel Kershner and Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)

Israel closes Temple Mount to Muslims, Jews after attempted assassination
(JTA)

Jerusalem holy site closure 'declaration of war' - Abbas
(BBC News)

Israel closes Al-Aqsa mosque
(Middle East Monitor)

Israel blocks Jerusalem holy site amid rising tensions after activist shot
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)

For Asia’s gays, Taiwan stands out as beacon
(Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times)

Singapore’s ban on gay male sex is upheld by top court
(Andrea Tan, Bloomberg)

ISIS’s war on the world’s ancient religions
(Stephanie Saldana, The Wall Street Journal)

Mosque construction halted in Istanbul grove, Uskudar Municipality declares
(Hurriyet Daily News)

India: No justice for 1984 anti-Sikh bloodshed, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

Three elections in three continents
(Gwynne Dyer, Arab News)

Egypt targets universities as last haven for political expression
(Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters)

Tunisia's Islamists down but not out after election defeat
(Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara, Reuters)

Secularist party wins Tunisia elections
(AsiaNews.it)

Ashraf Ghani offers China cooperation against Islamic terrorism in exchange for aid
(AsiaNews.it)

Pakistan province rewrites text books to satisfy Islamic conservatives
(Jibran Ahmad, Reuters)

Anti-Muslim bullying on rise after Canada attacks, group says
(Richard Valdmanis, Reuters)

Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist
(Luke Baker, Reuters)

Sweden recognizes Palestinian state, hopes will revive peace process
(Simon Johnson, Reuters)

Islamic school in north India bars girls; claims co-ed against faith
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)

Reclaiming the Jewish soul
(Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera)

Shutdown of Al-Aqsa mosque a 'declaration of war,' say Palestinian leaders
(Al Jazeera)

Are an atheist journalist's papal interviews reliable?
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

EVENT, 30 October 2014: Faith & International Affairs Conference Call
(Featuring Knox Thames, Director of Policy and Research at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, addressing "Global Alliances on International Religious Freedom", Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Alawites find their voice against Assad
(Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Monks plan rally to demand interfaith marriage law
(Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy)

Questioning faith in the cradle of Islam
(Caryle Murphy, Foreign Policy)

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