Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Arab world is being hit from every side
(Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, Arab News)
Being a good Muslim
(Abdulateef Al-Mulhim, Arab News)
Churches ask Human Rights Council to support religious minority communities in Iraq
(Anglican Communion News Service)
The Islamic state: affecting Shi'a-Sunni relationships in India?
(Saneya Arif, Eurasia Review)
Travelblog: 3 things Indonesia can teach the Muslim world
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)
Catholic teacher rapped for telling pupils they can skip religion classes
(Kate Hammer, The Globe and Mail)
To temper unrest in western China, officials offer money for intermarriage
(Edward Wong, The New York Times)
Ebola virus infects a third American missionary
(Tamara Audi, Cameron McWhirter, and Betsy Mckay, The Wall Street Journal)
Slain U.S. journalist Sotloff also had Israeli citizenship: official
(Reuters)
Vatican’s doctrinal chief renews criticism of US nuns, says he’s no misogynist
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Abolish Vatican statehood
(James Carroll, The Boston Globe)
Indian court bans religious animal sacrifices
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
It's faith vs law for Himachal devotees
(Anand Bodh, The Times of India)
HC bans animal sacrifice in Himachal
(Business Standard)
Saudi appeals court upholds harsh blasphemy sentence
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
10 years in prison + 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam” in Saudi Arabia
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Saudi court upholds 10-year term for rights activist
(AFP, GulfNews.com)
Kosovo, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq: The struggles by ethnic and religious groups
(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict)
Jordan's Muslims, Christians unite against extremism
(Mohammad Ghazal, Al-Shorfa)
Nothing Islamic about this caliphate!
(Linda S. Heard, Arab News)
Pope Tawadros II speaks on role of Coptic Church in Egyptian society during his visit to WCC offices
(World Council of Churches)
Indian court bans animal sacrifice
(The Guardian)
IS terror tops agenda of Saudi-French talks
(Arab News)
In Liberia, burial practices hinder battle against Ebola
(Drew Hinshaw, The Wall Street Journal)
American Muslims seek U.S. protection during Hajj
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
US carries out airstrikes against jihadist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
After kidnapping schoolgirls, Boko Haram takes aim at churches in northeast Nigeria
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
No evidence of media prejudice against Catholicism
(Jonathan Holmes, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Islamic banks one step closer to fruition in Morocco
(Siham Ali, Magharebia)
Mexican state of Coahuila approves same-sex marriage
(BBC News)
Shiite militias join in Iraq victory
(Matt Bradley, The Wall Street Journal)
Islamists want to ‘wipe out’ Christian presence in northern Mali
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Keep ‘God’ out of it
(Octavia Nasr, Al Arabiya News)
Jakarta: Muslim leaders explain Islamic fundamentalism to Christians
(ICAN)
Interfaith efforts in Senegal: A Discussion with Sheikh Saliou Mbacke, Continental Coordinator of IFAPA
(Saliou Mbacke, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Chabad Centre reopens 6 years after Mumbai attack
(ICAN)
World Council of Churches member churches in Egypt
(World Council of Churches)
Churches ask Human Rights Council to support religious minority communities in Iraq
(World Council of Churches)
Saudi arrests 88 suspects in alleged al-Qaida cell
(Al Bawaba News)
Tunisia, US partner against terrorism
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)
Ultra orthodox Jews forced from Guatemala village after opposition
(Sofia Menchu and Jorge Dan Lopez, Reuters)
Monday, 1 September 2014
Conflicts engulf Christians in Mideast
(Mohamed Elshinnawi, Voice of America)
Darren Slade on missionizing North Korea
(Research on Religion Podcast, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Moral pluralism and the dismay of Amy Kane
(Michael B. Gill, OUPblog Religion)
The state of religious freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Responses by Aisha Bablakin, Emmanuel Ogebe, Anthony Gill, and Robert A. Dowd, Cornerstone, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Uzbekistan: Raids, religious literature seizures, passport confiscations and expulsions
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Tibet's exile government rejects Beijing's claim of Dalai Lama return talks
(Radio Free Asia)
Tajikistan denounces appointment of citizen as ISIL leader in Syria
(Nadin Bahrom, Central Asia Online)
As ISIS fighters begin to blend in, defeating them no easy matter
(Isabel Coles and Peter Apps, Reuters, Al Arabiya News)
Anbar tribesmen stand up against ISIL: Iraqi officials
(Hassan al-Obaidi, Al-Shorfa)
Vatican spokesman: ISIS threat to Pope Francis unfounded
(ICAN)
Women convicted in China for spreading cult beliefs
(The Times of India)
Column in National Post (Canada): ‘The Muslim prayer that might save your life’
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Bahrain detains Shi'ite rights activist on arrival at airport
(Farishta Saeed, Reuters)
"Islam is a religion of beheading": James Foley killing gets thumbs up from Jihad cleric
(Inquisitr)
Azerbaijan guarantees freedom of religion for all citizens
(Ilkin Izzet, Trend)
European religious leaders condemn "heinous acts" of IS
(Vatican Radio)
Religion laws, Myanmar, and the future of the Church
(Ruth Kramer, Mission News Network)
Se legaliza parcialmente la adopción para parejas del mismo sexo en Colombia
(El Comercio)
My Muslim religion has problems that need fixing
(Glenn Mohammed, Brisbane Times)
‘We want to stay in Iraq, but can’t live like this anymore’
(Lauren Gunias, World Watch Monitor)
An insider's guide to the most important story on Earth: A former AP correspondent explains how and why reporters get Israel so wrong, and why it matters
(Matti Friedman, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Why the silence on Christian elimination?
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Saturday, 30 August 2014
James Foley’s prayers and the dark side of faith
(Daniel Burke, CNN: Belief Blog)
Religion as a political tool
(Ayman Abdel-Wahab, Al-Ahram Weekly)
Law and religion news stories round the web this week
(John Boersma, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)
Is the world falling apart?
(Thomas Carothers, Lina Khatib, Marwan Muasher, Douglas H. Paal, Andrew S. Weiss, Carnegie Endowment: The Global Think Tank)
The Golden Crescent and the economics of terrorism – OpEd
(Nasurullah Brohi, Eurasia Review)
'Saudi Arabia does not fund or support IS murderers’
(Siraj Wahab, Arab News)
Grand Mufti urges youth to shun radical groups
(Arab News)
A 13-year-old witness to ISIS' beheadings, crucifixion in Syria
(Raja Razek, Nick Paton Walsh, and Nick Thompson, CNN World)
Amid slaughter of a people, a boy finds hope in America
(Moni Basu, CNN World)
Report: ISIS selling Yazidi women in Syria
(Raja Razek and Jason Hanna, CNN World)
Sister of 'Lady al Qaeda': 'We want no violence in Aafia's name'
(Sophia Saifi and Hilary Whiteman, CNN World)
Reluctant rescue: Obama's answer to ISIS?
(The Editors, Commonweal Magazine)
Irrefutable: Israel’s case for legitimacy
(Andrew E. Harrod, Juicy Ecumenism)
Hindus ask Basketball Federation to lift turban ban
(The Jet)
US lawmakers ask International Basketball Federation to review policy on Sikh turbans
(Veeoz)
Jewish sect expelled from Guatemalan village after clashes with Mayan villagers
(Raf Sanchez, The Telegraph)
Friday, 29 August 2014
After tensions with residents, Lev Tahor leave Guatemalan village
(JTA)
SNC Head: IS more of a threat to Muslims than Christians
(Mohammad Nemr, translator Cynthia Milan, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Iraq's Sunni and Shiite Turkmens fall out over IS
(Fehim Taştekin, translator Sibel Utku Bila, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Islamic State's appeal presents Jordan with new test
(Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)
Nepal's Muslims forced into abortions and contraceptives
(World Bulletin)
Israeli police open murder investigations into civilian deaths from Gaza rockets
(Richard Silverstein, Tikun Olam)
Eastern Catholic patriarchs denounce Islamic State’s ‘crimes against humanity’
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Scholars: Boko Haram caliphate claim may be inspired by ISIS
(Catholic News Agency)
UN intervention against ISIS would fit Pope's call, scholar suggests
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Pakistani leader talks persecuted Christians with Pope Francis
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
No one wins by destroying each other, Jerusalem bishop says
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Muslim scholar decries violence: "I am a Nazarene, too"
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Three admit to murder of prominent Tibetan religious leader in China: lawyer
(Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
Do you play for 'Team Australia'? Muslims debate anti-terrorism push
(John Zubrzycki, The Christian Science Monitor)
Captives held by Islamic State were waterboarded
(Adam Goldman and Julie Tate, The Washington Post)
U.S. identifies citizens joining rebels in Syria, including ISIS
(Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times)
The seal cannot be broken: Priestly identity and the sacrament of confession
(Father Richard Umbers, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ISIS executees 250 Syrian soldiers in video
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
North Korea calls American society 'graveyard of human rights' over Ferguson race riots
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Syrian refugees face 'biggest humanitarian emergency of our era'
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Islamic State requires Saudi Arabia to rethink its support for extremism
(Nesrine Malik, The Guardian)
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