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Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 'detained'
(BBC News)

Sudan re-arrests Christian woman one day after release from death row
(Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)

Sudanese 'apostasy' woman detained at airport following release
(Al Jazeera America)

Who is ISIS (aka ISIL) and why you should care
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

Will Joe Biden stop the tide of child "refugees?"
(Michael Cook, MercatorNet)

Monday, 23 June 2014

The Economist explains: How professional sportsmen cope with Ramadan
(B.R., The Economist)

Sudanese Christian mother sentenced to death for apostasy is freed
(World Watch Monitor)

Miriam Ibrahim, imprisoned Christian mother, freed in Sudan, lawyer confirms
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)

Activists aiming to steer Israeli government funding to non-Orthodox
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Sunni caliphate or Shiite imamate? - analysis
(Sufyan bin Uzayr, Eurasia Review)

Egypt: Jazeera convictions miscarriage of justice, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

Court rules in Allah case, rejects appeal by Malaysian Christians, denies religious freedom
(Asianews.it)

Central Java: Celebrating Marian shrine in Sendangsono, venerated by Christians and Muslims
(Mathias Hariyadi, Asianews.it)

Bangladesh, convicted to death 8 Islamists for New Year's massacre
(Sumon Corraya, Asianews.it)

Wenzhou, police threaten Christians who want to protect churches and crosses
(Asianews.it)

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in China
(Wilhelm K. Muller, Svd, Asianews.it)

Top Malaysian court dismisses 'Allah' case
(Al Jazeera America)

Largest UK Muslim organization declares female circumcision un-Islamic
(Renee Lewis, Al Jazeera America)

38 House members write to Kerry about persecuted Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim
(Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)

Was Jesus Christ married? A look at the Bible facts
(Jack Wellman, What Christians Want to Know)

As FIFA attempts to curb racism at the World Cup, a look at hate speech laws worldwide
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center)

Presbyterians join the anti-Israel choir
(Jonathan Marks, The Wall Street Journal)

Moravians in 13 states vote to ordain gay clergy
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

As Sunni jihadists plunder Iraq, Shi'ite cleric warns US to stay out
(Frances Martel, Breitbart)

The British jihadis in Syria might be driven by more than just religion
(Joanna Bourke, The Guardian)

Egypt sentences journalists to 7 years in prison; Amnesty Int'l calls verdict a 'sham'
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)

Influential cleric calls for Sunni-Shi'ite dialogue in Iraq
(Amena Bakr, Reuters)

Meriam Ibrahim released from death row in Sudan
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Young Saudis embrace internet satire, reject Wahhabism
(Global Post, Mint Press News)

Iraq's beleaguered Christians make final stand on the Mosul frontline
(Richard Spencer, The Telegraph)

Malaysia Allah dispute: Top court rejects challenge
(BBC News)

Sri Lanken police ban rallies inciting hatred
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Fate of 3 kidnapped Israelis raises tensions on many fronts
(Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)

Anti-govt cleric returns to Pakistan, supporters clash with police
(Katharine Houreld and Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)

Sudan release woman on death row for apostasy
(Mohamed Osman, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Israeli leader criticizes Presbyterians
(Yousur Alhlou, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Islamic Law and Adoptions
(Faisal Kutty, SSRN)

Sunday, 22 June 2014

Invitation to Register: THE OXFORD JOURNAL OF LAW AND RELIGION 2014 SUMMER ACADEMY

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Summer Academy Registration Form (download)

Saturday, 21 June 2014

A Christian Convert, on the Run in Afghanistan
(Azam Ahmed, The New York Times)

Ayatollah al-Sistani: A new government for an Iraq free from sectarian barriers
(Asianews.it)

Egypt confirms death sentences of Badie, over 180 others
(Arab News)

Egyptian court upholds mass death sentences
(Edward Yeranian, Voice of America)

Middle East Christians welcome Syrian Muslim refugees
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)

Mormon church sues Canadian polygamist over trademarked name
(Jennifer Dobner, Reuters)

Pope Francis condemns the ‘evil’ of legalizing drugs
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Presbyterian Church votes to divest holdings to sanction Israel
(The Guardian)

Sri Lanka Muslim group calls for ban on anti-minority groups
(Melani Manel Perera, Asianews.it)

Sri Lanka probes Muslim store fire as tensions rise
(Arab News)

US should link political settlement in Iraq to any military strike to avoid sectarian war - analysis
(Riad Kahwaji, INEGMA)

Will ISIS create Al-Sham caliphate and liberate Palestine? - OpEd
(Franklin Lamb, Eurasia Review)

Friday, 20 June 2014

Govt can't interfere in religious affairs of Puri temple
(Business Standard)

The intrigue lying behind Iraq’s jihadist uprising
(Reva Bhalla, MercatorNet)

Iran: Obama will escalate sectarianism in Iraq
(Al Bawaba)

Bangladesh police arrests 24 Islamic radical females
(Sumon Corraya, Asianews.it)

For Maronite Synod, presidential vacancy is "unacceptable and dangerous," solidarity with Churches of Syria and Iraq
(Paul Dakiki, Asianews.it)

More Zhejiang churches to be torn down in demolition campaign, Christian "ready to fight to the end"
(Asianews.it)

High turnout in democracy referendum with parishes helping campaign
(Paul Wang, Asianews.it)

Hillary’s evenhandedness means blaming Israel for failed peace talks
(Noah Pollak, Tablet Magazine)

The lessons of Kim Jong-Wook
(World Watch Monitor)

PCUSA votes for anti-Israel divestment
(Alexander Griswold, Juicy Ecumenism)

#RescueMeriam: Highlights from the protests
(Jonathan Fuller, Juicy Ecumenism)

Twitter ends censorship of 'blasphemous' tweets after #TwitterTheocracy campaign
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Christian North Korea defector shares amazing testimony; describes rape, slavery and torture
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Iraq: How did it come to this?
(The Economist)

Marching in Pride parade is an ‘internal union matter’, defiant Ontario Catholic Teachers Association head says
(Sarah Boesveld, National Post)

French Jews leave for Israel in increasing numbers
(Lori Hinnant and Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Top Shiite cleric calls for new government in Iraq
(Sameer N. Yacoub, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Summer Academy in Law and Religion, 23-27 June 2014

ISIS threatens remaining Christian population in Iraq
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Summer Academy in Law and Religion, 23-27 June 2014

The war on Christians
(Paul Marshall, The Weekly Standard)

Thursday, 19 June 2014

Chin refugees in India want to stop Burmese religious conversion law
(Asianews.it)

Colombo, Buddhist monk critical of anti-Muslim violence beaten by "unknown"
(Asianews.it)

Escalating crisis drives surge in Iraq's messianic movements
(Ali Mamouri, Al Monitor)

Ronald Williams v Commonwealth of Australia & ORS
(Press Release, High Court of Australia)

Questions of cosmology
(Peter Berger, The American Interest)

Vietnam - Pastors and Bible students attacked by mob
(Release International)

Boko Haram: 'Leader' arrested in south Nigeria
(Ludovica Iaccino, International Business Times)

BJP win elicits mixed reaction from India's Christians
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Boko Haram suspected of detonating suicide bomb, killing 14 watching World Cup in Nigeria
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post)

Sikhs want the attack on the Golden Temple to be recognized as genocide
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

New Zealand abortion rates drop to 20-year low; pro-life groups hail news
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict all about denial of moral legitimacy
(Mark Silk, Religion News Service)

Myanmar’s persecuted minority
(Adam B. Ellick and Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times)

Kazakhstan eyes "unified" Islamic banking law next year
(Bernardo Vizcaino, Reuters)

Leader’s words about women jolt Morocco
(Aida Alami, The New York Times)

Muslims close shops to protest Sri Lanka attacks
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press)

Court stops Australian funding of school chaplains
(Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press)

As ISIS advances, what future for Iraqi Christians?
(Jane Arraf, The Christian Science Monitor)

As moderate Islamists retreat, extremists surge unchecked
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

As anti-Christian violence continues, fear and insecurity increase among minorities
(Nirmala Carvalho, Asianews.it)

From Sarajevo comes a no to violence done in the name of God, and lessons from the martyrs
(Bernardo Cervellera, Asianews.it)

Non-violence vs. fundamentalism in contemporary India
(Card. George Alencherry, Asianews.it)

The Sunni-Shia divide: Where they live, what they believe and how they view each other
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)

Nigerian military arrest senior Boko Haram member: police
(Anamesere Igboeroteonwo and Joe Hemba, Reuters)

Boko Haram threat has not stopped Bible translation work in Nigeria
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

As Myanmar's Rakhine Buddhists gain strength, so does anti-Muslim apartheid
(Aubrey Belford, Reuters)

Kenya massacre prompts calls for increased security
(World Watch Monitor)

Twitter relents, won't allow Pakistan government to block controversial messages
(Mark A. Kellner, Deseret National News)

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