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Wednesday, 11 June 2014

The cleansing of Iraq’s Christians is entering its end game
(Nina Shea, National Review Online)

USCIRF deeply concerned by draft “Religious Conversion Law” in Burma
(Press Release, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Women shut out from Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal
(Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Statement on Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, a Sudanese believer sentenced to death for apostacy
(Press Release, European Commission)

Egypt can inspire new Arab world
(Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, Arab News)

African Wikipedia aims to create online legacy of traditions and languages
(David Smith, The Guardian)

For the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Iran, freedom and human rights seem remote
(Nazila Ghanea, New Statesman)

At Angelina Jolie-chaired summit, faith leaders work to end sexual violence
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Israeli government continuously targeting Palestinian Christian village
(Patrick O. Strickland, Mint Press News)

Kyrgyzstan: "I don't see political will on higher level" to resolve burial problems
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Religion and press freedom in the digital age - Part one: Information on trial
(Natsja Sheriff, The Revealer)

Indian Muslims feel insecure under Modi
(MD Rasooldeen, Arab News)

OIC to discuss extremism, wars affecting Muslims
(Siraj Wahab, Arab News)

Saudi Justice to Americans: ‘Hands off Islamic law’
(Arab News)

Radical Hindus target Christian communities: Murder and torture
(AsiaNews.it)

Christians among half a million fleeing after Islamic extremists capture second largest Iraq city
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Special Report: Why do youth join Boko Haram?
(Freedom Onuoha, United States Institute of Peace)

Court finds abuse of former Guantánamo detainees “standard”, “foreseeable”
(Press Release, Center for Constitutional Rights)

Up to 1000 Christian families flee Iraq’s second city
(World Watch Monitor)

One week of Rouhani's "moderate" Islamic Republic of Iran
(Shadi Paveh, Gatestone Institute)

Syrian Kurds continue to blame Turkey for backing ISIS militants
(Amberin Zaman, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Ex-Islamic Jihad leader launches new armed group in Gaza
(Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

A year in Kuwaiti jail for a tweet? Draft law threatens free speech
(Mona Kareem, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Egypt's ultraconservative Islamists back Sisi, seek to eclipse Brotherhood
(Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)

Boko Haram abducts 20 Fulani women, 3 men near Chibok
(Ola' Audu, Premium Times (Nigeria))

Boko Haram kidnaps more women near Chibok, reports say
(The Guardian)

The missing girls of Chibok will determine Nigeria's fate
(Ben Okri, The Guardian)

Pakistan militants launch new attack on Karachi airport; Taliban claims responsibility
(Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

Why are men more in favour of abortion?
(Philippa Taylor, MercatorNet)

Shoots of hope for Christians in Syria's civil war
(Patrick Sookhdeo, MercatorNet)

The struggle for religious freedom as a fundamental human right in Asia
(Krista R. Burdine, World Religion News)

"Yes" to euthanasia brings a seismic shift in values
(Margaret Somerville, Careful! A blog about end-of-life issues (MercatorNet))

Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor takes throne as Muslim monarch
(Haruna Mohamed, Reuters)

Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan
(BBC News Asia)

For Vatican, a path back to diplomatic relevance
(John L. Allen Jr., Boston Globe)

Israel's goal: draw ultra-Orthodox Jews into tech boom
(Orr Hirschauge, The Wall Street Journal)

Protests erupt over Nigeria's new Islamic authority: witnesses
(Reuters)

Moderate Muslim leader killed in Kenya
(Tom Odula and Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

“Grave” confusion? * Jewish Evangelizers? * Religious Freedom: Tuesday’s Roundup
(Religion News Service)

Mindanao peace: All eyes on OIC
(Susan V. Ople, Arab News)

Egypt sentences 112 protesters to jail
(Al Bawaba News)

Vatican: ‘Nothing to worry about’ as tired Pope Francis cancels meetings
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Nagasaki, government launches website to "rediscover" Japanese Christians
(AsiaNews.it)

Human Rights Watch: No progress on rights in Laos
(AsiaNews.it)

Two Saudi Shiites sentenced to death for 2012 anti-government demonstrations
(AsiaNews.it)

Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox Jews occupy and drive Christian pilgrims from Upper Room
(Joshua Lapide, AsiaNews.it)

Korea, Kim Jong-Un unleashes crackdown on Christianity
(AsiaNews.it)

The Muslim Brotherhood struggles to come in from the cold
(Al Jazeera America)

Monday, 9 June 2014

First Russian church being built in Macedonia
(Macedonian International News Agency)

Religion and translation: The gift of tongues
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])

Catholic, Orthodox bishops push for more married priests
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Culture minister likens Iran's fear of Internet to fear of fax machine
(Arash Karami, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Rouhani, critics debate 'path to heaven'
(Shahir ShahidSaless, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Egypt Salafist party leader defends decision to back Sisi
(Enas Hamed, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Egypt’s Nubians demand rights on Aswan High Dam anniversary
(Ayah Aman, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Azerbaijan: Third Muslim in secret police pre-trial detention
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

News flash: American taxpayers now paying the salaries of Palestinian terrorists
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Quebec legalises euthanasia
(Michael Cook, BioEdge)

A handout for queer non-monogamists
(Carolyn Moynihan, Conjugality)

Christianity meant to be practiced not imagined, says Pope
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Pakistani Muslim NGO highlights forced conversion of Christian women
(World Watch Monitor)

Syria becoming warlord-run failed state: former peace envoy
(Reuters)

Nepal politicians called to ban religious conversions by India's BJP
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Syrian leader declares ‘general amnesty’ for prisoners
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)

Appeals court begins trial of Sudanese mother sentenced to death for Christian faith
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Syrian crisis splits activists and religious groups over aid
(Michele Kelemen, NPR)

Pope prays with Israeli, Palestinian presidents
(Nicholas Casey, The Wall Street Journal)

Sunday, 8 June 2014

At Vatican, day of prayer with focus on uniting
(Jim Yardley and Jodi Rudoren, The New York Times)

Christians around the world celebrate June 8 Pentecost
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)

Egypt's post-election scorecard: losers and winners
(Mahmoud Salem, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Nepal politicians called to ban religious conversions by India's BJP
(Cath Martin, Christian Today World)

Religious extremism and military authoritarianism in absence of democracy
(Davoud Fairahi, Iran Review)

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Interview with UN Peace Envoy Brahimi: 'Syria will become another Somalia'
(Susanne Koelbl, Spiegel Online International)

Religious freedom linked to economic growth and innovation
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)

Egypt bans unlicensed preachers, tightens grip on mosques
(Maggie Fick and Ali Abdelaty, Reuters)

India: a looming new arena for religious persecution
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism)

Francis and the global crisis of human trafficking
(Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)

Boko Haram kills 45 Nigerians after pretending to be village preachers
(Jessica Martinez, The Christian Post)

Advisers urge Pope Francis to slow down for a summer break
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

EVENT, 7 June 2014: International Conference: Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law
(Convenors: Robin Griffith-Jones and Mark Hill QC, with Professor Robert Blackburn, The Temple Church, London)

Friday, 6 June 2014

Morocco's Islamists: Bucking the trend?
(Anouar Boukhars, FRIDE - A European Think Tank for Global Action)

Saudi reform could include elected legislature
(Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

Transitional justice fails in Iraq
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Meriam Ibrahim apostasy death sentence leaves Sudan's Christians feeling unsafe
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

Temple Mount archaeological project yields treasure, unearths conflict
(Ilan Ben Zion, The Times of Israel)

India Sikh groups clash at Golden Temple
(BBC News India)

In Iran, a dispute over heaven
(Golnaz Esfandiari, The Atlantic)

Boko Haram kills 200 villagers in a week, 4 girls escape captivity
(Ryan Mauro, Juicy Ecumenism)

European women find appeal in Syrian jihad
(Brenda Stoter, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)

On 23 June, court to decide appeal over 'Allah' ban
(AsiaNews.it)

The other in Israel
(Mordechai Beck, Christian Century)

Masses, pilgrimages and festivals to celebrate 125 years of the Catholic mission in Sumba
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)

India: Sikhs clash at Golden Temple
(Al Jazeera America)

Criminal case against Byelorussian Catholic priest Lazar closed
(Interfax-Religion)

Stepashin wishes Assad "swift victory over forces of evil"
(Interfax-Religion)

Pakistani girl survives attempted 'honour killing'
(Brownie Marie, Christian Today)

American tourist arrested in North Korea for 'hostile activities' after leaving Bible at hotel
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

North Korea holds American over Bible left in hotel, reports say
(Joohee Cho, ABC News)

Nigeria's second highest Islamic traditional monarch dies
(Reporting by Haruna Mohammed; Writing by Tim Cocks, Editing by Angus MacSwan, Reuters)

Pakistan survivor of honor killing attempt fears for her life
(Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters)

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