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Monday, 12 May 2014

Boko Haram rebels say ready to exchange kidnapped Nigerian girls for prisoners
(John Irish, Reuters)

Boko Haram releases video of kidnapped schoolgirls, looking to bargain for their release
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

In Indonesia, moderate Islamic party returns to political centerstage
(Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Reuters)

Israeli ministers approve bid to block Palestinian prisoner releases
(Jeffrey Heller, Reuters)

Israeli PM says Iran's nuclear program a 'clear and present danger'
(Elaine Lies, Reuters)

Al Qaeda's Iraqi offshoot gains ground in Syria amid rebel infighting
(Oliver Holmes, Reuters)

Afghan fighting worsens as foreign troops withdraw: report
(Jeremy Laurence, Reuters)

Chad closes border with Central African Republic
(Madjiasra Nako and Joe Bavier, Reuters)

Car bomb kills at least 12 people in Somalia: police
(Abdi Sheikh and James Macharia, Reuters)

Palestinian foreign minister requests 'terrorist' label for militant settlers
(Noah Browning, Reuters)

Egypt's Sisi says Syria crisis should end via peaceful means
(Yasmine Saleh and Mostafa Hashem, Reuters)

Iran prods Pakistan leader on U.S. ties, security, pipeline
(Mehrdad Balali, Reuters)

Modi on course to be India's next leader, exit polls show
(Shyamantha Asokan, Reuters)

Is there a Biblical answer to poverty?
(Gracy Olmstead, The Federalist)

Why would atheist China ban Paramount’s ‘Noah’ amid religious freedom fears?
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)

Vatican threatens Jesuit theologian in India with censure
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

Nigerian schoolgirls * LGBT Army? * Atheists lose: Monday’s Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)

UN urged to tell Catholic Church it has no right to oppose abortion
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Iranian Christians flock to Germany for sanctuary from persecution
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Faith leaders and human rights organizations to have prayer vigil and public witness at Nigerian embassy in Washington, D.C.
(Christian News Wire)

Flurry of arrests in Xinjiang: over 230 people detained in past 6 weeks
(AsiaNews.it)

Kuwait minister 'linked to Syria jihad' quits
(Al Jazeera)

Praying in fear after Kenya church attacks
(Hamza Mohamed, Al Jazeera)

In Mexico, doors open for Foundation's work
(Brian J. Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

India's elections nearing end
(N/A, Aljazeera America)

Tajik theologian calls on Tajikistan to back Russia's position on Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Malaysia: Freedom of religion and the press
(Soong Phui Jee, Sin Chew Daily)

Churches urge South Sudanese leaders to implement peace agreement
(World Council of Churches)

Dozens of members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect have left Canada and are living in a shack in Guatemala
(Jason Magder, National Post)

Australia: Scientologist bid for drug rehab centre rejected
(Damien Murphy, The Sydney Morning Herald)

Pope Francis should stick to doctrine, stay away from economic 'redistribution'
(John Moody, Fox News)

Church attacks in Israel 'poison' before pope's visit, cleric says
(Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters)

U.N. readies aid in South Sudan after ceasefire deal
(Andrew Green and Edmund Blair, Reuters)

To my fellow Millenials: Christian persecution is a social justice issue
(Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

Question facing UMC: Who is Lord, Jesus or Caesar?
(John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism)

China, middle Eastern nations ban 'Noah'
(Russ Jones, Christian Headlines)

Israel Prime Minister promises to help search for kidnapped girls
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Godless church services for Atheists go global
(Nico Hines, The Daily Beast)

Noah the gnostic?
(Karen Willows, Religion & Politics)

Politics and religion in India
(On Religion)

American Christians issue call to action on behalf of Mideast Christians
(Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law and Religion Forum at St. John's University School of Law)

Why Latinos are leaving the Catholic Church: The same reason everyone else does
(Anna Sutherland, First Things)

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Atheist China bans biblical epic 'Noah'
(Saibal Dasgupta, The Times of India)

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Lawyer for Pakistan doctor jailed over bin Laden hunt quits amid threats
(Katharine Houreld, Reuters)

International pressure to bring back kidnapped Nigerian girls increases
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

Friday, 9 May 2014

U.N. Security Council threatens action over girls abduction in Nigeria
(Michelle Nichols, Reuters)

Egypt's Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
(Tom Perry, Reuters)

Militants attack presidential palace in mounting Yemen turmoil
(Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters)

Holy Land churches mount awareness campaign in wake of hate graffiti
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Pope urges ‘legitimate redistribution’ of wealth
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Hamas' "gift" to Israel on Independence Day
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

‘Cuz you know you can’t wait for Friday’s Roundup
(Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service)

Chibok victim: Kidnappers threatened to shoot, Angry parents say school ignored rumors of expected violence
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Pope Francis urges redistribution of wealth
(Carly Andrews, Aleteia)

Nigerian authorities failed to act on warnings about Boko Haram raid on school
(Gabe Cahn, Amnesty International)

The blood-stained hunters of Boko Haram
(Matt Ford, The Atlantic)

Libya: Muslim Brotherhood's new prime minister
(Anna Mahjar-Barducci, Gatestone Institute)

U.N. should encourage redistribution of wealth, pope says
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)

Orthodox patriarch eyes unity in visit with Pope
(Desmond Butler, The Associated Press, The Big Story)

Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Nigeria's Boko Haram smears Islam
(Reuters Africa)

Christians in Israel and Palestine fear rise in violence ahead of Pope's visit
(Orlando Crowcroft, The Guardian)

Church leaders to take part in talks between South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar
(Presbyterian Church (USA))

Algerian Christians should promote friendship with Muslims, says Pope Envoy
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

S. Sudan government and rebels abuse human rights
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)

Uzbekistan: To Baptists: "Let him pay the fine and we'll return the car"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Envoy says Israel and Palestine wouldn't compromise in peace talks
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Vandals deface Jerusalem church before Pope visits
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Sustaining religious harmony: The dialogue way - analysis
(Mohd Alami Musa, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)

Nigeria's president vows to defeat Boko Haram
(Al Jazeera America)

Ten years in prison and a thousand lashes for Saudi liberal blogger
(AsiaNews.it)

One of Mao's former red guards paints Pope Francis' portrait
(AsiaNews.it)

EVENT, 9 May 2014: The Future of Religious Studies and the Public Understanding of Religion in a Global Age
(The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Australia finds some asylum seekers to be refugees
(Al Jazeera America)

Shiraz cemetery demolition continues by the Revolutionary Guards
(Baha'i World News Service)

B'nai B'rith deeply concerned by U.N. Human Rights Council's choice to fill anti-Israel post
(B'nai B'rith International)

Homes set on fire, militants flee to Bhutan after Assam massacre: police
(Biswajyoti Das, Reuters)

Anti-Christian slogans alarm Church before Pope's Holy Land visit
(Jeffrey Heller, Reuters)

Western ally against al Qaeda faces few rivals in Mauritanian poll
(Laurent Prieur, Reuters)

Gunmen assassinate eastern Libya security chief in Benghazi
(Ayman al-Warfalli, Ahmed Elumami, and Ulf Laessing, Reuters)

Syrian rebels blow up Aleppo hotel used by army
(Dominic Evans, Reuters)

Nigeria's president at WEF pledges to free kidnapped girls
(Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Lanre Ola, Reuters)

Indonesian woman gang-raped, faces caning for adultery
(Michael Winter, Religion News Service)

In a nutshell: What is Boko Haram?
(Oren Dorell, Religion News Service)

Vatican calls for release of kidnapped Nigerian girls
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)

Residents: 50 bodies found in Nigeria violence
(Associated Press, Mint Press News)

How Myanmar’s government is making violence between Muslims and Buddhists worse
(Manny Maung and Patrick Winn, Global Post)

Saudi Arabian online liberal activist Raif Badawi sentenced to 1,000 lashes
(Ludovica Iaccino, International Business Times)

Gunmen kill Pakistan lawyer defending blasphemy case
(Katharine Houreld; Nick Macfie, Reuters)

We still don't know who'll win the global battle for free speech
(Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian)

Syria gains international attention for violation of religious freedom
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Saeed Abedini remains in prison for second consecutive birthday
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)

Nigerian Cardinal: schoolgirls' abduction is shameful
(Josephine McKenna, Christian Headlines)

Archbishop Makgoba condemns abductions of Nigerian schoolgirls as 'outrage'
(Anglican Communion News Service)

1500-year-old bible discovered in Turkey indicates Jesus Christ was not crucified
(Donovan Longo, Latin Times)

Scandal: Horizontal and vertical consequences
(Marvin Olasky, World News Group)

Tajik clerics urge authorities to stop "searching for enemies" amongst compatriots
(Interfax-Religion)

Lebanon church head's planned Jerusalem visit stirs controversy
(Alexander Dziadosz and Laila Bassam, Reuters)

‘Lawyer of Pakistani accused of blasphemy killed’
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

John Kerry apologizes for using "Apartheid" to describe Israel's potential future
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)

Beverly Hills passes resolution condemning Brunei Sharia laws, calls for Sultan of Brunei to sell the Beverly Hills Hotel
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

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