Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Egypt’s new laws: The stifling of opposition
(M.R., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])
Evangelism booms, Catholicism suffers in post-genocide Rwanda
(Stephanie Aglietti, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Future of Quebec's separatist party in doubt
(Bejamin Shingler, The Big Story)
Indonesia's Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election
(Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Reuters)
Saudi Arabia moves to allow girls to play sports in school
(Al Jazeera America)
US and the Middle East: The great problem that needs to be solved
(Elliott Abrams, Gatestone Institute)
Venezuela formally invites Vatican to mediate talks to end protests
(Ezequiel Minaya and Kejal Vyas, The Wall Street Journal)
Turmoil at Al-Azhar: Religion, politics, and the Egyptian State
(Jared Maisin, The Revealer)
China’s ‘lost Jews’ discover their faith
(Patrick Boehler, South China Morning Post)
Quebec election results scuttle controversial parts of proposed Charter of Quebec Values
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pauline Marois loses riding then resigns, as Quebec Liberals hand Parti Québécois a stunning defeat
(Graeme Hamilton, National Post)
Philippine Supreme Court upholds most of country's controversial Reproductive Health Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Chadian withdrawal leaves CAR's Muslims exposed
(France 24 International News)
Infographic: Jesus more popular than Mao on China’s Twitter
(Bethany Allen, Tea Leaf Nation)
Indonesia: Christian and Muslim women unite for peace in Sulawesi
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Pyongyang arrests scores for "religious activities", questions 100 people who could end up in concentration camps
(AsiaNews.it)
RNS EVENT, 9 April 2014: Journalism between red lines: Religion reporting in a world of conflict
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Catholic schools can't force student to attend mass, court rules
(Louise Brown, Toronto Star)
UN envoy raises alarm on abuses against Rohingya
(Robin McDowell, ABC News)
Pakistan: 1,000 minority girls forced in marriage every year: report
(Anwar Iqbal, Dawn)
The Indian elections
(V. Mitchell, Arab News)
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
4 Pakistani Christians now on death row
(SRN News)
Another South Korean superlative: Most draft dodgers in prison
(Donald Kirk, The Christian Science Monitor)
Is Al Qaeda winning? Grading the administration’s counterterrorism policy
(Benjamin Wittes, Brookings)
Marginalized Indian Muslims ambivalent at election time
(Brianna Sacks, Mint Press News)
Op-Ed: ‘Occupied territories’ is a flawed and biased term
(Alan Baker, JTA)
Op-Ed: The West Bank is under military occupation, and that’s a fact
(Jessica Montell, JTA)
Warm welcome for Peres in China
(Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post)
WCC general secretary meets with Korean church leaders
(World Council of Churches)
Where is the virtue?
(Anthony Esolen, The Witherspoon Institute)
Wish for change animates voters in India election
(Ellen Barry, The New York Times)
Priest assassinated * Vatican bank * Jesus People : Tuesday’s Roundup
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
Muslim shrine stands as a crossroads in Syria’s unrest
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)
Long a survivor in Syria, a Dutch priest is slain
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)
New versions of martyrdom: A truth worth witnessing
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Pundits: plans to close down faith-based Turkish schools abroad arbitrary, political vandalism
(Today's Zaman)
Historic Afghan polls: People's rebuff to the Taliban - analysis
(C Uday Bhaskar, Eurasia Review)
Marginalized Sikhs 'don’t care' about Afghan election
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe)
Court ruling on Philippines RH bill met with mixed responses
(Catholic News Agency)
Suharto's ghost stalks Indonesian election
(Nithin Coca, Al Jazeera)
Western atheists: You aren’t illegal in Saudi Arabia
(Chris Stedman, Religion News Service)
China, on the feast of the dead, authorities block the commemoration of Tiananmen victims
(AsiaNews.it)
Philippine Supreme Court backs law promoting birth control
(Al Jazeera America)
Kyrgyzstan: 14 year church ownership annulled
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Re Muslim Brotherhood, Cameron feeling the heat
(Linda S. Heard, Arab News)
Monday, 7 April 2014
Recognition of Jewish Israel is critical for Palestinians
(Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies)
Indonesia: In a nation of Muslims, political Islam is struggling to win votes
(Joe Cochrane, The New York Times)
Syria's latest battle: The PR fight over sanctuary for Christians
(Martin Armstrong, The Christian Science Monitor)
Ravaged by war, Syrians mourn the slain Father of Homs
(Alia Malek, Al Jazeera America)
Syria's war: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
(S.B. and F.V.T., The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East])
Sharia procedure to decide verdict of hunting trip killers
(Haneen Dajani, The National (UAE))
Pakistan: State sponsor of terrorism?
(Christine Williams, Gatestone Institute)
One of these men will lead Afghanistan
(Jean MacKenzie, Mint Press News)
Lev Tahor members ordered deported to Israel
(JTA)
No breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
(JTA)
Nigeria: 20 killed in mosque attack
(Christian Today - World)
Pakistani Christian appeals death penalty for blasphemy
(Christian Today - World)
Christian couple in Pakistan sentenced to death for 'blasphemy'
(Christianity Today World)
Human trafficking brings shame to humanity, UN Special Rapporteur tells an ecumenical consultation
(World Council of Churches)
Argentine president, godmother to lesbians' baby
(Associated Press via ABC News)
Christian leader wants to see a "new" democratic India that is against corruption and for the elderly
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
India, Babri Masjid demolition "planned by Hindu party"
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Paul Bhatti: "We want concrete answers against unjust death sentences for blasphemy"
(AsiaNews.it)
Homs: Fr Frans Van of the Lugt, who fed Christians and Muslims, is killed
(AsiaNews.it)
Wenzhou: Christians challenge government to prevent the demolition of their church
(AsiaNews.it)
Sunday, 6 April 2014
New generation of rabbis sees and speaks Israel
(Mira Sucharov, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Mali government resigns, new PM appointed: State
(Al Jazeera America)
Mormon Church states opposition to gay marriage but hints at subtler shift
(Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor)
Saturday, 5 April 2014
Tunisia at the crossroads
(Oussama Romdhani, World Affairs Journal)
Malaysia: Christians demand Islamic authorities return confiscated Bibles
(AsiaNews.it)
In Taliban stronghold, a scared electorate
(Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post)
Afghan turnout is high as voters defy the Taliban
(Rod Nordland, Azam Ahmed and Matthew Rosenberg, The New York Times)
Ashgate Law and Legal Studies email Update
House Committee holds hearing on persecution of religious communities in Vietnam
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why Chinese Christians are camping out to save their church and cross from demolition
(Xu Yangjingjing, The Washington Post)
Muslim leader endorses ruling party as religion rises in India election
(Sruthi Gottipati and Ron Popeski, Reuters)
Man and myth collide as Indian Hindu nationalist Modi eyes final ascent to power
(Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters)
Italian priests and Canadian nun kidnapped in Cameroon
(Reporting by Naomi O'Leary in Rome, Anne Mireille Nzouankeu and Bernard Fonka Mutta in Yaounde; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Reuters)
Friday, 4 April 2014
Researchers: Circumcision comparable to vaccination
(JTA)
Global Religious Diversity: Half of the most religiously diverse countries are in Asia-Pacific region
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)
Religious Diversity Index scores by country
(Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)
Countries with less religious diversity have more faith-based violence
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
Faithful rush to protect church with a cross deemed too tall
(Mia Li, The New York Times Sinosphere: Dispatches from China)
China: National YWCA Building shows blossoming influence of women
(Michelle Qiao, Shanghai Daily)
A question of consciousness
(Susan Blackmore, OUPblog)
Will BDS movement force change for Israel?
(Frederick Reese, Mint Press)
Pope Francis: married couples are an icon of God's love
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
African Christians will be killed if Church of England accepts gay marriage, says Justin Welby
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Honor diaries: Silencing speaks volumes
(Qanta Ahmed, National Review Online)
Welby says sexuality decisions can mean African Christians suffer
(Lens Episcopal News Service)
For Karnataka bishop, future elected officials must respect human dignity and religious freedom
(Henry D'Souza, AsiaNews.it)
Afghan elections remain "unpredictable," but without education nothing will not change"
(AsiaNews.it)
Chinese Buddhist temple forms 'anti-terrorist' squad
(Reuters)
Neon Trees star Elaine Bradley talks about Mormon faith in new YouTube video
(Sarah Petersen, Deseret News)
British woman Roya Nobakht could be executed in Iran after insulting Islam on Facebook
(Chris Green, The Independent)
Thursday, 3 April 2014
“We have to build bridges” says WCC general secretary during his visit to Finland
(World Council of Churches)
Assassination of cleric 'Makaburi' puts Kenya on edge
(The Christian Science Monitor)
How anti-Jewish jokes hurt the Palestinian cause
(Nuzha Nusseibeh, The Atlantic)
Lev Tahor children returned to their families after CBSA arrests: lawyer
(CTV News London)
Nepal will be ‘Hindu State’ if Modi takes power: VHP
(Indian Christian Activist Network)
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