Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 March 2014
Ukraine’s religious communities ask Russia to pull out troops
(JTA)
Uighurs at Xinjiang mosque have to face China flag when praying
(Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America)
Why are Christians the world’s most persecuted group?
(Ramond Ibrahim, The Christian Post Opinion)
Pope Francis allows married man to join priesthood for first time in nearly 100 years
(Morgan Lee, The Christian Post)
Separatists blamed for China knife attack; 33 dead
(The Associated Press, Aljazeera America)
Sunday, 2 March 2014
China's religious hostilities increase fourfold, as knife attack leaves dozens dead
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
In Mexican village, utility shut-off used to force Protestant families to contribute to local Catholic festivals
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
N Korea 'to release Australian missionary'
(BBC News)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against army service
(BBC News)
Appeal of the Ukrainian churches and religious organizations on the occasion of the foreign aggression
(Institute for Religious Freedom (Ukraine))
Saturday, 1 March 2014
Allah, Malaysia and the WCC: Getting along in the name of God
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Hamas: Teaching human rights is against Palestine, Islamic culture
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Indonesia: Report on religious intolerance points finger at President Yudhoyono
(Mike MacLachlan, London, UCA News)
Mexican Catholics find God in Islam
(William Schaefer, Mint Press News)
Missions signal a growing role for Mormon women
(Jodi Kantor and Laurie Goodstein, International New York Times)
Moroccan spiritual diplomacy is gaining ground in West Africa – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Saudi Arabia: besieged and fearful
(Immanuel Wallerstein, Aljazeera America)
State Department's Human Rights Report includes international religious discrimination concerns
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Tajik women fight mosque exclusion
(Humairo Bakhtiyor, Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Thai Buddhist monk vows to fight on even as protesters scale back
(Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Reuters)
The dangers of oversimplifying the Central African Republic conflict
(Alex Whiting, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham’s dhimmi pact for the Christians of Raqqa province
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Joshua Landis - Syria Comment)
Ukraine Crisis: Crimea in the Crosshairs
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)
Unrest in Xinjiang, Uyghur Province in China
(Raymond Lee, Al Jazeera Center for Studies)
Venezuela: Violence against protesters, journalists
(Human Rights Watch)
Port au Prince, Haiti: Religious freedom celebrated in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake
(Dr. John Graz, International Religious Liberty Association)
Russian troops take over Ukraine's Crimea region
(Tim Sullivan and Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press, The Big Story)
Putin dismisses Obama’s warning over Ukraine incursion
(AFP and Times of Israel Staff, The Times of Israel)
The Crimean crisis we should have seen coming
(Robert Coalson, The Atlantic)
Islamic justice through nonviolence: Mustafa Dzhemilev and the National Movement of Crimean Tatars
(Tasi Perkins, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Lev Tahor leader Shlomo Helbrans' refugee case questioned
(Julia Sisler, CBC News)
Pakistani Taliban announces 1-month cease-fire
(Riaz Khan, The Big Story)
A Ukraine/Crimea FAQ roundup
(Joshua Keating, Slate)
Ukraine: The February revolution
(The Economist)
Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland
(Ayla Jean Yackely, Reuters)
At least 28 die in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station: reports
(Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Friday, 28 February 2014
Belz Hasidim threaten mass exodus over Israel draft reform
(Haaretz)
CAR clerics plead for cease-fire
(World Watch Monitor)
Country reports on human rights practices for 2013, secretary's preface
(John F. Kerry, U.S. Department of State)
WCC supports churches’ efforts to restore Malaysia’s multi-religious values
(World Council of Churches)
World Bank freezes aid to Uganda over gay law
(Al Jazeera)
Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in Raqqa
(BBC News)
Nigeria: NSCIA faults CONFAB delegates selection
(Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust)
Ugandan bishops reserve judgment on new anti-gay law
(Catholic News USA)
Knesset passes bill distinguishing between Muslim and Christian Arabs
(Jonathan Lis, Haaretz)
Stormy debate: Knesset hosts first-ever parley on Temple Mount sovereignty in plenum
(Lahav Harkov and Daniel K. Eisenbud, Jerusalem Post)
Hindu nationalists are gaining power in India - and silencing enemies along the way
(Sunny Hundal, The Independent)
Conflict in the Central African Republic: it's not just about religion
(Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Institute for Security Studies)
Egypt PM visits Abbasiya Cathedral to offer condolences over death of Egyptians in Libya
(Egypt State Information Service via AllAfrica)
Nigeria: MURIC demands answer from FG, Army
(Daily Trust)
Kenya increases airport security in response to 'increased threats'
(Sabahi)
Gang raids Bamburi church, injures three
(The Star)
Kenya: Court frees Masjid Musa suspects
(The Star)
Philippines, Card. Quevedo: "Peace in Mindanao, chief commitment for local Church"
(AsiaNews.it)
Islamists demand levy from Christians in Syrian city
(Stephen Kalin and Robin Pomeroy, Reuters)
North Korea rejects request for the release of arrested Christian missionary
(AsiaNews.it)
Radical cleric rejects ‘Islamic tax’ in Syria
(The Associated Press, Arab News)
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Who’s afraid of Christian Zionism?
(Robert Nicholsom, The Times of Israel)
Mormon church pushes back on planet misconceptions
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Myanmar leader backs Buddhist monks’ calls for laws to ‘protect’ religion, race
(Win Naung Toe and Nay Myo Tun, Radio Free Asia)
Vladimir Putin doesn’t need to invade Ukraine. He can destabilize it from the Kremlin.
(Anne Applebaum, Slate)
Dozens killed in Nigeria by armed fighters
(Al Jazeera America)
Islamophobia: From unfounded fear to racism
(Fatma Yilmaz Elmas, Journal of Turkish Weekly)
Saudi Arabia’s virulently sectarian geo-policies behind resurgence of Al Qaida in Iraq
(Zayd Alisa, Eurasia Review)
Amid obstacles and fears, Manila shows readiness to sign peace deal with MILF
(AsiaNews.it)
Israel's Muslim holy places: Battle of the believers [VIDEO]
(The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East]))
Israel-Palestine talks: It's gone quiet
(The Economist [Pomegranate: The Middle East]))
Ultra-Orthodox parties bar yeshiva students from enlisting
(Jta and Aron Donzis, The Times of Israel)
Hezbollah takes lead in pounding Syrian rebels
(Mona Alami, Detroit Free Press)
Kyrgystan: Freeing belief communities from state interference "a mistake"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Catholic Magazine 'America' denounces Uganda's harsh anti-gay laws: Jesuit editors speak out
(Huffington Post)
African voices in Catholic divorce debate boost conservative side
(John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe)
Founder of Liberation Theology hailed at Vatican
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press via Bloomberg Businessweek)
Protest of half a million Haredim to shut down Jerusalem on Sunday
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press)
Syria: Jihadist group imposes rules of submission on Raqqa Christians
(Paul Dakiki, AsiaNews.it)
Jordan arrests 10 gays over get-together party
(Ahram Online)
Jordan terror suspect criticises jihadist tax on Syria Christians
(Ahram Online)
Bahrain arrests 4 for 'religious insult' on Instagram
(Ahram Online)
Indian ministry to discuss developing Islamic endowments
(Kuala Lumprur, Reuters)
Kerry likens Uganda anti-gay law to anti-Semitism and apartheid
(Lesley Wroughton, Reuters)
Syrian Christians sign treaty of submission to Islamists
(Elhanan Miller, The Times of Israel)
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Banned Sikh group never advocated violence, former leader says
(Sunny Dhillon, The Globe and Mail)
Pakistani Taliban say government must embrace Islamic law
(Saud Mehsud, Reuters)
S. Korean missionary jailed in North seeks mercy
(Eric Talmadge, Associated Press)
Notice & Call for Papers for Annual Symposium of IASJF: Proposals Due 15 March 2014
(The International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family)
Morocco, counter-terrorism, and the U.S - Africa Summit
(Ahmed Charai, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Making sense of global terrorism now
(Fernando Reinares, Elcano Royal Institute)
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims voice their concerns on religion based discrimination in India to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(National Council of Churches in India)
Indonesia’s religious freedom ‘in peril’
(World Watch Monitor)
Indonesia Report 2014
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Dozens dead as sectarian violence continues in central Nigeria
(World Watch Monitor)
Arabs riot on Temple Mount ahead of Feiglin’s debate on Jewish Prayer
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press)
Reform and Conservative Jews upset over plans for Robinson’s Arch
(JTA, Jewish Press)
World Russian People's Council threatens with legal prosecution to those who try to capture churches in Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)
The first Saudi Woman to become an editor-in-chief
(Samya, Patheos Blog: Muslimah Media Watch)
Kathmandu: the invasion of naked holy men sparks protests among residents
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
New Israeli 'divide and rule' law to separate Arab Christians and Muslims
(Joshua Lapide, AsiaNews.it)
New Ukraine acting president Turchynov is Baptist pastor
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nigeria: Skye Bank chairman - Boko Haram has taken freedom of religion too far
(Senator Iroegbu, This Day via AllAfrica)
Shock as interim prime minister and government resigns
(Christian Telegraph)
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