Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 24 January 2014
In Iran sanctions debate, what the sides are arguing about
(Ron Kampeas, JTA)
Myanmar Buddhists killed more than 40 Muslims
(Robin McDowell, Associated Press, MSN News)
Basketball great Yao Ming: 'Never underestimate strength of character'
(Klaus Brinkbäumer and Bernhard Zand, Spiegel Online International)
The Christian Theologian of Zion: Fr. Marcel-Jacques Dubois, Israel's ardent admirer and passionate critic
(Jonathan Yudelman, First Things: Religion and Public Life)
A crossroads for antisemitism?
(Steven Beller, OUPblog)
Secular South Africa?
(Philip Jenkins, The Christian Century)
The 2014 World Report: The World’s Rights Struggles
(Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch)
Prolonged fight feared in Egypt after bombings
(David D. Kirkpatrick, International New York Times)
Should Syria's future be decided by men with guns?
(Medea Benjamin, Nation of Change - Middle East)
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Pope Francis’ historic mission to the Middle East
(Nigel Zimmerman, Mercator Net)
The Rohingya case in Burma: A genuine effort towards peace?
(Margherita Belgioioso, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
'Major' Byzantine-Era church with stunning mosaic unearthed in Israel (PHOTOS)
(Huff Post Religion)
Muslim couple arrested in Sweden for 'smacking son when he refused to pray'
(Rachel Banning-Lover, The Telegraph, Khilafah.com)
Leader of al-Qaida calls on rival Islamic groups in Syria to end their infighting
(Bassem Mroue, AP, Worldwide Religious News)
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
(Jared Ferrie, Reuters)
A global response to religious freedom violations
(Knox Thames, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Tunisia troops face daunting task
(Monia Ghanmi and Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
The danger of banning religious garb
(Jake Flanagin, The Atlantic)
Commentary on York University: Religious freedom vs. women’s rights
(Nicole Goulet, UM Today (University of Manitoba))
Kazakhstan: Do foreigners have religious freedom?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Bangladesh: Disproportionate sanctions against pro-Islamist newspaper
(Eurasia Review)
Talk and fight: Lessons from the Geneva II peace conference on Syria
(Daniel Serwer, The Georgetown Journal of Faith and International Affairs - The Front Page)
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Recommendations of the Forum on Minority Issues at its sixth session: Guaranteeing the rights of religious minorities (26 and 27 November 2013)
(Sixth session of the Forum on Minority Issues, United Nations Human Rights Council)
Philippines, Muslim rebels upbeat in tackling last peace hurdle
(Bangkok Post)
Churches expect decisive actions for peace in Syria from Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches)
Black Widow terror threat linked to Islamist recruitment of women – OpEd
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
Islam, martial arts and human rights in Nova Scotia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission reportedly supports martial arts school bar on female contact with Muslim man
(Jonathan Turley, Blog: Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks"))
Tunisia: Assembly floor erupts over Constitution article on religion
(Robert Joyce and Safa Ben Said, Tunisia Live)
Tunisia’s Draft Constitution: An English translation
(Tunisia Live)
Algeria kills 11 terrorists in three days
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Kazakhstan: Criminal trial begins for 67-year-old pastor
(Mushfig Bayram, Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Israel says it broke up Al Qaeda plot to bomb U.S. Embassy
(Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times)
Olympic security threat: Russian intelligence hunting for "black widow"
(CBSTV Video, Yahoo! News)
Tajik Muslim clerics to be paid salaries by state
(Interfax)
Teen felt ‘degraded’ after teacher backed aikido student’s request to avoid touching females on religious grounds
(Tristin Hopper, National Post)
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
The pope and the president: What to look for in the Obama-Francis summit
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
A Haitian artist fights to preserve the vodou religion
(Susana Ferreira, PRI)
Religion, politics, business, and crime
(Ira Sharkansky, The Jerusalem Post)
Harvard Bible edX course 'Early Christianity: The Letters Of Paul' draws 22,000 students from 180 countries—and counting
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huff Post Religion)
“Religion and Rationality”
(Michael J. Langford, EerdWorld)
Mercy to All Worlds: Muhammad
(Imam Abdullah Antepli, Huff Post Religion)
Theft of Buddha relics sparks showdown between monks, Cambodian government
(Julie Masis, The Globe and Mail)
Sichuan house church employees denied acknowledgment of innocence by local authorities
(China Aid Association, China Aid News)
Union Cabinet okays minority status for Jains
(The Times of India)
The geopolitics of the Syrian civil war
(Reva Bhalla, Stratfor)
Kenneth Bae Speaks * Obama RSVP’s Francis * Girls Wrap Tefillin : Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
(Laruen Markoe, Religion News Service)
Turkey’s test of wills – OpEd
(Abukar Arman, Eurasia Review)
A ‘lost’ tribe of Israel returns home – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)
Egypt’s new constitution no cause for unsullied joy – Analysis
(Hiba Zayadin, IDN - InDepthNews)
Morocco: Royal message on status of Jerusalem and a Royal tribute to the American Administration in ongoing peace process – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
‘Economist’ pulls cartoon showing Obama shackled to Congress bearing Star of David
(Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss)
Moroccans denounce extremist views
(Siham Ali, Magharebia)
Al Qaeda detainees share ties with Assad
(Al Bawaba)
Patriarch Kirill calls on Geneva II participants to stop war in Syria, release hostages
(Interfax-Religion)
Nigeria: Traditional ruler cautions religious leaders against inflammatory statements
(The Nigerian Observer)
South African u. suspends students who broke up concert by Israeli
(The Jewish Press)
Bangladesh post elections 2014: India’s challenges and options – Analysis
(Alok Kumar Gupta, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Israeli urges Ukraine to prevent attacks on Jews
(Interfax)
Burmese Buddhist Monks demand limits to mixed marriages and Rohingya civil rights
(Francis Khoo Tweh, AsiaNews.it)
Talks over Syria are set to begin, but Iran is not invited
(Michael R. Gordon and Anne Barnard, International New York Times)
Palestinians vs. Pro-Palestinian Israelis
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Pakistani Christians ask for Church help to get political asylum in Sri Lanka
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
Libya PM vows to stay on after Islamists quit cabinet
(Ahram Online)
Kuala Lumpur Archbishop stands by Fr. Lawrence in religious freedom battle over “Allah” controversy
(AsiaNews.it)
Monday, 20 January 2014
Iran: Ahwaz Church minister released from prison
(Mohabat News)
Rights group: Law failing to protect child brides
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Secular charter? Just say ‘no,’ English Canada
(Lysiane gagnon, The Globe and Mail)
The last Christian in the Middle East?
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
WCC presents Lakhdar Brahimi with statement from churches to be delivered at Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches)
Malaysia's God problem erupts, tarnishing moderate image
(Stuart Grudgings, Reuters)
Thanks to York, we now know where the line is drawn
(Macleans.ca)
Statement of the Workshop "Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?"
(His Holiness Pope Francis, Interfax-Religion)
Syria: Justice essential for durable peace
(Human Rights Watch)
Family of man held in North Korea worried, encouraged
(Doug Esser, Associated Press, Deseret News)
Tunisian constitution finds no place for Sharia
(World Watch Monitor)
Tunisia: Constitution debate pauses amid calls for ban on insulting religion
(Tristan Dreisbach, Tunisia Alive)
End time politics: The meaning of apocalypse
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Apocalyptic in ordinary
(Peter J. Leithart, First Things: On the Square)
'No shots fired' day urged to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
(Chicago Tribune)
Sufism key to tackling communalism: Speakers
(The Times of India)
Sunday, 19 January 2014
Halifax human rights court says dojo must accommodate Muslim man's beliefs
(Grant LaFleche, Welland Tribune (Ontario))
Iraq again uses Sunni tribesmen in militant war
(Tim Arango and Kareem Fahim)
Jewish groups praise Pope Francis on opening of Holocaust archives
(Sam Sokol, The Jerusalem Post)
Religious Tourism could strengthen Indo-Taiwan relations: Diplomat
(Travel Biz)
Malaysian king backs court ban on non-Muslims using Allah
(Niluksi Koswanage, Reuters)
World Religion Day - January 19
Israel and Palestine: Moving the goalposts – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Islamic Jihad: strikes on Gaza may lead to collapse of ceasefire
(Al Bawaba News)
Mangalore: Need to choose leader who can protect Hindu religion: HJS
(Daiji World)
Egypt charges secularists alongside Mursi in new case
(Al Bawaba News)
2015: We cannot be partisan; Don’t toy with ethnicity, religion – Nigerian monarchs tell politicians
(Wale Odunsi, Daily Post Nigeria Online Newspaper)
Harassment of women shows biggest increase of six rising religious hostilities
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
First fruits of 10th Assembly are published
(The Ecumenical Review, World Council of Churches)
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Widespread religious violence in Indonesia
(Agenzia Fides)
BJP claims Congress dividing nation on religious lines
(News Track India)
Egypt's constitution supports religious freedom, expert says
(Jörn Thielmann, Deutsche Welle)
Euthanasia and its ethical connotations – OpEd
(Rehan Khan)
Social hostilities and government restrictions on Hinduism should end, says group
(Eurasia Review)
Egypt’s post-Morsi constitution gets almost total voters’ approval
(RT)
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