Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Official vote result: 98.1% approves Egypt's post-June 30 constitution
(Ahram Online)
Thinking King * Oscar faith * Atheist debate: Friday’s Religion News Roundup
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Overwhelming vote for Egypt’s constitution raises concern
(The New York Times)
18 die in stampede at funeral for religious leader in India
(Pierre Meilhan and Ben Brumfield, CNN)
Friday, 17 January 2014
Chief Rabbinate and RCA reach agreement on ‘status’ letters
(JTA)
Ecumenical panel promotes economic justice
(World Council of Churches)
Exorcism rituals on the rise as way to battle evil of Mexican cartels
(Deborah Hastings, New York Daily News)
Holland urges Morocco to drop anti-Israel bills
(JTA)
How will lay judges deal with latest trial involving Aum cult?
(The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan Times)
Indian Muslims do not need special treatment – OpEd
(Aijaz Zaka Syed, Arab News)
Joint representative for Syria to deliver urgent call from churches to Geneva 2 talks
(World Council of Churches, Anglican Communion News Service)
Key findings about growing religious hostilities around the world
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center Fact-Tank)
Monarchy debate in Libya
(Asmaa Elourfi, Magharebia)
Netanyahu: many Arab countries now see Israel as a 'friend'
(Al-Bawaba News)
Priests take the lead in fierce revolt against drug gang in Mexico’s Michoacan
(Tim Johnson, McClatchy DC)
Security main challenge for Tunisia transition
(Yasmin Najjar, Magharebia)
The cost of canonisation: The price of professional services
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
U.S. presses UNESCO on cancellation of Jews in Israel exhibit
(JTA)
Why religious tensions are spiking around the globe
(Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor)
Thursday, 16 January 2014
China detains prominent Uighur scholar for 'breaking law'
(Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters)
Can Israel annex the Jordan Valley?
(Kirthi Jayakumar, TansConflict)
Selling the faith of unbelievers
(William West, Mercator Net)
India - Publication of Mohamed picture triggers riots, journalist's arrest
(Reporters Without Borders)
Lev Tahor children speak out for the first time
(Tim Alamenciak, Toronto Star)
Spirituality, religion may protect against major depression by thickening brain cortex
(Science Daily)
Stephen Harper is one of Israel’s staunchest supporters — but why?
(on Csillag, JTA)
What is the role of faith in resisting tyranny?
(Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement)
New members of the Vatican bank cardinals' commission named
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Tunisia to compensate Islamists
(Yasmin Najjar, Magharebia)
Religious freedom under increasing pressure around the world, latest Pew report finds
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News)
Interfaith dialogue: Only way to fight extremism – OpEd
(Nawar Fakhri Ezzy, Arab News)
Bangladesh: Religion and its role in our criminal system
(Sout Asia Revealed)
New impetus for Jerusalem Committee – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
The Middle East and North Africa: Cauldron of conflict – Analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
WPost whoppers about the Muslim Brotherhood
(George Conger, Conger)
Syria: Religious minorities need a voice at Geneva II Peace Conference
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Syrian rebels say cease-fire deals prove deceptive
(Anne Barnard, International New York Times)
New Publication: The naming of Tibetan religion
(Sam van Schaik, early Tibet (blog))
North Korea: Extreme Persecution
(World Watch List, Open Doors)
Burma Myanmar: Buddhist monks form new association to safeguard religion
(Democracy for Burma)
Netanyahu discusses peace process with King Abdullah in Amman visit
(JTA)
Maldives president vetoes marital rape bill as ‘un-Islamic’
(Vishal Arora, Religion News Service)
No respite for Rohingya in Bangladesh
(Jack Goodman, Al Jazeera)
South Sudan: Ethnic targeting, widespread killings
(Human Rights Watch)
Vatican comes under sharp criticism at UN for sex abuse
(John Heilprin and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press - The Big Story)
Persecution, repression, and religious liberty
(Tony Perkins, The Christian Post Opinion)
Henan authorities ready to put Christian pastor Zhang on trial
(AsiaNews.it)
Is Yoga not even a hundred years old: Part II
(Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins ("The Social Science Research Council"), Worldwide Religious News)
Bomb scare reignites Christian fear in northern Mali
(World Watch Monitor)
Ministry touts rise in rates of conversion to Judaism
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Assisted suicide appeal to be heard by Supreme Court
(CBC News | British Columbia)
Supreme Court of Canada will hear B.C. couple's appeal of assisted dying case
(Tifanny Crawford, The Vancouver Sun)
Translated Hebrew text offers insight into Ark of the Covenant, treasures from Temple of Solomon
(Katherine Weber, The Christian Post World)
Allah controversy: Bigots exploiting religious insecurities
(Syerleena Abdul Rashid, Aliran)
Egyptians back constitution, opening way to Sisi presidential run
(Tom Perry and Maggie Fick, Reuters)
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Maldives: President Yameen vetoes sexual offences bill
(Ahmed Naish, Minivan News)
The saints go marching out as the face of Islam hardens in Pakistan
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)
Margaret Thatcher gave full support over Golden Temple raid, letter shows
(Rajeev Syal and Phil Miller, The Guardian)
Egypt voters overwhelmingly back constitution: official sources
(Maggie Fick and Ali Abdelaty, Reuters)
India: No funeral prayers for Muslim alcoholics
(BBC News)
Nigeria Islamic court tries gay suspects in Bauchi
(BBC News)
Vatican facing U.N. showdown on sex abuse record
(ABC News)
Pope Francis shakes up Vatican Bank, sets financial cap for sainthood
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia condemns new Israeli settlement plan
(Arab News)
Chief Rabbinate says Rabbi Avi Weiss’ word is good on Jewishness
(JTA)
Attack on West Bank mosque seen as part of ‘price tag’ spree
(JTA)
Advenist pastor released from prison in Togo
(Adventist News Network)
Syria says West talks to Damascus about Islamist rebels
(BBC News)
Looking ahead to 2014
(R.R. Reno, First Things: On the Square)
Tunisia makes progress on minority rights — and the world ignores it
(Robert Zaretsky, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Sharia begins in Libya
(Essam Mohamed, Magharebia)
Attack on West Bank mosque is third price tag incident in a week
(Interfax)
Knesset bill proposed to outlaw Nazi slogans
(Jewish Press News Briefs)
Saigon, plainclothes officers attack the leader of the Unified Buddhist Church
(AsiaNews.it)
Old wine, new skin? Egypt’s new constitution contains welcome ideas, but no guarantee they will be followed
(Markus Tozman, World Watch Monitor)
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Constitutional poll: Egyptians vote on roadmap for the future
(SyndiGate.info, Al Bawaba)
Dozens arrested for being gay in North Nigeria
(Michelle Faul, ABC News)
Egypt votes on new constitution; Muslim Brotherhood urges boycott
(Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
Evangelical clergyman stabbed to death in Andhra Pradesh
(AsiaNews.it)
Exclusive: With Muslim Brotherhood crushed, Egypt sets sights on Hamas
(Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)
Future of Egypt rests in its people’s hands - OpEd
(Linda Heard, Arab News)
Iraq’s Anbar: is religion trumping tribe?
(Dr. Theodore Karasik, Al Arabiya News Middle East)
Kansas City rabbi grows a congregation of Latin American Jews
(Janet Tappin Coelho, Religion News Service)
Kazakhstan: 48-hour jail terms for refusing to pay "unjust" fines
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Legion reformed?
(Thomas V. Berg, First Things: First Thoughts)
Little punjab 200 years after first entering Nepal, the Nepali Sikh community has successfully retained its distinctive cultural and religious identity
(Meghna Bali, Nepali Times)
Morocco Jews pray for rain at king’s request
(JTA)
Pew Report: Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High
(Brian J. Grim, Principal Researcher, Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project)
Quebec values charter takes a beating at opening day of public hearings
(Rhéal Séguin, The Globe and Mail)
Religious hostilities impact more people than government restrictions on religious freedom
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Saudi Arabia: Women on cloud nine as travel notification halted
(P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News)
Sri Lankan Buddhist radicals attack two independent Christian churches
(AsiaNews.it)
The Gaza withdrawal and Israel's permanent dilemma
(George Friedman, Stratfor)
The Hindus of Bangladesh fear for their future
(Joseph Allchin, Time World)
U of M Bangladeshi students and grads protest violence against religious minorities
(Kevin Linklater, The Manitoban)
Monday, 13 January 2014
2014 New Years' blessings from religious leaders
(Huff Post Religion)
Ahmad Tibi: The Arab thorn on the side of Israeli Jews
(Aaron Magid, Your Middle East)
Atheist Afghan man granted asylum in UK to protect him from ‘religious’ persecution
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Blogs and Bullets III: Syria’s socially mediated civil war
(Marc Lynch, Deen Freelon, and Sean Aday, USIP PeaceTech Initiative)
Hindus in Bangladesh rattled by a string of attacks
(Hassan Haq Inu, Firstpost World)
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