Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 13 January 2014
How might cooperation play a role in evolution?
(Martin Nowak, Big Questions Online)
New Iran agreement includes secret side deal, Tehran official says
(Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times)
York University’s religious accommodation decision the correct one, dean writes
(Graham Slaughter, The Star (Canada))
The Arab World: Trying times ahead
(Ranjit Gupta, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies)
Mobs Led by Buddhist Monks attack two Christian churches at Hikkaduwa in southern Sri Lanka during Sunday worship
(D.B.S. Jeyaraj, dbsjeyaraj.com)
Nigerian leader signs anti-gay law, drawing U.S. fire
(Felix Onuah, Worldwide Religious News)
Sumatra: in one month authorities block the construction of five churches
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Mawlid 2014: Muslims Observe Prophet Muhammad's B'day [PHOTOS]
(International Business Times - Religion)
Mauritanians condemn call to kill author
(Jemal Oumar, Magharebia)
It is Muhammad’s birthday! Rumi’s take on Muhammad as the Prophet of Love
(Omid Safi, RNS Blog: What Would Muhammad Do?)
Yemeni educators take a stand against terrorism and extremism
(Faisal Darem, Al-Shorfa)
I found Islam through my business dealings: Canadian Catholic discovers Islam
(Yusuf Ali Bernier, OnIslam)
India Constitution wrongly interpreted to deny rights to minorities: Minister
(ZeeNews)
Pope looks to developing world in appointing new cardinals
(Jim Yardley, International New York Times)
Q&A: Quebec minister defends religious ban
(Daniel Lak, Al Jazeera)
Religion and the law: The Jais raid on the premises of the Bible Society of Malaysia has put into focus the Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims) Enactment 1988 of Selangor
(The Star Online (Malaysia))
Rajshahi: Islamists kill young Catholic who complained about anti-Christian violence
(Bangladesh, AsiaNews.it)
Indonesian jihadists taking up arms in Syria
(Okky Feliantiar, Al-Shorfa)
India's riot-displaced decry 'evictions'
(Sophie Cousins, Al Jazeera)
Haiti - Religion : For the first time in its history, Haiti has a Cardinal
(Haiti Libre)
The continuing legacy of Sir John Templeton
(beliefnet)
Rewards offered for Maghreb terrorists
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
Why Christians shouldn’t support Dennis Rodman’s North Korea circus
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Pope says abortion evidence of 'throwaway culture'
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, ABC News)
What the quenelle!? * Burned books * Utah’s unions: Religious Freedom Recap: Jan. 6-13
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Iran, 6 world powers agree to nuclear deal terms
(Nasser Karimi of Associated Press, MSN News)
Sharon's legacies — in life and death: How should we die Jewishly and with dignity?
(Jane Eisner, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Forced conversion of Hindu girls on the rise: Pakistan Hindu Council
(Hinduism Today)
True religion cannot be basis of hatred: Manmohan
(The Tribune India)
'Score-settling' in C. African Republic kills 13
(Hippolyte Marboua | The Associated Press, KTVU.com)
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Meet al-Qaeda's new poster boy for the Middle East
(Colin Freeman, The Telegraph)
Hardline monks rally Sri Lanka as Buddhist front
(Katy Daigle, Associated Press - The Big Story)
Religion is driving a wedge between Malaysians
(Sri A.K. Rasa, Yahoo! News)
Egypt: Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Charter
(Laura Dean and Sarah El Deeb, ABC News)
Vietnamese Jesuits mark 400 years of mission with a solemn Mass
(AsiaNews.it)
Bangladesh is in trouble
(Gwynne Dyer, Arab News)
Saudis in Pakistan – Analysis
(C. Raja Mohan, Observer Research Foundation)
Why UN resolution adopted Iran’s ‘World Against Violence and Extremism’ proposal? – OpEd
(Interview with Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran Review)
Israel's ex-PM Ariel Sharon dies
(BBC News)
West Java: Islamists close down children’s public library
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Malaysia: Adhere to procedures on religious matters – Pairin
(Murib Morpi, The Borneo Post Online)
Nearly 500 dead in Syria fighters' clashes, claim activists
(Associated Press, Arab News)
Syria, Iraq and al-Qaeda: The jihadists may have gone too far
(The Economist)
Jewishness: Who is a Jew?
(The Economist)
Friday, 10 January 2014
Vatican - Pastoral workers killed in 2013
(Agenzia Fides)
Insights on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian politics
(Interview with Marina Ottaway, The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
A quiet voice in a world of trouble, Cole Durham works for religious liberty
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News National Edition)
Australia: Education reviewer Kevin Donnelly makes case for more religion to be taught in public schools
(ABC News Australia)
Canadian professor refuses student's religious request to avoid women
(Andrea García-Vargas, Bustle)
Where life has meaning: poor, religious countries
(Julie Beck, The Atlantic)
Aasia Bibi blasphemy case: A pending matter
(Waqar Gillani, TNS)
Author Sandra Teplinsky urges Christians to love both Israelis and Palestinians
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS Blog: On Faith & Culture)
Algerian churches, NGOs wary as ‘restrictive’ law comes into force
(World Watch Monitor)
Busting the new year's Jewish myths
(Editorial, The Jewish Daily Forward)
C. African Republic president, PM stepping down
(Abubakar Mohammed | AP, Arab News)
North Korea remains number one persecutor of Christians
(Ginny McCabe, Religion Today)
A brother's vengeance: The preacher who could topple Erdogan
(Maximilian Popp, Spiegel Online International)
Christians in Libya cast anxious eye at religious freedom
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Tunisia swears in a caretaker prime minister
(Associated Press, ABC News)
Thursday, 9 January 2014
After advocacy by women's movement, Morocco makes major reform to rape law
(Women's Learning Partnership)
Bangladesh Islamists attack Catholics who "dared" to vote: several injured
(Sumon Corraya, AsiaNews.it)
Bangladesh to form tribunals to probe attacks on Hindus
(Press Trust of India, Business Standard)
Central African Republic: Fears of sectarian genocide
(Paul Wood, BBC News)
Genocide and justice in Bangladesh
(Salim Mansur, Gatestone Institute)
In Egypt, controlling religion is the government's insurance policy
(PRI)
Iran's Khamenei says nuclear talks show U.S. enmity
(Parisa Hafezi, Reuters)
Israel battle roils Modern Language Association as academic meeting kicks off
(Hody Nemes, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Legionaries begin first general chapter to revise constitutions
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Nepal: Hindu politician who converted to Christianity to fight for religious freedom
(Christopher Sharma, AsiaNews.it)
Somalia’s al-Shabab militia bans Internet
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan
(Zahir Shah Sherazi and Saima Mohsin, CNN)
Syria militants said to recruit visiting Americans to attack U.S.
(Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt, International New York Times Middle East)
Tunisia’s Premier resigns, formally ending his party’s rule
(Carlotta Gall, International New York Times)
Muslim majorities open to democracy, but cautious
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
Muslim radicals burn Christmas tree in downtown Baku
(Interfax-Religion)
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public
(Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Pressure on Christians grew in 2013
(World Watch Monitor)
Pro-Israel columnist appointed next Canadian envoy to Israel
(JTA)
Religious accommodation or ‘accessory to sexism’? York student’s case stirs debate
(James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail)
Syria, Iraq: Fratricidal wars
(Arab News)
Why are women more likely to join religious cults?
(Jemima Thackray, The Telegraph)
Why the fatwa against terrorism is ineffective?
(Tanveer Jafri, Eurasia Review)
Kazakhstan: "We have experts to check icons"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pakistan: Catholics demand authorities return St. Francis High School
(Jibran Khan, AsiaNews.it)
Coptic Orthodox celebrate Christmas under tight security but without violence
(AsiaNews.it)
Vinh: Christmas celebration for the release of two Catholics, jailed for defending religious freedom
(AsiaNews.it)
Manila: new-borns and young mothers find refuge against abortion
(AsiaNews.it)
Meet the Israeli bureaucrat who decides who can marry in the Jewish state
(Ben Sales, JTA)
Hell freezes over * Papal Vortex * Yukon Cornelius, RIP: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
(David GIbson, Religion News Service)
Christian deaths double in 2014 World Watch List
(World Watch Monitor)
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
(Malawi) Politics and religion-lessons learnt in a hard way: President Banda versus Kasambara
(Robert Masikamu, The Maravi Post)
Congo adoption families caught in red tape
(Baptist Press)
First look at the new Ms. Marvel, a 16-year-old Muslim superhero
(Laura Hudson, Underwire)
Hundreds of Hindus attacked in post-poll violence in Bangladesh take shelter in temples
(India Today)
Saudis back Syrian rebels despite risks
(Robert F. Worth, International New York Times)
Chaos in Central African Republic is about power, not religion
(Emily Mellgard, The Christian Science Monitor)
8 worst countries for religious freedom
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)
Cycles of violence: Dangers of Islamophobia in the Russian Federation
(Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Christian presence in Arab region and need for integration
(Sobhi Ghandour, Gulf News)
Lebanese library torched after blasphemy accusation
(World Watch Monitor)
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