Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 4 October 2013
Syria's top five insurgent leaders
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)
Ethnicity cannot be listed as Israeli, Supreme Court in Israel rules
(News Brief, JTA)
Bangladeshi Christians told to close church, convert to Islam
(World Watch Monitor, Christian Today)
Kazakhstan: Offences a pretext for deportation?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Lost in Syria's black hole for doing their jobs
(Human Rights Watch)
Poll: Catholics agree with Pope Francis that church is ‘obsessed’ with moral issues
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Indonesia: Islamist militants block the construction of a Catholic church that has a valid permit
(Agenzia Fides)
Morocco organises interfaith debate
(Siham Ali in Fez, Magharebia)
Western Wall rabbi to Haredi girls: Avoid plaza for Women of the Wall service
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Catholic clerics mugged at gunpoint in Central African Republic
(World Watch Monitor)
Charter of Quebec Values: Women’s coalition calls for calm, respect
(Katherine Wilton and Kevin Dougherty, The Montreal Gazette)
Egypt's defense minister warns of religious conflict
(APA)
Arab countries drafting religious defamation law to prosecute non-resident violators
(Business Standard)
India: 'Religious leaders should look beyond rituals, places of worship'
(Times of India)
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Quebec: Violence against Muslim women on the rise, group says
(CBC News Montreal)
Death and Somalia – OpEd
(Margaret Kimberley, Eurasia Review)
EVENT, 2-4 October 2013: International Symposium, The Governance of Religious Diversity. Territorial and Personal Law - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(The research group Cultural Rights and Diversity (GIDD), University of Barcelona (Spain))
For Nairobi Jews, mall attack undermines already fragile sense of security
(Cnann Liphshiz, JTA)
Captain America’s turban * A Jewish Pope? * Shutdown Theology: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Religious expert on the offer to destroy churches in the Arabian Peninsula: Wahabis got cocky
(Interfax)
Al-Qaeda claims Timbuktu suicide bombing
(Magharebia)
Al-Qaeda terror returns to Kenya
(Irfan Al-Alawi, Gatestone Institute)
Bahrain jails 4 Shiites 15 years over a bomb
(Ahram Online)
Kazakhstan: Threats, fear, and independent mosque closures
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Amid violence, a religious center near Kenya’s stricken mall is symbol of compassion and unity
(The Washington Post)
Tripura to check religious structures on government land
(Business Standard)
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
Myanmar govt vows to cooperate to prevent recurrence of racial, religious conflicts
(Global Times)
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
God is everywhere in Egypt
(Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
Persian Peace? * Mass Martyrdom * Erotic Sermons: Religious Freedom Recap: Sept. 23-30
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Saintly Popes * Rent-a-Womb * Christians and Scientologists Together: Monday’s Religion News Roundup
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Algeria cracks down on Syria-bound jihadists
(Walid Ramzi, Magharebia)
Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect caught in Europe
(Hassan Benmehdi, Magharebia)
Top Tunisia imam calls Eid strike
(Monia Ghanmi, Magharebia)
Recognize Yom Kippur as official holiday, Israel asks U.N.
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Tibet, at Mani prayer festival a new self-immolation against the Chinese occupation
(AsiaNews.it)
Jordanians arrested for supporting Egypt Islamists
(Ahram Online)
Saudi cleric warns driving could damage women's ovaries
(Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN News)
Searching for the right religion in Sunraysia
(Fred Hooper, ABC Mildura-Swan Hill)
Pretending the problem isn't there
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Two women jailed after kissing at religious rally in Brazil
(Global Voices)
Monday, 30 September 2013
Countering the Ideology of Hate: The Tripartite Approach
(Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman, RSIS Commentaries)
The Christian Community in Nepal has demanded a separate Religious Act
(The Himalayan)
A ‘secular’ charter
(C. Raja Mohan, The Indian Express)
Al Qaeda's new tactic: Spare Muslims
(Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press, Huff Post Politics)
On the trail of al-Shabab’s Kenyan recruitment 'pipeline'
(Peter Taylor, BBC News World)
For refugee protection, more lenient marriage recognition is a must
(Amien Kacou, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Women bear the brunt of social hostilities over religious dress, as globe sees threefold increase
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Steeped in ancient mysticism, passion of Pakistani Sufis infuriates Taliban
(Sehwan Sharif, Daily Times (Pakistan))
India's temples guard their gold from government
(D. Jose, Reuters)
Factbox: Stoning – where does it happen?
(Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali
(The Washington Post)
Twin blasts kill 33, wound 70 in Pakistani city
(PanArmenian.net)
Saudi Ministry warns students against mocking Islam
(Ibrahim Naffee, Arab News)
Letters: ‘Leave your religious symbols and garb at home’
(Paul Russell, National Post)
Iraqi suicide bomber kills 25 at funeral
(Al Bawaba News)
After phone call with Obama || Rohani returns to Iran to cheers, protests
(Associated Press, Haaretz)
Kenya terror attack: Putting the Westgate siege in context
(Horace G Campbell, Pambazuka News)
Let Pope Francis speak on gays, women
(Katie Kieffer, Town Hall)
Christianity in danger of becoming extinct in its birthplace
(Dr. Jenny Taylor, World Watch Monitor)
Islamist terror and the civilized world – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
How do religions die?
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Phony fatwa? Group claims Iranian anti-nuke edict cited by Obama a hoax
(Fox News)
Kazakhstan: Pastor deported, Orthodox priest to follow?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Kenya: religious leaders call for Oct 1 prayers
(Jemimah Wangui, All Africa)
Nairobi Westgate mall terrorist attack is part of Kenya’s sharp rise in religious hostilities
(Brian J. Grim, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)
Century-old Alberta law prevents mother from running for public school trustee because she is Catholic
(Jan Gerson, National Post)
Pakistan militant Sunni group targets minorities
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press, ABC News)
Jehovah's Witness teen loses appeal over life-saving transfusion
(AAP, The Australian)
BA opp demands CM’s resignation on state religion comment
(Daily Times (Pakistan))
The opposite of religion?
(R Joseph Hoffmann, The New Oxonian: Religion and Culture for the Intellectually Impatient)
Terror has no religion
(Harun Yahya, The Malaysian Insider)
Terrorism condemned * Sikh attacked * Trip canceled
(Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service)
Kidnapped Syrian Bishops still alive, Metropolitans Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim and Boulous Yazigi have been seen according to new 'reliable reports'
(Huff Post Religion)
Al-Shabaab leader calling for more bloodshed and destruction
(Jim Kouri, Renew America)
Al-Shabab leader’s ambitions appear to be as complex as his personality
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
More on religion-related violence
Friday, 27 September 2013
Nigeria church attack kills pastor, two children
(AFP)
Yemen gunmen kill suspected homosexual: Police
(Ahram Online)
Bombs targeting Sunni worshippers kill six in Baghdad
(Ahram Online)
As jihadist rebels burn two Catholic churches in ar-Raqqah, Assad's enemies openly split
(AsiaNews.it)
Nour Party 'strongly against' banning religious parties in constitution
(Ahram Online)
For Indian Muslim leaders, Peshawar bombing is a disgrace to Islam
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Iran and the nuclear chicken
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
Rouhani, blunt and charming, pitches a moderate Iran
(Somini Sengupta, The New York Times)
U.N. deal on Syrian arms is milestone after years of inertia
(Michael R. Gordon; Somini Sengupta and Rick Gladstone contributed reporting, The New York Times)
Islam does not condone killing of innocent civilians
(Ally Jamah, Standard Digital News)
Reform in religion
(Taha Akyol, Hürriyet Daily News - Opinion)
Letter: Perhaps the charter of values will actually increase religious observance
(Amiel D. Bender, The Montreal Gazette)
Cuban church leaders publish joint declaration on religious freedom
(Jeremy Reynalds, The Aquila Report)
5 faith facts on religion in Syria
(Jay Loschky, The Washington Post – On Faith)
Is Quebec attempting to keep its identity through alienating others?
(Kelly Running, The Observer)
Tourism destinations to be developed on religious themes
(Binay Singh, The Times of India)
Religion and politics take centre stage in Indonesian pageants
(Salim Osman, The Jakarta Post)
Jihadists set fire to statues, crosses in Syria church: NGO
(AFP, Ahram Online)
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Pakistan blocks 'un-Islamic' gay website
(Ahram Online)
Algeria mulls jihadist website ban
(Fidet Mansour, Magharebia)
Tunisian rapper jailed for six months: Judge
(Ahram Online)
Tunisia orders investigation of photo of youth trampling Koran
(Ahram Online)
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