Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Iran’s president speaks of religious ‘tolerance,’ now is time for action: Free American Pastor Saeed Abedini
(Jordan Sekulow, Matthew Clark, The Washington Post)
'Elders' urge Myanmar to address religious strife
(ABC News)
Teaching Congolese refugees self-sufficiency gains nun U.N. recognition
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Why I think Islamists are anti-Islam
(Dr. David Liepert, Canadian Muslim Leader, Huff Post Religion)
Syrian Christians may be pulled into intensifying war
(Stephen Starr, USA Today)
Largest Syrian rebel groups form Islamic alliance, in possible blow to U.S. influence
(Liz Sly and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)
Navigating battlefield of Orthodox marriage and divorce
(Mark Oppenheimer, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Australian judge lays down gauntlet for the angels of human rights
(Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog)
Quebec’s limits on religious liberty
(Editorial Board, The Washington Post Opinions)
Sudanese Bishop pleads for end to suffering
(World Watch Monitor)
A Christian's journey through Islam
(Jonas Yunus, Common Ground News Service)
Funding mosque building in Singapore: A legacy of Mr Lee Kuan Yew
(Mohamed Alami Musa, RSIS Commentaries)
Sri Lanka: Lessons from break-up of Yugoslavia and ‘independence’ of Kosovo – OpEd
(Shenali Waduge, Eurasia Review)
Iran’s leader, denouncing Holocaust, stirs dispute
(Mark Landler and Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)
Shootout at Nairobi's shopping mall: A harbinger of things to come?
(Ahmed S. Hashim, RSIS Commentaries)
Kenya mall massacre 'message to Westerners': Shebab chief
(Ahram Online)
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Kenyan officials say Nairobi mall siege is over; attack may bolster al-Shabab in jihadists’ eyes
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Foreigners in Kenya 'legitimate target': Al-Shabab
(Ahram Online)
Australian priest, advocate for women's ordination excommunicated
(Brian Roewe, National Catholic Reporter)
Rouhani acknowledges ‘crime,’ not scope, of Holocaust
(News Brief, JTA)
The danger in our midst
(Raheel Raza, Gatestone Institute)
Miss World 2013: an opportunity for Indonesia’s conservatives to engage
(Nilam Suri, Common Ground News Service)
Police bar Jews from holiday visit to Temple Mount
(The Jewish Press)
South Korea: Korean Church back in the streets against corrupt intelligence service
(Theresa Kim Hwa-young, AsiaNews.it)
Maspero Coptic group proposes amendments to Egyptian constitution
(Ahram Online)
Iranian leader's smooth diplomacy poses new challenge for Israel
(Jeffrey Heller and Dan Williams, Reuters)
Pakistan Religious leaders express solidarity with Christians
(The News International)
Only Syariah court rules on change of religion for Muslims, says minister
(Jennifer Gomez, The Malaysia Insider)
After years of decline, Catholics see rise in number of future priests
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to require death sentence for false accusers
(Richard S. Ehrlich, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
EVENT, 3-5 October 2013: Religious Freedom in Education, McGill University
(Kaitlin Davella, McGill Reporter)
Parti Quebecois religion plan gets support from retired Supreme Court judge
(The Canadian Press, Maclean's)
India: Government releases data of riot victims identifying religion
(Bharti Jain, The Times of India)
Neutrality in religious matters
(George Schoebe, The Windsor Star)
Google launches 'Constitute' site for exploring world's constitutions
(Lorenzo Franeschi-Bicchierai, Mashable)
Nigeria: Religious re-education
(Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua, Daily Trust via AllAfrica)
Pope Francis’s welcome new tone
(The Editors, Bloomberg)
Explore the world’s constitutions with a new online tool
(Google Official Blog)
Of God and Caesar: Religion and state in Russia and elsewhere
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Tajik Islamists pin renaissance on secular female candidate
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
When the United Nations did good: Os Guinness and religious liberty
(Thomas Kidd, Patheos Blog: The Anxious Bench)
Weekend of terror highlights high and rising religious hostilities in Kenya and Pakistan
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Pakistan's Christian minority faces life on increasingly dangerous margins
(Abubakar Siddique and Majeed Babar, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Pakistan’s Christian leaders demand security after bombings
(World Watch Monitor)
Pakistan religious scholars declare attacks on minorities un-Islamic
(Global Times)
Kenya terror: Militants kill anyone who can't recite the Koran
(Religion Today)
Five things to know about Al-Shabab
(Charles Recknagel, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Nairobi hostage crisis: a different type of terror - expert
(Ekaterina Shubnaya, Jay Johnson, Voice of Russia)
‘White widow’ terrorist may have been killed in Kenya attack
(Jewish Press News Briefs)
Shebab fighters say still holding hostages in Kenya mall siege
(Ahram Online)
A new Intifada?
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)
Jordan Islamists slam Egypt's Brotherhood ban
(Ahram Online)
Syrian Christians may get pulled into civil war
(Stephen Starr, Religion News Service)
Human rights, refugees, and the conflict over the Western Sahara
(Joseph K. Grieboski, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Religious violence in Burma: Meikhtila, convenient to forget
(Charlotte England, London Student)
Hanoi, fresh attacks on Thai Ha Catholics’ property
(J.B. An Dang, AsiaNews.it)
Saudi killed in religious police chase: Report
(Ahram Online)
Sri Lanka’s Tamils head to polls
(Catherine Clifford (video), News Wires (text), France 24 International News)
Quebec charter about excising religion, supporters say
(Giuseppe Valiante, Sun News)
Secular Quebec revolts against religious symbol ban
(World Magazine)
Malaysia: Muslims can only change their religion at the Syariah court
(TMI, Malaysia Chronicle)
What are religious values ?
(Sri Balagangadaranatha Mahaswamiji, The New Indian Express)
Why should Christians care about science?
(Jennifer J. Wiseman, Big Questions Online)
More on the Nairobi Terror Attack
More on the conflicts in the Middle East
More on the Proposed Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Monday, 23 September 2013
Saudi's regional solidarity, prosperity celebrated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(Al Bawaba News)
Nigeria: "Boko Haram has no qualms in killing innocent people", said Mgr. Kaigama
(Agenzia Fides)
Kenya says all hostages freed in mall siege
(MSN News)
Tunisians join Mourabitounes terrorist group
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
Tunisia's Islamists resist proposal to step down
(Ahram Online)
Morocco to train Malian imams
(Siham Ali, Magharebia)
Reggie Littlejohn: The One-Child Law, the Party’s tool to stay in power
(Giulia Mazza, AsiaNews.it)
Peshawar massacre, Indian Christian leaders: All places of worship must be protected
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Peshawar, two suicide bombers attack Protestant church : over one hundred dead and 130 injured
(AsiaNews.it)
Delga, Egypt: After Islamist attacks, Mass is back
(AsiaNews.it)
Burqa Battle * Baby Messiah * Bacon Attack: Religious Freedom Recap: Sept. 16-23
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
True religion unites, never divides mankind: Farooq
(Press Trust of India, Business Standard)
The Westgate Mall attack and the future of terrorism
(Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs)
Rafsanjani urges insightful efforts to stop religious extremism in region
(Fars News Agency)
Nigeria: No religious marginalization in Kwara – Gov. Ahmed
(Premium Times)
‘A nation that adopts Islam as a religion, development as vision and justice to rule’
(HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi Gazette)
Fatah-linked group claims responsibility for Israeli soldier's death
(World Bulletin)
Religious freedom motion passes in Ontario
(News Brief, JTA)
October 9, 2013: International Symposium on Asia, 10 years of AsiaNews
(AsiaNews.it)
Religion and reproductive rights: Looking for common ground
(Jacob Glass II, New Security Beat (Wilson Center))
Analysis: Failing to address the root causes of violence in Iraq
(IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)
UN, Muslim NGOs draw closer
(IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis)
A case study of “The Syrian Resistance,” a pro-Assad militia force
(Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, Syria Comment)
Outcry in Pakistan over deadliest ever church attack
(Kyle G. Brown (video), News Wires (text), France 24 International News)
Twin suicide bombing kills 78 at church service in Pakistan
(Agence France-Press, South China Morning Post)
Hong Kong: McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut say no to request to offer halal meat
(John Carney, South China Morning Post)
Java: Islamic extremists against the reopening of Saint Bernadette Parish Church
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood 'activities'
(BBC News Middle East)
The Middle East: Favorite "key issue" fizzles out
(Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Cameroon: youths focus on inter-religious dialogue
(Branda Y Nchewnang-Ngassa, All Africa)
Colombian Christian leader accused of FARC affiliation
(World Watch Monitor)
Islamists will arrive if the Syria regime falls - Lavrov
(Interfax)
The Al-Shabab attacks – The ugly side of religion
(Jonathan Adzokpe, Ghana Web)
Kenyan Muslims condemn Nairobi hostage-taking saga
(World Bulletin)
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