Law and Religion Headlines

CIS has a poor record on religious freedom
(Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser, The Moscow Times)

Malaysia strips Singaporean of immigration privileges in dispute over Muslim prayer room
(Associated Press, The Province)

Government restrictions on religion highest in Egypt
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

5 things to know about Egypt, as churches burn, a mosque is sieged & hundreds die
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)

Studying Southeast Asian Religious Conflicts: Bringing Back Religion
(Kumar Ramakrishna, RSIS Commentaries)

Egypt's Christians face unprecedented attacks
(Hazel Haddon, Al Jazeera)

Al Qaeda leader's 'I told you so' on Egypt
(Peter Bergen, CCN Opinion)

A call for interracial, religious unity at BEC
(India Stoughton, The Daily Star)

Friday, 16 August 2013

In Egypt, mob burns Adventist Church in Assiut
(Adventist News Network)

As long as Nepal is crippled by caste, it shall remain an economic untouchable
(Christopher Giles, The Telegraph)

Emboldened by misguided Western policies, Brotherhood pursues scorched earth tactics
(Eurasia Review)

Zoroastrian tombs found in Xinjiang
(Xinhuanet)

Malaysia's escalating religious intolerance must stop
(Eric Paulsen, Malaysia Chronicle)

Egypt bloodshed: UN pleads for restraint as Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'Friday of anger'
(Radio Australia)

Egyptian military chief vows to rebuild Coptic Churches
(Associated Press and AFP contributed to this report, Fox News)

Presbyterian head seeks gay-wedding ban for unity's sake
(Simon Collins, The New Zealand Herald)

What caused Syria’s civil war? Syrian Anglican priest gives his take on how the current conflict came into being
(Revd. Nadim Nassar)

Japanese visits to shrine on war anniversary anger China
(Antoni Slodowski, Reuters)

Indonesian president calls for religious tolerance
(The Hindu)

US: Boko Haram is exploiting religion to make Nigeria ungovernable
(Chineme Okafor, Thie Day Live)

Thursday, 15 August 2013

The Arab world is on the brink of radicalizing
(Michael Hirsh, National Journal, Defense One)

PBS series ‘Life of Muhammad’ explores diverse opinions of prophet
(Menachem Wecker, Religion News Service)

Rastas talk reparations at Jamaica gathering
(David Mcfadden, Associated Press, Yahoo! Finance)

Suspended Vatican accountant linked to suspect spiritual group
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

African Religious Liberty Congress promotes peaceful coexistence
(Adventist News Network)

Sufi Muslims feel the heat of Indonesia’s rising intolerance
(Andreas Harsono, The Jakarta Globe)

Egypt looking depressingly like Iraq
(Erin Evers, Human Rights Watch)

Federal court says Alien Tort claim for LGBTI persecution in Uganda can proceed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Islamists debate their next move in tense Cairo
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Statement from the Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists on the Massacre in Cairo | jadaliyya
(Iranian.com)

Pope, religious freedom advocates lament Egyptian violence
(Catholic News Agency)

Canada condemns attack on religion in Egypt
(Terry Pedwell, Global News)

Churches torched across Egypt in anti-Coptic violence by Morsi loyalists
(Al Ahram)

6 April Youth Movement says Copts receiving 'threats' nationwide
(Al Ahram)

Is this the end of the Arab Spring?
(Room for Debate, The New York Times Opinion Pages)

Tunisians join fight against terrorism
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)

Nouakchott imam preaches against extremism
(Bakari Gueye, Magharebia)

Pakistan’s religious minority problem
(Robert P. George, Ahmadiyya Times)

Authorities ‘building fences’ between faiths, say religious leaders
(Boo Su-Lyn, The Malay Mail)

Freedom is rooted in truth and justice
(Most Rev Bernard Blasius Moras, The New Indian Express)

Hundreds die as Egyptian forces attack Islamist protesters
(David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times)

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood assaults 22 Christian churches
(AsiaNews.it)

Hadassa Margolese, fighter for religious tolerance, quits Beit Shemesh
(Ben Sales, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Hindu guru arrested for Bodh Gaya attack
(AsiaNews.it)

Kuwait bans Sunni cleric’s show for hate speech
(The Jewish Press)

Syrian splits Shiite clergy in Iraq, Iran
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Vatican says ‘no confirmation’ on death of Jesuit in Syria
(John L. Allen Jr., National Catholic Reporter)

Nearly 300 killed as Egyptian forces storm camps
(David Kirkpatrick (Mayy El Sheikh contributed reporting from Cairo, and Alan Cowell from London), The New York Times)

Morsi supporters 'torch three churches' in Egypt
(AFP, Fox News)

Massacre of Islamists by Egyptian military likely strategic
(Haroon Moghul, Religion Dispatches)

Christians in Egypt frightened by changing society
(Associated Press, Coolidge Examiner)

Imposing Islamist 'project' betrays the spirit of religion
(Khaled Diab, The National)

Sri Lanka allows mosque expansion despite Buddhist objections
(Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez, Reuters)

Women of the Wall to hold Selichot High Holy Days prayers at Kotel
(Huff Post Religion)

The coming clash of civilizations over gay rights
(John Lloyd, Reuters)

New Zealand: Muslim religion explained at exhibition
(Karina Abadia, Ahmadiyya Times)

Syrian rights group says rebels killed Italian Jesuit priest
(Reuters)

Man held after Buddhists use Malaysia Muslim prayer room
(AFP, inSing.com)

Religious freedom in search of its argument – abroad
(Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing)

Mobilization of Muslims for Jihad: Insights from the past and their relevance today – Analysis
(Muhammad Haniff Hassan, RSIS via Eurasia Review)

Nigerian vigilantes take on Islamic extremists
(Associated Press, KSL.com)

Judaism admitted Muslim doctrinal notions such as divine unicity
(Haytham Mouzahem, World Security Network)

For My Faith: A difficult Ramadan at Qalandiya
(Tamar Fleishman, The Palestine Chronicle)

Leader of Islamist group plotting terrorist attacks in Astana sentenced to 10 years in prison
(Interfax)

Cameroon: gov't hunts illegal churches
(Brenda Y. Nchewnang-Ngassa, All Africa)

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Questions follow acid attack on British women in Zanzibar
(Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)

Tunisian Islamists, secularists gird for rival shows of strength
(Tarek Amara, Reuters)

Curfew in Colombo as tensions rise after mosque attack
(AFP, Emirates 24/7)

Police launch hate crimes probe of Toronto Arab leader
(The Jewish Press)

Why the Palestinian prisoner release mattered
(Karl Vick, Time World)

On the eve of talks, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators get ready for an unlikely deal
(Ilene Prusher, Time World)

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners, but approves 952 new settlements
(AsiaNews.it)

‘Islamic militants’ gun down 56 in Nigerian mosque
(The Jewish Press)

Does belief in free will make us better people
(Jonathan Schooler, Big Questions Online)

Papua: soldier damage St Mary Magdalene Parish Church
(Mathias Haryadi, AsiaNews.it)

Offering Eid prayers: Not a given for everyone
(Danish Hussain, The Express Tribune)

In Rwanda, first lady opens Adventist Church’s International Women’s Congress
(Jean Pierre Bucyensenge, Adventist News Network)

Xinjiang, Uyghurs sentenced to death for "terrorism"
(AsiaNews.it)

Buddhism beyond the nation state
(Richard Payne, OUPblog)

Britain denounces attack on mosque that killed 44 in northeast Nigeria
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Israeli team fined for not playing Davis Cup match on Yom Kippur
(The Jewish Press)

Monday, 12 August 2013

Fresh Myanmar clashes signal growing Muslim desperation
(Andrew R.C. Marshall, Reuters)

Islamist Nour Party to help shape new Egyptian constitution
(Shaimaa Fayed, Reuters)

Monday’s Religion News Roundup: Baby Messiah * Islam Nation * Phone Heaven
(Religion News Service)

Tajikistan Islamic Renaissance Party claims that govt scheming against it
(Interfax)

Nigeria: Jonathan is playing ethnic and religious politics – El-rufai
(Wale Odunsi, Daily Post)

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