Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 5 August 2013
Police close Temple Mount Jews for entire week
(The Jewish Press)
As anti-Christian attacks continue, trial against Muslim Brotherhood leaders set for 25 August
(AsiaNews.it)
Revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have not yet been lost
(Eurasia Review)
U.S. diplomatic posts in Israel reopen, 19 others in Mideast to remain closed
(JTA)
Chinese house church leader Samuel Lamb dies
(World Watch Monitor)
Jakarta: three injured in twin attack on Buddhist temple
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Liberia: LP identifies with Muslims - executive official says party above religious divide
(J. Edwood N. Dennis, The Analyst via All Africa)
Punks vs. Monks: Rockers aside, few willing to criticize Buddhist-led violence in Myanmar
(Robin McDowell, Associated Press, Star Tribune)
Religion and Ethics: the election of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney
(Jill Emberson, 702 ABC Sydney)
Non-violent extremism: The case of Wirathu in Myanmar – Analysis
(Kumar Ramakrishna, Centre for Excellence for National Security, RSIS via Eurasia Review)
Repressing Sectarian Intolerance – a Pakistani version of Islam
(Wasim Zaidi, The News Tribe)
Kidnapped Syrian bishops have been held captive for over 100 days
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huff Post Religion)
Interfaith dialogue in Ghana a necessity – Clergy
(Ghana Web)
Pakistan TV show gives away babies at Ramadan
(Richard S. Ehrlich, Religion News Service)
Decline of Buddhism in ancient and medieval India – Analysis
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Governor sends “M.P Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill 2013” to President of India
(Father Anand Muttungal, South Asia Mail)
Yitzhak Berman, catalyst for Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry, dies at 100
(JTA)
Getting rid of Hamas – OpEd
(Neville Teller, Eurasia Review)
Birthright, Israeli government demand DNA tests to prove Jewishness – OpEd
(Richard Silverstein, Eurasia Review)
Archbishop Pozzo returns to Ecclesia Dei office
(Catholic News Agency)
The pope wows Brazil. But battles—and traps—lie at home
(The Economist)
Pope Francis seeks to align Catholic Church hierarchy with the pews
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Australian election dodges Yom Kippur
(AP and Times of Israel Staff, The Times of Israel)
Kalla calls for religious tolerance among countries
(Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
LP identifies with Muslims—executive official says party above religious divide
(Edwood Dennis, All Africa)
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Islamists in Egypt face popular backlash
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post)
Syria’s ancient Christian community forced to flee by sectarian violence, targeted kidnappings
(Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph via WWRN)
Top ten list: Muslims who save lives
(Engy Abdelkader, Huff Post Religion)
Zimbabwe church leaders ready to mediate after election furor
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The Amish, Jews, Muslims and the future of religion
(Damian Thompson, The Telegraph)
Palestinian Authority thinks ‘terrorism’is a race or religion
(Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, The Jewish Press)
Muslim leader calls on US, Obama to stop ignoring Saudi Arabia's religious freedom violations
(Tyler O'Neil, The Christian Post World)
On Ramadan, seeing Israel for the first time
(Elhanan Miller, Times of Israel)
How the first Latin American Pope is reshaping the Catholic Church
(Samuele Tamburini, Council on Hemispheric Affairs)
Pope writes to Muslims about mutual respect
(Catholic News Agency)
Whither the Arab revolts? A response to Ali A. Alawi – OpEd
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Brotherhood’s plan exposed
(Ali Bluwi, Arab News)
Unveiling female Muslim teachers so students see their lips
(Richard S. Ehrlich, Scoop Independent News)
Friday, 2 August 2013
African chief evangelizes about adult circumcision
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service)
Egypt’s ongoing revolution: On violence and the path ahead – Analysis
(Ismail Serageldin, IDN-InDepthAnalysis)
Canada: Loyola’s freedom of religion
(Ray Pennings, The Cardus Daily)
Iran’s president-elect calls Israel 'wound' on Muslim world
(Reuters, Arab News)
Indian migrants in Holy Land prepare for Marian feast
(Antonio Anup Gonsalves, Catholic News Agency)
Uzbekistan: Ramadan restrictions, violent police assault on Protestant
(Forum 18 News Service)
Religious archaeology: Ancient after all?
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Pope Francis' Ramadan greetings for Id Al-Fitr sets interfaith example
(Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post)
Algeria to tackle extremist preaching
(Magharebia)
Report: Egypt’s Coptic Christians had ‘one of worst months’
(The Jewish Press)
Scholars tell Muslims not to waste food
(Fadia Jiffry, Arab News)
Mali Mormon presidential hopeful loses election
(Abby Stevens, Deseret News)
Bangladesh declares Jamaat illegal
(The Frontier Post)
‘Illegal’ Bangladesh religious party barred from polls
(Daily Times)
Saudi Arabia backs religious tolerance - except at home
(Adam Coogle, Human Rights Watch)
Justice Ministry frustrated by delays in executing Aum Shinrikyo founder
(Tsuyoshi Tamura, The Asahi Shimbun)
Sustaining the War on Terrorism: Singapore’s International Counterterrorism Cooperation
(Rohan Gunaratna, RSIS Commentaries)
Pope Francis: Style and substance
(The Economist)
Success brings scrutiny to Chinese mystic
(Chris Buckley, The New York Times)
Thursday, 1 August 2013
5 women missionaries beaten publicly in India for sharing gospel
(Taun Cortado, Charisma News)
Lawyer Clayton Ruby seeks halt to proposed law school that bans gay ‘sexual intimacy’
(Vidya Kauri and James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail)
Trinity Western should emulate its U.S. equivalents
(Editorial, The Globe and Mail)
Ultra-Orthodox protesters shatter bus windows after female passenger refuses to sit in back
(Nir Hasson, Haaretz)
The crackdown in Egypt: Democracy and hypocrisy
(The Economist)
Opinion: When culture overrides religion
(Raja Petra Kamarudin, Malaysia Today)
Myanmar: Don't mix religion and politics, says Thein Sein amid simmering tensions
(Anasuya Sanyal, Channel NewsAsia)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in Israel charged with spying for Iran
(Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters FaithWorld)
Top Iran leader issues edit on Baha'i faith
(Associated Press)
Madhya Pradesh awaits decision on stricter ‘anti-conversion law’
(World Watch Monitor)
Sri Lanka, Buddhist radicals claim Islamic veil promotes drug dealing
(Melani Manel Perera, Asianews.it)
Syria's sorrowing clergy: Waiting for a chink of light
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia: 600 lashes, 7 years for activist
(Human Rights Watch)
Passions high over Bible in schools
(Nicholas Jones, The New Zealand Herald)
Religious freedom in North Korea (interview with Ben Rogers)
(Venn Institute)
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Beit Shemesh Haredim riot over bus segregation arrest
(The Jewish Press)
Churches bombed in Kano, Nigeria, killing 45 people, Christians leaders say
(Morning Star News)
Defense Minister postpones Haredi draft until further notice
(Yori Yanover, The Jewish Press)
Throne Day in Morocco, speech: A royal vision to promote demoracy, social justice and a new Maghreb order, founded on integration and openess – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Shia persecution violates freedom of religion
(Josef Roy Benedict, Free Malaysia Today)
Populist Pope proves irresistible – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review)
Third-largest Lebanese city shows signs of recovery after clashes
(Aisha Habli, Common Ground News Service)
Hated in Egypt: How the Palestinian bogeyman resurfaced like never before – OpEd
(Ramzy Baroud, Eurasia Review)
Indonesian terrorism financing: resorting to robberies
(V. Arianti, RSIS Commentaries)
Fears that Iraq returning to days of sectarian strife
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
No Israelis in future Palestinian state, Abbas says
(JTA)
Malaysian arrested over Eid greeting featuring dogs
(Agence France-Press, Inquirer News)
Pakistan: Taking a bite from platter of challenges – OpEd
(S. Haris, Eurasia Review)
USCIRF condemns Saudi blasphemy sentence
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Did Pope Francis change church teaching on homosexuality?
(David Gibson and Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Services)
100 days of captivity: A call to release two Syrian bishops
(Religious for Peace)
Not too late for youth to help shape Tunisia’s constitution
(Héla Boujneh, Common Ground News Service)
The mysteries of Pope Francis
(Peter McDonough, OUPblog)
Sectarian violence spirals in Guinea’s volatile southeast
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Advancing new reasons to ordain Orthodox women
(Elli Fischer, The New York Jewish Week)
Can Muslims write about Christianity?
(Dan Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor)
Kenyan lawyer on quixotic quest to nullify trial of Jesus
(Fredrick Nzwili, The Washington Post)
Revealed: Hand of God in schools
(Nicholas Jones, The New Zealand Herald)
Guyana: Businessman accused of using religion, politics to bully neighbours
(Kaieteur News)
‘Non-Muslims are insulting our religion’
(Free Malaysia Today)
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Why is Latin making a comeback?
(M.S.L.J., The Economist explains)
Special Report: How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt
(Edmund Blair, Paul Taylor and Tom Perry, Reuters)
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