Law and Religion Headlines

Uyghur Muslims face new religious clampdown
(Reported by Mihray Abdulim and Gulchehra Keyum. Translated by Dolkun Kamberi. Written in English by Parameswaran Ponnudurai., Radio Free Asia)

Myanmar to investigate reports of Rohingya Militants
(Reported by Khin Khin E. Translated by Khet Mar. Written in English by Joshua Lipes., Radio Free Asia)

Israel slams candidacy of Iran and Syria for UN rights body
(JTA)

Religion should not be an instrument in democratic process: Modi
(Ross Colvin and Sruthi Gottipati, Reuters)

Archbishops pledge ‘committed solidarity’ with Christians in Egypt
(Lambeth Palace staff, Episcopal News Service)

Mali’s state of emergency lifted ahead of election
(Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)

Israel: 30% of Israelis favor new temple on Temple Mount
(ANSA med)

Egypt coup: Conspiracy against Islam or “political Islam”? – OpEd
(Zaher Mahruqi, Eurasia Review)

Egypt's Christians face violence after Morsi ouster
(Hamza Hendawi, Huff Post World)

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Egyptian Christians 'played a significant role in raising' largest revolution in history, American Mulsim says
(Tyler O'Neil, The Christian Post)

Egypt: Halt arbitrary action against Brotherhood, media
(Human Rights Watch)

Most Muslims say they fast during Ramadan
(Fatima Ghani, Pew Research Center)

Religious liberty and the “correct world view”
(Daniel Blomberg, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)

Uzbekistan: Teaching Islam to children a crime, raids and large fines continue
(Forum 18 News Service)

Contraception, the Philippines, and Pope Francis' passion for the poor
(Jamie Manson, National Catholic Reporter)

The Vatican and the UN: The price of statehood
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Macedonia: Archbishop Jovan sentenced to 3 years in prison, all Church property confiscated, 18 others sentenced
(Drasko Djenovic,, Center 9, Belgrade)

The boy killed for an off-hand remark about Muhammad - Sharia spreads in Syria
(BBC News Middle East)

Can religion evolve?
(J. L. Schellenberg, OUP Blog)

Pope overhauls laws for Vatican City, criminalizing leaks of Vatican info and child sex abuse
(Associated Press, The Washington Post – On Faith)

Canada's religious freedom office in place
(Baptist Press)

Egypt's religious minorities want role in new constitution
(Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, National Public Radio)

Armenia criticized for religious teaching
(Gayane Mkrtchyan, Ground Report)

Protecting religious minorities & houses of worship a duty for Muslims
(Shelia Musaji, The American Muslim)

Abu Qatada to be allowed to provide 'religious guidance' to inmates
(Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph)

U.N. Secretary General warns Myanmar on religious violence
(Thomas Fuller, The New York Times)

World Refugee Day: 'We're people, too...'
(Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement, World Economic Forum)

The Hope: An end to the religious freedom chasm in Turkey
(Archon Dr. Cary J. Limberakis, D.M.D., Philanthropy by Philoptochos)

Religious Freedom Seminar in Son La Province, Vietnam
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Egypt and North Africa's religious tumult
(Ahmed Charai, The National Interest)

Prosecutor orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders after violence that killed dozens
(ABC News)

Ramadan in Jakarta, the extremists announce a raid "against alcohol and pornography"
(AsiaNews.it)

Removal of Islamist Morsi in Egypt a source of hope in Israel
(Ben Sales, JTA)

Summertime poses many challenges in observing the Ramadan fast
(Helen Branswell, The Globe and Mail)

USCIRF calls for new efforts to address statelessness on second anniversary of South Sudan’s independence
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF urges Obama, Kerry to press China on religious freedom, human rights
(Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post)

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Burma President’s dangerous refusal to condemn Buddhists for violence against Rakhine Muslims
(Emma Lo, Foreign Policy in Focus)

India: Madhya Pradesh, clergymen “in danger” due to the anti-conversion
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Outrage over radical Haredi mob attack on Haredi soldier
(The Jewish Press)

Tibet, police shoot Buddhist monks: one is dying
(AsiaNews.it)

UPDATE: Car bomb wounds 53 in Shia Beirut suburb
(Ahram Online)

USCIRF statement on faces of Chinese persecution
(Press Release, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Third ICLARS Conference – Discount Registration Deadline extended to July 15, 2013
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

Ramadan dress-code: Residents draw the line
(Bindu Suresh Rai, Emirates 24/7)

HRW calls for Morocco to stop sealing houses to punish activists
(Eurasia Review)

Integrating the philosophy of Tawhid: An Islamic approach to organization – Analysis
(Murray Hunter, Eurasia Review)

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect
(Ajai Sahni, Rediff News)

Arab Spring: Mirror, mirror on the wall
(Abdullateef Al-Muhlim, Arab News)

All change again in the Middle East: But what will the future hold for the Christian minority?
(Steve Dew-Jones, World Watch Monitor)

Vital interests vs. democratic ideals – OpEd
(Patrick J. Buchanan, Eurasia Review)

The toppling of Morsi is a blow for secularism – OpEd
(Muhammad Asim, New Civilisation)

Sharif gov't to adopt new security policy to end extremism in Pakistan
(Muhammad Tahir, Xinhuanet)

Pope Francis decries ‘globalization of indifference’
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)

Indian Buddhist sites hit by blasts
(Indrajit Singh, Huffington Post)

Religious leaders condemn attack on Mahabodhi temple
(Chamikara Weerasinghe, Daily News)

Religious intolerance down sightly in Indonesia
(Stephanie Hendarta, The Jakarta Globe)

Morsi supporters attack Christian targets in Egypt after removal of president
(Morning Star News)

Monday, 8 July 2013

Got democracy? From Egypt to the U.S., religion and secularism must embrace women’s rights
(Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, The Washington Post – On Faith)

Statement by the Fiqh Council of North America on Ramadan and Shawwal 1434 (2013)
(ISNA)

Islam, Egypt and political theory: Échec mate
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Tunisia: Amina appeal verdict delayed
(Magharebia)

Somalian rape victim, 13, stoned to death
(The Guardian)

Far from Kotel, Women of the Wall pray with police protection
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

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