Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Iran’s war on religious minorities
(David Sweet, National Post)
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
How Timbuktu’s manuscripts were saved from jihadists
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
Bahrain bans political groups from contacting Hezbollah
(Reuters)
It's okay to pray at city hall, Quebec court rules
(Regina Leader Post)
Australian judge overturns religious court ruling
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ashrafi underlines urgency for interfaith peace dialogue
(Pakistan Observer)
Islamic Missionaries Guild president: US should be last to talk on Muslims
(Geisha Kowlessar, Trinidad Guardian)
Religious violence erupts in Myanmar
(Al Jazeera)
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Christianity in the Middle East on brink of extinction
(Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, Religion Today)
Tibetans in Switzerland protest visit of Chinese premier (Video)
(Harold Mandel, Examiner.com)
Algerian Muslim Scholars Association calls for need to support Saharawi people
(Chahid Al Hafed, Sahara Press Service)
Nigeria: Anglican Church blames nation's woes on recycled politicians
(Chidi Nkwopara, Vanguard)
Nigeria: Hijab crisis- Lagos, Muslims to settle out of court
(Nurudeen Oyewole, Daily Trust)
Tanzania: No favouritism in subsidies, says minister
(Daily News)
Kenyan police kill Muslim cleric with ties to Somali militants
(Joseph Akwiri, Reuters)
Tanzania: Church bombing- Muslims appeal for peace
(Yasinta Amos, Daily News)
Two-child limit for Rohingya Muslims in parts of Myanmar
(The Washington Post)
Myanmar: Suu Kyi denounces two-child limit for Rohingyas
(Radio Free Asia)
Cambodian monk with ties to opposition party found killed
(Sek Bendit, Radio Free Asia)
Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report welcomed
(Eurasia Review)
Catholic pilgrims blocked from Chinese village Donglu for Virgin Mary parade
(South China Morning Post)
Indonesian Vesak celebration promotes religious harmony
(Ari Rikin, Jakarta Globe)
Religious Zionism emerging as Israel's most powerful pressure group
(Amos Harel, Haaretz)
No favouritism in subsidising religious hospitals, minister says
(Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam), All Africa)
Monday, 27 May 2013
Ahmadis deplore Suryadharma’s stance over religious conversion
(Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post)
Blindly following extremism
(Samar Fatany, Al Arabiya)
Christians fined, imprisoned in Uzbekistan
(Catholic Culture)
Egypt's Islamic antiquities languishing
(Nasser Nasser, Associated Press, ABC News)
Indonesian President on schedule to receive rights award in NYC
(Nadya Natahadibrata and Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post)
Indonesian president under fire over religious tolerance award
(Radio Australia)
Nigeria: First Lady seeks end to teenage pregnancies in Africa
(Uche Uduma, All Africa)
Nigeria: Lagos schools, Hijab and the sovereignty of the state
(Adelou Ademoyo, All Africa)
Rabbinic body touts prenups to avoid 'get' refusal
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)
Siberian imams get suspended sentences for involvement in banned movement
(Interfax)
Udupi: Moily moots concept of global religion for peace
(Daiji World)
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
(Associated Press, News Journal)
Indonesia: Bigotry undermines religious tolerance award for President
(Michael Bachelard, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Advancing a conversation about religion in Canada’s public life
(Geoffrey Cameron Don Hutchinson, Victor C. Goldbloom, The Star)
Nigeria: Anglican Communion frowns at same sex marriage
(Charles Kumolu, Vanguard)
Nigeria: Northern governors, politicians responsible for 'unIslamic' Almajiri system
(Premium Times)
Riyadh court convicts 8 for terror crimes
(Arab News)
Indonesia continues to disappoint on religious freedom
(Olivia Enos, The Foundry)
A joint appeal to Sunnis and Shi'as- OpEd
(S. Muhammad Khatami and Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Eurasia Review)
Afghan archaeology site faces rocky future
(Jennifer Glasse, Aljazeera)
In Sidon it’s increasingly all about sect
(Mohammed Zaatari, The Daily Star)
Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
(Reuters)
Turkish-Armenian scribe sentenced to 13 months for blasphemy in blog post
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Friday, 24 May 2013
Religious minorities unite for freedom
(Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post)
Alliances with churches 'strategically important' to the UN
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Muslim leaders' Auschwitz visit boosts Holocaust knowledge
(Adam Easton, BBC News Europe)
An audacious plan at the Western Wall
(William Booth, The Washington Post)
Christian pastor in Iran arrested during prayer meeting; church threatened with closure
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Video shows Syrian Islamists flogging men over illegal marriage
(Reuters)
Russian Foreign Ministry says U.S. State Department's religious freedom report politicized
(Interfax)
Religious defamation charges reflect practices of authoritarian regimes, says Egyptian politician
(Christian Post Africa)
Time to divorce civil and religious marriage
(Belfast Telegraph)
Battle surrounds union's alleged anti-gay stance
(Tony Moore, Brisbane Times)
Buddhist compassion for sentient beings warrants enactment of Sri Lanka’s animal welfare bill without further delay – OpEd
(Shenali Waduge, Eurasia Review)
Thursday, 23 May 2013
With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform
(Louise Lief, The Christian Science Monitor)
Turkmenistan: Raids, deportation, visa denial, Government denies UPR complaints
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Racial and religious conflicts in Asia
(Ahmad Syarif Al Syechabubakar, The Jakarta Post)
Bank Indonesia taps religious groups to expand banking outreach
(Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta Globe)
Tajikistan: Aspiring opposition leader arrested on embezzlement, polygamy charges
(Konstantin Parshin, EurasiaNet.org)
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Why Catholic saints are marching into Latin America
(Dudley Althaus, Global Post)
New religious sects: Search for effective answers
(Vatican Information Service)
Nigeria: Christians back emergency rule
(Vanguard)
Gambia: GIA, stakeholders discuss challenges facing Hajj in the country
(Bekai Njie, Daily Observer)
A founder of the revolution is barred from office, shocking Iranians
(Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)
Catholic church says legal aid cuts will harm human trafficking victims
(Owen Bowcott, The Guardian)
Muslim Brotherhood not qualified to run Egypt, says former member
(Myles Collier, The Christian Post)
Afghanistan sees sharp increase in women jailed for 'moral crimes'
(Eurasia Review)
Catholic Church sees numbers increase across global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Eurasia Review)
The sheiks and WMD
(Ali Salim, Gatestone Institute)
Nepali Muslim leader killed, community calls it a political murder
(Kalpit Parajuli, AsiaNews.it)
Pope calls for loyalty from Chinese Catholics
(Agence France-Press, Hürriyet Daily News)
Newly appointed US Ambassador joins unprecedented global Muslim delegation at Auschwitz
(Press Release, Center for Interreligious Understanding)
US Religious Freedom Report indicts Nigeria for impunity
(This Day Live)
Orissa, two Hindu extremists linked to the murder of missionary Graham Staines arrested
(AsiaNews.it)
OnIslam Exclusive: Muslims in Brazil
(Mohammad Al-Ansary, OnIslam)
Pope at Mass: Culture of encounter is the foundation of peace
(Vatican Radio)
Russia: Why were hundreds of religious organisations checked?
(Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service)
Catholic Church sees numbers increase across global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Eurasia Review)
Survey shows Catholic priests don’t like Mass changes
(David Gibson, Huffington Post Religion)
Kazakhstan: drop religious incitement charges
(Human Rights Watch)
US State Dept slams Indonesia over rights
(Jakarta Globe)
Religious freedom 'improves' in Vietnam, declines in China
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)
US report says Chinese repression was severe in Tibet
(Elisabeth Crokaerts, The Tibet Post International)
Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
(Maria Tsvetkova, Reuters)
Let's get creative and redefine the meaning of religion
(Adam Frank, NPR - Cosmos and Culture)
Religion can both hurt and enhance democratic attitudes
(Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom and Gizem Arikan, The London School of Economics / EUROPP)
Egyptian politician: Removal of Christian secretary shows submission to religious pressure
(MidEast Christian News, The Christian Post)
Commentary: The revolution is upon us
(Tom Erich, Religion News Service)
Doha Forum: Islamists reject religion-state division
(The Peninsula)
Rubber band’ bill: Russian parliament passes ‘legally indefinable’ anti-blasphemy law
(RT)
Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
(Kareen Raheem, Reuters)
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Iraq’s sectarian violence: Bombings plunge country in deadly spiral
(Nate Rawlings, Time World)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue
(United Nations General Assembly)
Bangladesh — Islamist protest leaders arrested in wake of Dhaka siege
(World Watch Monitor)
Uzbekistan: Criminal conviction, fines for meeting at home and carrying Bible
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
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