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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Saudi Arabia: Cleric who backed protests on trial for his life
(Eurasia Review)

Iran: Is Middle East moving toward a Shia-Sunni War? - OpEd
(Hojjatollah Joudaki, Iran Review)

Missionaries urge Korea to lift travel ban
(The Korea Herald)

Russian church in China has first service in 51 years
(Agence France-Press, Hürriyet Daily News)

Catholic population surges across the global south
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)

Christian conversion of woman in Saudi Arabia results in lashing and prison sentence for Lebanese and Saudi men
(Angus McDowall, Huffington Post Religion)

Field of Muslim-Western relations as crucial today as ever
(Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Common Ground News Service)

Safeguarding religion in Egypt for the wrong reasons
(Abdallah Schleifer, Al Arabiya)

Egypt to try Coptic teacher for 'insulting religion'
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))

Iran: Christians returned to jail after high court upholds sentence for conversion
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Christian Today Australia)

Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
(IRIN)

State, religion, and Women of the Wall – an Interview with MK Stav Shaffir
(Noga Gur-Arieh, JewishJournal Blog)

Burma: CSW releases new report detailing severe human rights abuses
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)

Moroccan king funding preservation of Cape Verde Jewish heritage — but to what end?
(Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA)

UN experts urge Iranian authorities to free jailed Baha’i community leaders
(UN News Centre)

Malaysia elections: Najib vows to be PM for all Malaysians
(Asia One News)

Annual report highlights worsening freedom of belief worldwide
(Elizabeth Lechleitner, Adventist News Network)

Blasphemy laws coming to Bangladesh?
(Mohshin Habib, Gatestone Institute)

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Do the massacres in Bayda and Banyas portend ethnic cleansing to create an Alawite state?
(Joshua Landis, Syria Comment)

Good reading on Islam
(Marvin Olasky, World Magazine)

Chinese citizens' rights to religious belief freedom protected
(Xinhua News)

Egypt: Detained Christian teacher released on bail
(ABC News)

Al-Qaradawi and the new religious conflict with Israel
(Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute)

Pope Francis addresses tens of thousands of pro-life marchers
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Saudi Arabia eases visa rules to promote religious visits
(Global Post)

Government encourages freedom of children's religious and ethnic rights
(Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), South African Government Information)

Need to tackle intolerance based on religion, beliefs – Malaysia's UN Envoy
(Bernama)

Hundreds of Chinese gathered for Patriarch Kirill's service in Harbin
(Interfax)

Don't judge a Book of Mormon by its cover: How Mormons are discovering the musical as a conversion tool
(Danielle Tumminio, Huff Post Religion)

Pastor Saeed Abedini released from solitary confinement; wife praises 'small victory'
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Miss India vs. Hindu fundamentalists
(Aarti Virani, The Wall Street Journal)

Islam expert warns Christians may completely disappear from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)

Tanzania – bomb outside new Catholic church one of worst ‘terrorist’ incidents in years
(Dismas Lyassa, World Watch Monitor)

Israel and Russia leaders to discuss Syria conflict
(BBC News Middle East)

Monday, 13 May 2013

Chief rabbi: David Rosen at TEDxViadellaConciliazione
(TEDxTalks, YouTube)

Illinois state senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
(Mitch Smith, Chicago Tribune)

Pakistan: Of particular concern
(Amina Jilani, The Express Tribune)

Muhammadiyah chairman at Jewish congress
(The Jakarta Post)

Pakistan's election: Chez Sharif
(A.R., The Economist)

Religion figures prominently in Pakistan's politics
(Adnan Rashid, UPI.com)

An architect building bridges between religions
(Vercihan Ziflioğlu, Hürriyet Daily News)

Marriage and gender-reassignment in Hong Kong
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Of elections and extremes: Pakistan's Pamela Anderson takes on a mullah
(Taha Siddiqui, The Christian Science Monitor)

Jihadist leader threatens war against Tunisia govt
(Agence France-Press, Naharnet)

Lebanese man gets six years for role in Saudi Arabia conversion case
(Habib Toumi, Gulf News)

Saudi jails Lebanese man for helping woman to convert
(Naharnet)

Jerusalem clerics slam 'brutal' police acts at Easter
(The Daily Star (Lebanon))

The perils of religious persecution in Iran
(Forbes)

Nigeria: Oloyede tasked on religious harmony
(Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust)

President Mahama hails Ghanaians’ religious tolerance
(Ghana Business News)

Tunisia: revise the draft constitution
(Human Rights Watch)

Mass held in Rome for kidnapped Syrian bishops
(Estefania Aguirre, Catholic News Agency)

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Amnesty International urges release of Egyptian Christian teacher held over anti-Islam remarks
(Fox News)

Friday, 10 May 2013

US calls N. Korea to release American from prison
(CBN News)

Vatican signs financial transparency accord with U.S. officials
(Alessandro Speciale, Religion News Service)

In Israel "Women of the Wall" pray with police protection after winning court ruling
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

New jihadi magazine in English focuses on South Asia, including Afghanistan and India – Analysis
(B. Raman, Eurasia Review)

Haredi Orthodox youth mob Western Wall to protest women’s prayer service
(JTA)

Vatican declares Santa Muerte, Mexico's ‘Death Saint' is blasphemous (PICTURES)
(Sara C Nelson, Huffington Post UK)

Gay couple told: single beds only, if you stay here
(Mathew Dearnaley, The New Zealand Herald)

Baby sex-selection tours increasingly popular with Australian couples using IVF
(Natasha Bita, The Australian News)

In hot blood: The killings of Islamist hardliners promise further instability
(The Economist)

New forums to debate and defend international human rights
(Seyla Benhabib, GMF Blog)

How much do you know about international religious freedom and it's measurement? Take the quiz!
(the Weekly Number)

Vatican: Pope to visit Brazil slum, meet young offenders
(IGN)

Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
(Business Standard)

Cardinal beatifies first lay, black Brazilian woman, 'Nha Chica'
(Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter)

Egypt Coptic Pope pays first visit to Vatican in 40 years
(Aswat Masriya)

2 popes praying: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
(The Washington Post)

Pakistani Views on Religion and Politics as Election Nears
(Pew Research Center Report, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)

Israeli police question Muslim cleric after scuffle
(Isabel Kershner, The New York Times)

Pakistan's hardliners' political clout protecting them from the law
(Jon Boone, The Guardian)

Interfaith meeting declares ban on religious hate speech in Tanzania
(Deodatus Balile, Sabahi)

Seven Burmese Muslims charged with monk's death
(Zin Mar Win, Radio Free Asia)

Israel: Clashes at Aqsa mosque
(Ma'an News Agency)

Saudi Arabia: Let all girls play sports, says HRW
(Eurasia Review)

Nigerian sect Boko Haram demands Islamic state
(Afua Hirsch, The Guardian)

Buhari and the politics of religion
(Abubakar Evuti, Daily Post)

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Egypt's pope in 1st visit to Vatican in 40 years
(The Miami Herald)

Jerusalem sees clashes at Al Aqsa Mosque
(Eurasia Review)

Religious leader held after mosque fracas
(The Herald: Scotland)

Indonesian media needs to cover religion, not radicals
(Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta Globe)

A leap for some faiths, but many Canadians are losing their religion
(Dakshana Bascarmurty, The Globe and Mail)

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Kenyan churches successfully lobby to remove a U.S.-funded ad they say encourages adultery
(World Magazine)

Brazilian activists demand release of imprisoned Bahai leaders
(NTD Television)

Christians in Morocco fear fatwa portends harsher treatment
(Morning Star News)

Kazakhstan: Why was Muslim prisoner of conscience extradited to Uzbekistan?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Women's exclusion from public sphere should be illegal
(Israel Hayom)

Influx of Christian and Muslim immigrants changing Canada’s religious makeup
(Benjamin Shingler, The Globe and Mail)

Leading Palestinian religious leader Grand Mufti of Jerusalem arrested for 'encouraging religious disturbances'
(Alistair Dawber, The Independent)

Turkey airline bans female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick
(Reuters, IBNLive)

Human rights group says freedom of religion eroding in Papua
(Radio New Zealand International)

Azerbaijani State Committee: Report by U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is pro-Armenian
(Trend)

Nigerian Islamist raid in northeast town kills 55 - military
(Ibrahim Mshelizza, Reuters)

Anglican Church in New Zealand faces discrimination claim
(World Magazine)

Anti-blasphemy protests in Bangladesh turn violent
(Jim Yardley, The New York Times)

Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy
(Kathy Gannon, ABC News via AP)

Iran warns Syrian rebels after report of shrine desecration
(Thomas Erdbrink, The New York Times)

Bodies pour in as Nigeria hunts for Islamists
(Adam Nossiter, The New York Times)

Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party
(Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times)

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