Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Israel detains Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric after scuffles at al-Aqsa mosque
(Albawaba News)
Myanmar: Dalai Lama to speak before Assembly
(Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel)
Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
(Big News Network)
Kenya: Bishop roots for women leaders
(Reuben Olita, The Star)
Comments about Islam spark Morocco firestorm
(Mohamed Saadouni, Magharebia)
Burma: Thien Sein assures Muslims protection of basic rights
(Radio Free Asia)
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Report finds Iran among worst violators of religious freedom
(Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News)
World celebrates Orthodox Easter
(RT)
Uzbekistan: Continuing denials of prisoners' freedom of religion or belief
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Ghana: Journalists should focus on religion's relationship with the media
(Ghana Web)
Battered and bullied, Pakistan’s religious minorities say they have little faith in democracy
(The Washington Post)
Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz says he was sidelined in crackdown of U.S. nuns
(Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post)
Bombing of new Tanzanian parish surpasses other attacks
(Estefania Aguirre, Eurasia Review)
In the Turkish-Israeli dispute, only losers
(Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe)
Monday, 6 May 2013
Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)
For Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, there is a peaceful solution
(Wadah Khanfar, The Guardian)
Sudanese Islamist group comes under fire for gifting Quran to US diplomat
(The Sudan Tribune)
Kenya: Garissa Muslims condemn police raid on mosques
(Ramadhan Rajab, The Star)
Religious militancy: A big challenge to Pakistan stability – OpEd
(Amna Razzaq, Eurasia Review)
Muslim monarch restores Jewish ancient cemetery in Cape Verde: Wonderful lesson of religious tolerance- OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Hungary: Inside the far-Right stronghold where Hungarian Jews fear for the future
(Colin Freeman, The Telegraph)
Burmese refugees flock to Iowa meatpacking town
(Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press)
Kazakstan: Religious freedom to suffer in anti-extremist programme?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)
PLO slams Israel over treatment of Palestinian Christians
(The News International)
Bangladesh Islamists battle police; 4 dead
(Farid Ahmed and Josh Levs, CNN)
Bangladesh clashes rage over blasphemy law
(Al Jazeera)
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Despite stalled Arab Spring, Muslim nations grasp for democracy
(The Christian Science Monitor)
State Department withdraws honor for Egyptian activist over anti-American, anti-Semitic tweets
(Hannah Allam, McClatchy)
Debate over Easter greetings roil Egypt’s sensitive religious tension
(Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy)
Saturday, 4 May 2013
‘Religious institutions forcing caste-based voting system’
(B.S. Satish Kumar, The Hindu)
Dozens of Islamists demonstrate in Khartoum demanding release of detainees
(Sudan Tribune)
Egypt: Shura Council approves final draft of Islamic bonds law
(Aswat Masriya)
Ghana: Presbyterian church speaks on national issues
(William N-Ianjerorr Jalulah, The Chronicle)
Lebanon’s first civil marriage raises hope for change
(Ya Libnan)
Nigeria: “terrorism and corruption are the main plagues”
(Interview with John Cardinal Onaiyekan by Fr Joe Vella Gauci, EuropeInfos)
Pakistan: Musharraf's party to boycott May elections
(Big News Network)
Palestine: Hamas slams Arab League peace initiative
(Pan Armenian)
Police arrest two in new anti-Muslim unrest in Myanmar
(The West Australian via AFP)
Political Islam is post-Gaddafi Libya
(James Maxwell, Think Africa Press)
South Sudan official defies orders and weds 'underage' girl
(Sudan Tribune)
Tunisians react to Egyptian cleric Mohamed Hassan visit
(Jamel Arfaoui, Magharebia)
Turkish Airlines crew banned from wearing red lipstick and nail polish
(The Guardian)
Uganda: Tension as Masaka braces for Mubajje faction
(Manuel Zinga, The Observer)
Friday, 3 May 2013
64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving Islam
(Max Fisher, The Washington Post)
A distressing map of religious freedom around the world
(Max Fisher, The Washington Post)
Downturn in religious madness in Jerusalem
(Deutsche Welle)
Mali war exposes religious fault lines
(Celeste Hicks Bamako, The Guardian)
Religious, secular worlds clash in Israel
(Daniel Estrin, Rocky Mount Telegram)
Saudi Arabia reaffirms ban on the building of non-Muslim places of worship
(Christian Post)
With Benedict’s return, Vatican experiment begins
(Elisabetta Povoledo, The New York Times)
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Thousands of Egypt's Islamists protest against state security
(Reuters, Aswat Masriya)
Hanging Haman with the Igbo Jews of Abuja
(Shai Afsai, The Times of Israel)
US report into Chinese religious freedom rebutted
(Editor: Sha Sha, Xinhuanet)
Secular Lebanon
(Irina Papkova, The Revealer (NYU))
'Book of Mormon' stars find new depth in religion after seeing its birthplace
(VIctoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press, Ottawa Citizen)
What Muslims around the world think about women's rights, in charts
(Olga Khazan, The Atlantic)
The Colombian Senate says no to gay marriage bill
(Elizabeth Reyes L., El País in English)
Hamilton-based Anglican bishop suing blogger
(Joan Walters, The Spec.com)
Syrian Shias flee to Lebanon to escape Sunni militias
(Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph)
Pope Francis condemns 'slave labor' in Bangladesh: 'goes against God'
(Aljazeera)
Brazil Priest excommunicated for defending gay rights
(Paulo Prada, Huffington Post Religion)
Wycliffe Bible translators accept panel report over controversial Muslim context translation
(Alex Murashko, The Christian Post)
Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?
(Alan Strathern, BBC News)
Egyptian professor questioned for insulting religion
(Aswat Masriya)
Religious intolerance poisoning Indonesia
(Jakarta Globe)
In Myanmar, living in fear amid religious violence
(Erika Kinetz, The Miami Herald)
US report warns of crisis for Pak minorities
(The Nation)
Rights activists welcome US panel’s report, BJP sees hands of Modi-baiters behind it
(Syed Khalique Ahmed, The Indian Express)
China rebuts US on religious freedom reports
(The Standard: Hong Kong)
Religious freedom in Tibet worse in past decade – US annual report
(Tibetan Review)
Religious freedom in Burma among the worst in the world: US report
(Paul Vrieze, The Irrawaddy)
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
EVENT, 7 de mayo 2013: El Dr. Tabaré Vázquez presentará libro sobre el veto al aborto
(Lucía Pastor, El Diaro (Uruguay))
Myanmar Muslims face uncertain future after attack
(Yadana Htun and Todd Pitman, Associated Press)
Iranians accuse Jews of witchcraft
(Gavriel Fiske, The Times of Israel)
Uzbekistan: Devout Muslim "may receive up to 15 years" in jail
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)
Religious leaders in Cuba recognize the existence of full freedom of religion
(ACN, [email protected])
Principles of Puritan religion
(David Kenneth, Opposing Views)
American Christian may face death penalty in North Korea
(Whitney Williams, World Magazine)
Vietnam: Flawed on human rights, but a leader in gay rights
(Thomas Maresca, The Atlantic)
Religious freedom under global threat, Canadian ambassador says
(Mark Kellner, Adventist Review, Adventist News Network)
An open letter to Leah Aharoni, on behalf of religious freedom in Israel
(Rabbi Elianna Yolkut, Haaretz)
Race and religion has never been a barrier for Malaysian
(Kanykumari Damodaran, New Straits Times)
US watchdog agency releases annual list of religious liberty abusers
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News)
US agency identifies Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, others as religious freedom violators
(Afrique Jet: News Informations)
Fifteen countries cited for religious freedom violations
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)
US religious panel for continuing visa ban on Narendra Modi
(Times of India)
US commission on religious freedom sharply criticizes Bahrain
(Human Rights First)
Vatican seeks to temper expectations of big reform
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press via ABC News)
Myanmar anti-Muslim violence injures at least 10 in Okkan as mosques, homes attacked
(Yadana Htun, Huffington Post World)
Gabriel Stone: Jerusalem unveils mysterious Hebrew tablet
(Daniel Estrin, Huffington Post Religion)
Syrian Christians to unite in prayer; ask Christians worldwide to join them
(Eurasia Review)
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Many in Muslim world want sharia as law of land
(Reuters)
Muslims worldwide support democracy and religious freedom
(Matthew Brown, Deseret News)
Report: Muslims back Islamic law, disagree on meaning
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today)
Poll: US Muslims more moderate than Muslims worldwide
(Omar Sacirbey, The Washington Post)
Iraq revokes licenses of Al Jazeera and 9 other TV channels
(Tim Arango, New York Times)
Mumbai gets its first Shariah court to settle civil, marital disputes
(Mohammed Wajihuddin, The Times of India)
Ending oppression in the Middle East: A Muslim feminist call to arms
(Randa Abdel-Fattah, ABC Online)
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