Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya of Burma and the challenge of faith
(Akbar Ahmed and Harrison Akins, The Washington Post)
Azerbaijan: Is confiscating religious literature censorship?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)
Brazilian authorities deny Indians planning mass suicide
(Fox News Latino, Worldwide Religious News)
Defending the Faith: Don't blame religion for world's ills
(Daniel Peterson, Deseret News)
France gives Burkina Faso planes to tackle Mali Islamist threat
(Reuters)
Freedom of speech: Law and 'Innocence of Muslims'
(Lucie Hecquer, Trevor Asserson, The Jerusalem Post)
Iraqi Shiites brace for violence amid Syria fears
(Qassim Abdul-Zahara and Schreck, Associated Press)
Jerusalem's secular Israel minority showing life
(Lauren E. Bohn, Associated Press via WWRN)
Judge delays Metzitzah B’Peh consent form requirement following Orthodox lawsuit
(Sholom Schreiber, The Jewish Voice)
Libya: UN independent experts condemn destruction of Sufi religious sites in Libya
(AllAfrica.com)
Mautner on religion in politics
(Lawrence B. Solum, Legal Theory Blog)
Paul Kurtz, 86, Humanist publisher, dies
(Bruce Weber, The New York Times)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Putin urges tougher control over ‘mushrooming’ cults
(RT)
Religious Liberty Report: India and Africa show bad standing (VIDEO)
(Aid to the Church in Need, Rome Reports, YouTube)
Syrian pilgrims raise rebel flag at haj as mufti calls for unity
(Mahmoud Habboush, Reuters via WWRN)
The Passover Amendment: should legislators meet on religious holidays?
(Michael Lee Pope, The Connection News)
Uruguay bishops say lawmakers who support abortion are excommunicated
(Catholic News Agency)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Bosnians elect their first Hijab-wearing mayor
(Aida Cerkez, Associated Press)
Entire Indian tribe threatens to commit mass suicide after Brazil court rules they must leave sacred burial land
(Daily Mail)
Europe must help Mali against Islamist rebels: Germany
(Alexandra Hudson and Jon Hemming, Reuters)
First blood: Rocket war intensifying on Israel's south, 3 injured, Hamas claims responsibility
(Aryeh Savir and Anav Silverman, Jewish Press)
India: Archbishop among 55 issued notice on Kandhamal violence
(UCA News via Eurasia Review)
Jews rally round woman arrested for praying at Western Wall
(National Post)
Kazakhstan: Pressure on founders to deny re-registration?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Malala Yousafzai and the other half of Muslim history
(Asma Afsaruddin, Common Ground News)
NM court reinstates religious leader's convictions
(Associated Press via KOB News)
No `Eid festivities for Burma Muslims
(OnIslam)
Pastor’s opinion not ‘hate speech’
(Benjamin Bull, Alliance Defending Freedom)
Punitive psychiatry making a comeback in Russia?
(Innokenty Grekov, Human Rights First)
Religious freedom, foreign policy, and just government
(Paul E. Rondeau, Common Sense, The Washington Times Communities)
Tanzania: Islamist riots threaten Zanzibar's stability
(allAfrica.com)
Vatileaks: Judges note “reprehensible” damage of Gabriele's theft
(Vatican Radio)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Azerbaijan: Government blames "errors" for negative Venice Commission/OSCE Opinion
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Baha'is most persecuted religion in Iran: U.N. investigator
(Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)
Diocese Budimljansko-Niksicka could not legitimately expect restitution of property expropriated in Montenegro after World War II
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)
Egypt's draft constitution leans towards conservative Islam
(Khaled Diab, The Guardian)
Faith-based initiatives deserve a place in the public sphere
(Ryan Messmore, The Australian (may require subscription))
Indonesia experiencing increase in religious intolerance
(Kate Lamb, Voice of America)
Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
(Heiner Bielefeldt, United Nations General Assembly)
It’s a girl: The three deadliest words in the world
(Ram Mashru, The Independent)
Let there be education
(The Nation (Pakistan))
North Park school wins $1.1M verdict against city
(Dana Littlefield, San Diego News)
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for haj amid regional turmoil
(Mahmoud Habboush, Reuters)
Tunisian Salafi leader says Islamic-led government is a U.S. puppet
(Tarek Amara, Reuters)
U.S. Institute of Peace hosts discussion on religion & violence
(C-SPAN)
UN experts urge govts to repeal laws that criminalise adultery
(The Nation (Pakistan))
Monday, 22 October 2012
Buddhist terrorism: No longer a myth
(Dr. Habib Siddiqui, Eurasia Review)
Freedom should not be destructive – Russian Orthodox Church chief
(RT)
Germany: "I will answer only to Allah"
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Headscarf debate highlights Russian Muslims' grievances
(Thomas Grove, Reuters)
In-vitro fertilization raises custody rights and family law questions
(Barbara Atkinson, SEO Law Firm)
Lebanon fears new wave of assassinations
(Al Bawaba)
Myanmar leader says open to aid for Muslims
(AFP)
Tunisia's Islamists surrender on blasphemy law
(Mohamed Bechri, Fikra Forum)
Saturday, 20 October 2012
'Religious fragmentation based on misinterpretation leads to extremism'
(Sunara Nizami, The International Herald Tribune (Pakistan))
Canada judge says terror suspect can be extradited
(Associated Press)
Doctors: Wounded Pakistani girl improving
(Voice of America)
In Syria, Sunni rebels besiege Shiite villages
(Hazma Hendawi, AP via ABC News)
Israelis, Hamas fear Salafist takeover of Gaza
(Jim Kouri, Eurasia Review)
It is dangerous for US and Israel to blame religion for actions taken by Muslims and Arabs – El -Asmar
(Terri Giinsberg, Mondoweiss)
Maryland’s referendum on religious liberty
(C. Anthony Muse, The Washington Post)
Mexican authorities detain leader of religious sect that opposes secular education
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Minnesota trial opens window on Somalia terror group
(Amy Forliti, Associated Press)
Opponents to Muslim headscarves get a powerful new ally: Vladimir Putin
(Vladimir Isachenkov, National Post)
Shiite protests pose major challenge for Saudi Arabia
(Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post)
Watershed moment for religious teaching in Egypt
(Joseph Mayton, Common Ground News)
Woman jailed for praying aloud at Western Wall barred from holy site for 30 days
(Mordechai I. Twersky, Haaretz)
Friday, 19 October 2012
Army court orders Fort Hood suspect to shave
(Megan Mccloskey, Stars and Stripes)
Calling Catholic groups ‘cult-like’ does not amount to discrimination: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
(Jen Gerson, National Post)
Gay couple turned away from B&B win discrimination case
(Hannah Furness, The Telegraph)
Governments must protect religious freedom – OpEd
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Eurasia Review)
Kazakhstan: Criminal investigation, "hallucinogenic" communion drink, "extremist" books?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18)
Lebanon blast: Car bombing in Beirut kills eight
(Caroline Anning, BBC News)
Mali Islamists destroy tombs in Timbuktu
(Amir Ahmed, CNN)
NY federal appeals court becomes 2nd in nation to strike down Defense of Marriage Act
(Larry Neumeister, Associated Press via The Washington Post)
OIC head takes global blasphemy ban off the table, member nations pursue policy
(Press Release, Human Rights First)
Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai is just one of many school-age victims
(Eurasia Review)
Prelates speak about Islam as synod discussion concludes; Cardinal Pell rues decline of fasting
(Catholic World News, CatholicCulture.org)
Saudi Arabia plans female religious police
(BBC News)
Tanzania sees tension and unrest after arrest of Muslim leader
(Eurasia Review)
Texas judge, siding with cheerleaders, allows Bible verses on banners at school games
(Manny Fernandez, The New York Times)
The need for establishing a national human rights institution in the UAE
(Gyan Basnet and Mansoor Hassan Albalooshi, Eurasia Review)
Turkish pianist Fazil Say goes on trial accused of insulting Islam on Twitter
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
U.S. ambassador confirms meeting with Tibetans in western China
(Edward Wong, New York Times)
Thursday, 18 October 2012
30 people killed after Muslim herdsmen attack Christian village in Nigeria
(Akintunde Akinleye, RT)
Attacker of Pakistani schoolgirl was held, freed in 2009: sources
(Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan, Reuters)
Buddhist monks march in Myanmar and thwart OIC Islamic office plan
(Reuters)
Canada: Catholic school funding unconstitutional, woman argues in court challenge
(Allison Jones, National Post)
Egypt teacher fired for cutting girls' uncovered hair
(Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)
Egypt’s Islamist revival most evident at the grass roots
(Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post)
Major publishers protest Saudi textbook content
(Nina Shea, National Review Online)
Malala: Is Pakistan externalizing an internal problem?
(D Suba Chandran, Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies)
Muslim lobbyist represents U.S. at European Human Rights Conference
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute of International Public Policy)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Salafists destroy ancient Morocco carvings: NGO
(AFP)
Top Turkish musician in court for insulting Islam
(Deutsche Welle)
Tunisian struggle with new freedom hits silver screen
(Raissa Kasolowsky, Reuters)
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
"In God We Trust" lawsuit dismissed
(Michael Thompson, KLTV)
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