Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Judge recommends against prohibition on religious-themed fliers at school
(Student Press Law Center)
Liberty and justice for all in Maryland
(Gene Robinson, The Washington Post)
Malaysia transsexuals lose challenge against law
(Associated Press)
Nineteenth Annual International Law and Religion Symposium Concludes in Provo, Utah
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
Russia: Article 20.29 causes 60-day community ban, fines, and bookshop closure
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Salafis work to counter intolerance
(Nada Zohdy, Common Ground News)
Tunisia: In search of Salafists, the West’s new bad guys
(Sabria S. Jawhar, Arab News)
Which Model, Whose Liberty? Differences between the U.S. and European Approaches to Religious Freedom
(Conference at Georgetown University)
Why a global blasphemy law is the wrong response to Islamaphobia
(Courtney C. Radsch, Huffington Post)
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
A role in international courts
(Soheila Vahdati, Iranian.com)
Afro-Peruvians honor heritage with religious fete
(Associated Press)
Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say
(Qassim Abdul-Zahara and Lara Jakes, Associated Press)
Algeria, Mauritania discuss Mali crisis
(Jemal Oumar, Magh)
American court enforces united Arab Emirates divorce, Mahr, and child custody judgment
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Concert for Tolerance thrills Moroccans
(Hassan Benmehdi, Magharebia)
East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University sue over HHS Mandate
(Emily Hardman, The Becket Fund)
Egypt's radical preachers enjoying freedom of airwaves
(Shaimaa Fayed and Yasmine Saleh, Reuters)
European Court of Human Right hears most important religious liberty case in years
(The Becket Fund)
Faisalabad: 24-year old Christian abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her abuser
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)
Man behind anti-Muslim film to appear in court
(Associated Press)
Moderate Islamic preachers gain followers in Indonesia
(James Hookway, Wall Street Journal)
Monetary benefits on religious lines is violation of Constitution: Gujarat HC
(Saeed Khan, The Times of India)
Nation's first state religious freedom caucuses announced
(Sarah Mueller, American Religious Freedom)
New Jersey police charge six Christians for evangelizing in public park
(Heather Clark, Christian News)
One Pussy Riot member freed on appeal by Russian court
(Maria Tsvetkova, Reuters)
Pope Benedict recalls Vatican II with praise and criticism
(Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service)
Sierra Leone: Supreme Islamic Council ends delegates conference
(Alhaji Mansaray, Concord Times via All Africa)
Tens of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets a year after the massacre of Copts at Maspero
(AsiaNews.it)
The emerging social, political force: 'Nones'
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today)
Thousands march to mark killing of Egyptian Coptic protesters, demand trial of ex-army rulers
(Washington Post)
Yemen holds US citizen for suspected Al-Qaida ties
(Ahmed Al Haj, Associated Press)
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
A model of inclusion for Muslim women
(Didi Kristen Tatlow, The New York Times)
Belgian minister condemns hate campaign against Jewish aide
(JTA)
Brazilian court orders YouTube to remove Anti-Islam film from site
(Fox News Latino and Associated Press)
Brazilian Jews help organize mass march for religious freedom
(The Global News Service of the Jewish People)
Buddhists, Hindus in Tripura protest against attack on Bangladesh temples
(ANI)
Canada cuts non-Christian prison clergy
(JTA)
Canada urges religious freedom and pluralism in Nigeria
(Bikya Masr)
ENInews suspends service, seeks further funding
(ENInews)
Germany: Co-ed swimming goes to court
(Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute)
Moroccan navy prevents Dutch abortion ship from entering waters
(Catholic News Agency)
Nigerian Christians, Muslims protest against common enemy
(Osun Defender)
Pakistani teen girls' activist Malala Yousufzai shot on school bus by Taliban gunman
(Associated Press, CBS News)
Philippine rebel group agrees to peace accord to end violence in south
(Floyd Whaley, The New York Times)
Professor Silvio Ferrari receives 2012 Distinguished Service Award
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Radical Islamist threatens Balkans with terror attacks
(Ivana Jovanovic, Muhamet Brajshori and Paul Ciocoiu, Southeast European Times)
Religious freedom being stifled around the globe, says study
(Myles Collier, Christian Post)
Report: US Protestants lose majority status
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press)
Republican lawmakers fighting for 'religious freedom' in N.H.
(Jim Haddadin, Foster's Daily Democrat)
Requirements for religious holidays
(Keisha-Ann G. Gray, Human Resource Exectutive)
Rights group: Egypt draft charter curbs freedom
(Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
Slovenia, Estonia announce new shechitah restrictions
(JTA)
Veils pose problems for Brazilian Muslims who want driver's licenses
(Luis Vieira, Fox News Latino)
Venice Commission to issue opinion on Azerbaijan’s draft law on freedom of religious faith
(APA)
Monday, 8 October 2012
‘Religious freedom’ sends the wrong message to the wrong people
(Doug Saunders, The Globe and Mail (Canada))
Chaplain cuts raise ire across spectrum
(Tobi Cohen, The Windsor Star)
CRSS report: 52 murdered in two decades over blasphemy
(Umer Nangiana, The International Herald Tribune (Pakistan))
Decade after Bali, Indonesian terror aims at gov't
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Egypt releases Coptic children held in blasphemy case
(BBC News)
Freedom to worship, speak debated at UN
(The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Hate speech and hypocrisy
(Wlliam Saletan, Opinion, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hindus cautiously welcome Vienna Centre for Interreligious Dialogue
(Eurasia Review)
India: Dalit Christians protest non-inclusion of priests in Tamil Nadu
(UCAN, Eurasia Review)
Interfaith harmony, respect for religions stressed
(Daily Times (Pakistan))
Iran using religion to achieve political ends
(Ali Bluwi, Al Arabiya News)
Jews in France fear wave of attacks
(Lori Hinnant, Associated Press)
My Take: The five biggest misconceptions about secularism
(Jacques Berlinerblau, CNN Belief Blog)
Saudi Arabia religious police chief announces new curbs
(BBC News)
Suspected arsonist in jail, faces federal hate crime charges
(Taylor Dungjen, Toledo Blade)
Switzerland: Urge Turkmen leader to end persecution
(Human Rights Watch)
Terror suspect Hamza appears in court after extradition
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Tibetan man self-immolates, dies in latest protest
(Associated Press, ABC News)
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to prevent terrorism, based on religious hatred
(Translation by Svitlana Sydorenko, Institute for Religious Freedom)
In Yalta representatives of various faiths study the art of coexistence
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
International Conference on Islamic Religious Education Held in Kyiv
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Saturday, 6 October 2012
65 detained at violent Azerbaijan headscarf rally
(Associated Press)
Alawite group calls on sect to join Syria revolt
(The Daily Star)
Kurdish regional government illegally seizing Assyrian lands in north Iraq
(Assyrian International News Agency)
Pakistan struggles with smuggled Buddhist relics
(Zarar Khan and Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press)
Pastors prepare to take on IRS over political endorsement ban
(Dan Merica, CNN)
Police, Hindu community give contradicting statements over minority persecution
(Hafez Tunio, International Herald Tribune)
Friday, 5 October 2012
‘No evidence’ on Nigeria massacre
(AFP & Reuters, GulfNews.com)
Could this be the beginning of the end for Pakistan's blasphemy laws?
(Samira Shackle, New Statesman)
Jordan Islamists stage largest pro-reform protest
(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Reuters Africa)
Minority religion prison clergy cut as part time contracts end
(Douglas Quan, Canada.com)
Pastors to challenge IRS over political endorsements
(Lilly Fowler, Washington Post)
Religion under attack: Iran frees imprisoned Christian, but arrests his lawyer
(Eric Schulzke, Deseret News)
Religious freedom binds Bahrain society
(Habib Toumi, Gulf News)
Temple Mount briefly closed, nine arrested
(Melanie Lidman, Jerusalem Post)
Thousands join Islamic Jihad rally in Gaza
(Ma'an News Agency)
U.N., the debate on the recognition of Palestine as a state scheduled for mid-November
(AsiaNews.it)
UN Human Rights Council attempts to create global abortion right
(Susan Yoshihara, LifeNews.com)
Uzbekistan: "Illegal extremists" or peaceful Muslims?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Brussels: between Athens and Jerusalem
(Piotr Mazurkiewicz, COMECE, EuropeInfos)
Buenos Aires mayor urged to veto abortion law
(Myles Collier, Christian Post)
Cardinal Martini: The challenge of witness to Europe
(Compiled by Johanna Touzel, EuropeInfos)
Egypt's Copts abandon Sinai homes after threats, attack
(Yousri Mohamed and Tamim Elyan, Reuters)
Pakistan: A call for interfaith harmony
(Rehan Nawaz, Pakistan Today)
Pew Forum Weekly Religion News Update
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