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Friday, 23 August 2024

Egyptian man finally allowed to list Christian affiliation on ID card, authorities rule
(ADF International)

Afghanistan: The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
(Associated Press)

Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
(Scott S, Associated Press)

Claim that deprioritizing religious vaccine exemption requests violates Title VII moves ahead
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge issues injunction in case involving exclusion of Jewish students from campus facilities during protest over war in Gaza
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Controversy over an India Day Parade float is a slur on Hindu pride
(Suhag Shukla, Religion News Service)

Nigeria: Don’t forget the victims of persecution in Nigeria
(Sean Nelson, Real Clear Politics)

Holy ground or Hollywood? – the canons & filming in church: Re St Mary the Virgin Morpeth
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Kenya: Why Gen Z have turned on churches in Kenya during anti-government protests
(Joseph Maina, Religion Unplugged)

Morocco solidarity week for Al-Aqsa Mosque on anniversary of arson attack
(Middle East Monitor)

Ukraine: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: ‘Unidentified’ Christians (5)
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Ukraine: Real threats, but freedom of religion or belief concerns
(Dmytro Vovk, Forum 18 News Service)

Ukraine’s ban targeting Moscow-linked Orthodox Church risks US aid
(Katherine Kelaidis, Religion News Service)

The illiberalism of Aleksandr Dugin: Romantic anti-capitalism, occult-fascism, and the war in Ukraine
(Thomas Jared Farmer, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology asks for even harsher persecution of the Ahmadis
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Cuba: Every Sunday…
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Mexico: Mass demonstrations after burning of Protestant church and violence in Oaxaca State
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Zelenskyy’s ‘ecumenical’ remark may strain Türkiye-Ukraine ties
(Türkiye Today)

Elected officials advocating for power disruption to religious institutions' state-funded services.
(Grigoriy Williams, Aussiedlerbote)

India: Uproar in Assam assembly over Muslim marriage registration bill
(NDTV)

Somalia: The near complete Islamization of a society
(Uzay Bulut, The European Conservative)

Seychelles: President Ramkalawan welcomes newly ordained clergy at State House
(Office of the President of The Republic)

EU watchdog reports alarming rise in Christian persecution, calls for protections
(Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency)

Teachers protest plan to reduce religion classes in Polish schools
(Warsaw Point)

The well-being of the planet and its people: Global leaders to converge in Brasilia for G20 Interfaith and PaRD Forums
(EIN Presswire)

Argentine Rabbi, Fishel Szlajen, spoke at the G20 Interfaith Forum (Spanish)
(Infobae)

Latin America is the region of the world where religious freedom is enjoyed to the greatest extent (Spanish)
(Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Celam))

Thursday, 22 August 2024

EVENT, 22 August 2024: Latin America Faith@Work Network @G20 (Brasilia, Brazil)
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

WEBINAR, 22 August 2024 (10AM EST): International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
(Robert Rehak, Cezar Pavalascu, Paweł Radomski, Rushan Abbas, Wade Kusack, Amelda Ismael Khudeeda, Bianca Jagger, Bani Dugal, International Bar Association)

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

The religious scholar explained what Bill 8371 adopted by the Rada provides for
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

How the war in Ukraine is driving a split down the Orthodox Church
(Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom, Euro News)

Message for the International Day of Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religious Belief
(The Secretary-General, United Nations)

How society cares for the dead - a matter of human dignity!
(German Commission for Justice and Peace)

IRFBA Chair’s statement on the 10th anniversary of the attack on Sinjar and the atrocities by Daesh against Yezidis and other religious minorities
(U.S. Department of State)

South Africa: Dangers of state regulation of religion
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

Iraq: The rights of women and girls in Iraq on a downward spiral
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Man who smeared bacon on mosque door jailed
(Jacob Panons, BBC News)

The UK riots and what we can learn from Persian theosophy
(Kaleem Hussain, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Afghanistan: International community must not normalise Taliban rule in Afghanistan
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

India: Sectarian divides and socio-economic dynamics among Surjapuri Muslims in North-Eastern India
(Jiyaul Haque, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Global Interfaith Monitor No. 26
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Pakistan's president bestows national honor or Cardinal Joseph Coutts
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Bahá’í Studies: Seeking fresh perspectives to address the needs of humanity
(Bahá’í World News Service)

BIC New York: New statement highlights transformative potential of youth
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Vietnam: IGE conducts religion and rule of law training in Vietnam’s central highland
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Across America, cities are criminalizing compassion
(First Liberty)

What do states owe to religious schools?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Faith abounds at the Democratic National Convention, but don’t be surprised
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Is the Vatican’s China diplomacy strategy, or chaos?
(Ed Condon, The Pillar)

Armenia: Conscientious objector begins two-year jail term
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Trump Muslim comments do not tarnish view of U.S. freedoms abroad - ambassador
(Reuters)

Australian archbishop calls for faith protections in wake of shelved religious bill
(AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)

'If you can keep it': Christian nationalism and the 2024 election
(Podcast Episode, NPR)

Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya reportedly killed in drone strikes as fears mount of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
(Avery Schmitz and Helen Regan, CNN)

Florida man who attacked a postal carrier in a hijab gets 3 years in federal prison
(Dennis Romero, NBC News)

Vatican loosens stance on food, water for patients in vegetative state
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Suburban New York county bans masks meant to hide people’s identities
(Associated Press)

Why are several African countries attacking freedom of religion?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Japan urged to step up, lead the way on religious freedom in the Indo-Pacific
(Andrew Salmon, The Washington Times)

Abrahamic religions warned about the situation of the elderly: "Old age is the future of us all". (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Interreligious production as a state issue (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Ahead of the Trend Newsletter - 20 August 2024
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

EVENT, 20 August 2024 (10:30AM UTC+08): Robin Hood & The Common Law (Mt. Lawley, Western Australia)
(Augusto Zimmermann, The Classical School)

EVENT, 19-20 August 2024: The 2024 G20 Interfaith and PaRD Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development (Brasília, Brazil)
(G20 Interfaith Forum and PaRD)

Monday, 19 August 2024

2024 Religious Freedom Annual Review (video recordings available)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Cambodia designates April 8 ‘International Buddhist Day’
(Torn Vibol, Khmer Times)

Cambodia: ‘Nat’l Interfaith Day Against Human Trafficking’ observed
(Nop Sreymao, Khmer Times)

Serbia looks to reset ties with US, Israel with first Jewish FM Marko Djuric - interview
(Ronen Shnidman, The Jerusalem Post)

Around the web - 19 August 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Nicaragua: 870 attacks against the Catholic Church reported in Nicaragua since 2018
(Walter Sánchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)

Pope: Christians called to share Gospel of peace, even amid persecution
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)

Christian woman arrested for silent prayer receives compensation from police
(ADF UK)

UK Government Minister for Faith
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Assisted suicide: 'An attack on human dignity'
(Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh)

Poturaiev explains the procedure for banning the Moscow Patriarchate after the law is passed
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

All-Ukrainian Council of Churches supports the ban on the Russian Church in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Japan: Stores in Japan set up prayer rooms as Muslim visitors increase
(Kyodo News)

WCC calls faith communities to work to overcome Mpox outbreak
(World Council of Churches)

Swiss church takes baptism ban to the European Court of Human Rights
(Christian Network Europe)

The religious composition of the world’s migrants
(Stephanie Kramer and Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center)

Colleges can’t say they weren’t warned
(David French, The New York Times)

UCLA ruling seen as watershed moment in fight against campus antisemitism: ‘It’s a big deal’
(Zach Kessel, National Review)

Kenya: In inaugural lecture at Jesuit University in Kenya, Vatican Cardinal explores evolution of power in Church, society
(Jude Atemanke and João Vissesse, ACI Africa)

Joint statement: EU should press India to end rights abuses
(Amnesty International)

Pakistan: Personal laws for religious minorities in Pakistan
(Benazir Jatoi, Arab News)

Iran’s President Pezeshkian: A wolf in sheep’s clothing – Promises of change mask continued support for repressive policies
(Poorang Novak, Iran News Update)

How Putin uses religion to spread lies in Russia and abroad
(Pinchas Goldschmidt, U.S. News & World Report)

Australia: Raise rights concerns in Indonesia meetings
(Human Rights Watch)

Argentina: Police in Argentina arrest 7 accused of plotting terror attacks on Jewish targets
(Juan Melamed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Argentina: "Bioethics, Religion and State": the book of Rabbi Fishel Szlajen was distinguished at the Buenos Aires Legislature
(Infobae)

Last Olympic Supper: Insult to religion or freedom of expression? (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Reynolds Revisited: The Original Meaning of Reynolds v. United States and Free Exercise after Fulton
(Clark B. Lombardi, SSRN)

Friday, 16 August 2024

The Chief Rabbi’s words are a powerful blueprint for stronger Jewish-Muslim relations
(Qari Asim, Jewish News)

After UK riots against Muslims and refugees, British Jews grapple with extremism that targeted them, too
(Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Meet the Sikh Labour MP who had key role in expelling antisemites
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

Safeguarding at Blackburn Cathedral
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Patriarchate of Jerusalem criticized Israeli police ban on Christian Feast at Mount Tabor
(Orthodox Times)

Israel: In clips with Arabic subtitles, Jerusalem rabbis condemn Jewish prayer at Temple Mount
(Cnaan Lidor, The Times of Israel)

Iraq: Parliament poised to legalize child marriage
(Human Rights Watch)

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