Law and Religion Headlines


Friday, 6 March 2015

Will Greece's new government help the Muslim minority integrate?
(Joanna Kakissis, NPR)

New York City adds 2 Muslim holy days to public school calendar
(Michael M. Grynbaum and Sharon Otterman, The New York Times)

Why Jews should support closing NYC schools on Muslim holidays
(Sigal Samuel, The Jewish Daily Forward)

Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight ISIS
(Anne Barnard, The New York Times)

Iran promoting terrorism, taking over Iraq: KSA
(Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News)

Schweich's death raises questions about anti-Semitism in Missouri
(Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

In U.C.L.A. debate over Jewish student, echoes on campus of old biases
(Adam Nagourney, The New York Times)

Is being Jewish a political liability in America’s heartland?
(Lilly Fowler, Religion News Service)

Former Iran VP speaks on interreligious outreach
(Masoud Lavasani, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Russia: Muslim first known victim of lengthened "extremism" prison terms
(Forum 18 News Service)

In Djak Pnan, lepers' Catholic faith is stronger than government persecution
(Thanh Thuy, AsiaNews.it)

Christian leader calls on Karnataka to stop Hindu radicals, who are dangerous to minorities
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)

Christian activists satisfied with Punjab's decision to enforce existing minority quotas
(Shafique Khokhar, AsiaNews.it)

ISIL militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
(Today's Zaman)

Why is the destruction of Nimrud so significant?
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Court orders imam be forcibly brought to Gezi trial
(Today's Zaman)

‘Religion of peace’ terrorist drives car into pedestrians in Jerusalem
(L. Todd Wood, Western Journalism)

Gabon: Bishops appeal for peace among citizens
(Catholic Information Service for America)

'Atheism is not a religion' says US mayor after city fined $100k for barring atheist exhibition
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)

Sign on the dotted line: To fight the chained-wife problem, more women are insisting on a special prenup
(Beverly Siegel, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)

Religion comes to play in Senate polls
(Mubashir Hassan, The Nation)

23 Assyrian Christians released in Syria
(Barbara G. Baker, World Watch Monitor)

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Egypt’s terrorism law whittles down opposition
(Enas Hamed, trans. Sami=Joe Abboud, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

For God and Country, and Iran
(David Kenner, Foreign Policy)

Satire won’t stop ISIS, but it’s an important start
(Brian Pellot, RNS Blog: On Freedom)

'Capital punishment must end' – Catholic publications unite in rare joint statement
(Catholic News Agency)

Manila Auxiliary: Dialogue between the government and Muslim rebels "only path for peace in the Philippines"
(AsiaNews.it)

Female Kurdish fighters battling ISIS win Israeli hearts
(Lazar Berman, Rudaw)

Islamic State group turning Yazidi boys into jihadists
(Mohammed A. Salih, France 24)

Shas cranks up the old-time religion at electrifying campaign rally in Tel Aviv
(Yair Ettinger, Haaretz)

Religious Affairs: Fighting for a tolerant Judaism
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Ghana Supreme Court to decide on religious freedom
(Vibe Ghana)

Botswana enjoys partnership with religious institutions
(Botswana Daily News)

Saudi human rights official says Shariah rule is a ‘sovereign right’
(Eurasia Review)

Religious restrictions among the world’s most populous countries
(Angelina Theodorou, Pew Research Center FactTank)

Panel revisits Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ecumenical legacy
(World Council of Churches)

First Amendment: The perils of a “Christian America”
(Charles C. Haynes, GazetteXtra)

April arguments: Same-sex marriage cases set for April 28
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Businesses back gay marriage, top U.S. court sets argument date
(Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)

Court to release same-day audio for same-sex marriage cases
(Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog)

Anticipating nationwide right to same-sex marriage, states weigh religious exemption bills
(Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder, The New York Times)

District court invalidates Nebraska bans on same-sex marriages
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

US bishops urge Congress to protect programs serving the poor
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Assyrians begin to enter Lebanon
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)

South Korea decriminalises adultery
(Christian Today)

Indian widows break tradition and celebrate Holi
(Showkat Sofi, Al Jazeera)

French law 'laicite' restricts Muslim religious expression
(Audie Cornish, NPR Special Series: Muslim Identity in Europe)

Young, conservative, and ... atheist? A test for the GOP
(Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor)

S.F. archdiocese teachers overwhelmingly reject moral strictures
(Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times)

Ghana: Ayikoi Otoo casts doubt over discrimination suit
(Ghana Web)

Indian state bans possession and sale of beef
(Neha Thirani Bagri, The New York Times)

Alabama Supreme Court: School-choice tax credits for parents legal
(Kim Chandler, AP, TuscaloosaNews.com)

Alabama Supreme Court upholds state's tuition and scholarship tax credit law
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

AL students’ religious liberty bill approved in committee
(Mary Sell, Decatur Daily)

Pakistan arrests parents for refusing children's polio vaccinations
(Jibran Ahmad, Reuters)

6th Circuit en banc hears arguments in Arab festival proselytization case
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Afghan men don burqas to support women
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe)

All-women's college Wellesley to accept transgender women
(Elizabeth Barber, Reuters)

Egypt names new interior minister to combat religious extremism
(Mahmoud Mourad and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters)

Utah LGBT anti-discrimination bill passes 1st test
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)

Mormon leaders, LGBT groups trumpet new anti-bias bill as a ‘model’
(Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Islamic State is Muslim like Irish Republican Army was Catholic
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)

From Belgium to Syria and back: How an altar boy became an ISIL adherent
(Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America)

Homeland Security bill includes $13 million for religious and other nonprofit groups
(JTA)

Pakistan's blasphemy laws snare minorities, activists
(Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera America)

За участие в боях в Сирии к уголовной ответственности привлечены 29 граждан Азербайджана
(Vesti.az)

Malaysian 'Islamic Council's right to intervene' over Christian's CDs dismissed
(Kuala Lumpar, World Watch Monitor)

British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
(Sarah Young, Reuters)

In first, NYC schools to close for Muslim holidays
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

New York City schools will close on two Muslim holidays
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Is Ecuador's Correa blurring the lines between religion and politics?
(Ruxandra Guidi, The Christian Science Monitor)

'Surrender or be killed': Chad president challenges Boko Haram leader
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Boko Haram violence causing worsening refugee crisis for Nigeria
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)

Argentine president’s full-page ad discredits Nisman’s complaint
(JTA)

Interior Minister claims '200 Tajik labor migrants left Russia to fight in Syria'
(Joanna Paraszczuk, Radio Free Europe)

Kazakh teen charged in U.S. with aiding IS has murky past
(Joanna Paraszczuk, Radio Free Europe)

The Coke side of history: Fanta ad ‘forgets’ Germany’s Nazi past
(The Times of Israel)

Archbishop Tutu: The West committed the Holocaust while Palestinians pay historic price
(Global Research)

EVENT, 5 March 2015: After the Paris and Copenhagen Attacks: Muslim Minorities and the Future of Democracy in Europe
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

EVENT, 5 March 2015: Religion and Politics in a Global Society: Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese-Speaking World
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Austria passes a controversial law on Islam
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Construction of Jerusalem hotel threatens Christian pilgrimage site
(Haaretz)

Defendant from UK extradited to US for providing aid to Al Qaeda
(Eurasia Review)

Brotherhood rules out reconciliation with Sisi
(Middle East Monitor)

Indian police beat Christian evangelists
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)

Arab festival protesters argue free speech, religious freedom before 6th Circuit
(Beth Dalbey, Patch)

Faith-based adoption agencies could refuse service
(Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press)

Texas businesses oppose legislation they call discriminatory
(Eva Ruth Moravec, The Washington Times)

Erdogan tests waters in Riyadh
(Semish Idiz, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)

Unprecedented rift splits Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Dialogue for women countering violent extremism
(Alison Milofsky, United States Institute of Peace)

UK bomb plot suspect Abid Naseer found guilty by NY jury
(BBC News US & Canada)

Abid Naseer: Terrorist plotted Manchester bombing
(BBC News Manchester)

Abid Naseer found guilty of participating in al-Qaeda plot to blow up Manchester's Arndale Centre
(Bob Crilly, The Telegraph)

In France, young Muslims often straddle two worlds
(Audie Cornish, NPR)

Rising anti-Semitism challenges Sweden’s proud and tolerant self-image
(Petra Socolovsky, Religion News Service)

Kidnapped Assyrian Christians: Four more hostages released by Islamic State
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)

Chinese government report outlines plans for six major changes: First, increase oversight over rural religious organizations [Simplified Chinese]
(Sohu)

China: Draconian anti-terror law an assault on human rights
(Amensty International)

Canadian pastor goes missing on most recent aid trip to North Korea
(Robert Marquand, The Christian Science Monitor)

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