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Wednesday, 27 October 2021

How one South Asian mother is fighting racism in a surprising way
(Reshma Gopaldas, She Knows)

Bioethicist claims allowing circumcision is sexist
(Wesley J. Smith, National Review)

Lukashenko said it would be un-Christian to refuse to sell electricity to Lithuania and Ukraine
(Interfax-Religion)

Don't neglect the Supreme Court's potentially weighty case on religious schools funding
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

International Religious Freedom Day: Not to be overlooked
(Jeremy Barker, Religious Freedom Institute)

Swedish education agency recommends exercise that has students argue the Holocaust never happened
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Resolution condemning Iranian persecution against Baha’is introduced in Congress
(Baha'i National Center, Yahoo News)

Algeria: Quash conviction of Christian convert prosecuted solely for religious belief
(Amnesty International)

A church without walls, behind walls: How Evangelicals are transforming American prisons
(Michael Hallett and Byron Johnson, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

72 religious institutions pledge to divest $4.2 billion from fossil fuels
(Venceslas Deblock, La Croix International)

DRC: Bishop denounces persecution of the Church
(Aid to the Church in Need)

Jurists: STF decision on Bible in schools violates religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Renato Souza, R7)

Catholic and Evangelical TV receive 40% of licenses in Bolsonaro administration (Portuguese)
(O Estado de S. Paulo, IstoÉ Dinheiro)

With an eye on evangelicals, the government wants to host a world summit on religion (Portuguese)
(Jamil Chade, UOL)

Catholic Church in Germany releases first climate protection report
(Catholic News Service)

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

VIRTUAL EVENT, 26-27 October 2021: FP Digital Summit: Her Power 2021
(Foreign Policy)

Monday, 25 October 2021

Thousands of Islamists continue marching to Pakistan capital
(Babar Dogar, Associated Press)

Apaches ask appeals court to oppose transfer of Arizona land
(Anita Snow, Associated Press)

Most Honolulu COVID vaccine exemption requests cite religion
(Peter Boylan, Star Advertiser)

Pakistan told to release Christian charged with blasphemy
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Soaring costs found as impediment to justice for Pakistan's minorities
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Pakistan judge: religious minorities free to practice their religions
(Karachi, Pakistan Today)

Russia: Igor Shmidt is the 30th Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to prison in 2021
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Moscow churches not shut down along with the city
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Morocco’s Essaouira: The tolerant city where things have always been done differently
(Ray Hartley and Greg Mills, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)

Belgium: Court declares as unfounded false accusations about Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Facebook failing to check hate speech, fake news in India: Report
(Al Jazeera)

India: Christians submit memorandum against move to conduct survey of churches
(The Hindu)

Conversion law: UP says community interest over individual’s
(Asad Rehman, The Indian Express)

Afghan Muslims are asking questions. These Christians are ready to answer.
(Stefani McDade, Christianity Today)

Nurturing and sustaining facilitator networks: Key considerations for support organizations
(Ruben Grangaard and Carlisle Levine, United States Institute for Peace)

2021 Women Building Peace Award recipient: Josephine Ekiru
(United States Institute for Peace)

Canada: O'Toole's campaign chair Walied Soliman wins $500K defamation award against 'alt-right' commentator
(Brian Platt, National Post)

What Arizona governor, friends of other faiths are saying about the Mesa Arizona Temple
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)

Orthodox patriarch praises Biden after meeting
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Facebook's language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
(Isabel Debre and Fares Akram, Associated Press)

Honolulu city workers cite religion for vaccine exemptions
(Associated Press)

6 candidates for US Senate in Ohio vie for evangelical votes
(Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press)

Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)

AP photos: Sufi religious order in Morocco finally able to gather again
(Mosa'Ab Elshamy, Associated Press)

Photos of the Week: Sama dancers and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops
(David Crary and Holly Meyer, Associated Press)

COVID takes a bite from Bazoulé’s cult of sacred crocodiles
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Poles protest on anniversary of ruling restricting abortion
(Associated Press)

U.S. returns as member of U.N. Human Rights Council
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Articles and books of interest - 25 October 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

At the height of the pandemic, the Archdiocese of Bucharest provided temples to be used as morgues
(The European Times)

How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities
(Abdulkader Sinno, Religion News Service)

German court jails IS bride for crimes against humanity
(Deutsche Welle)

U.S. admitted zero Uyghur refugees in Fiscal 2021
(Harvest Prude and Haley Byrd Wilt, The Dispatch)

Online furor over a student’s hijab engulfs a liberal town
(Tracey Tully, The New York Times)

Empty pews are an American public health crisis
(Tyler J. Vanderweele and Brendan Case, Christianity Today)

Supreme speed: The court puts abortion on the rocket docket
(Marc Ziegler, SCOTUSblog)

National Council of Churches, USA, elects all-female officers for first time
(Ecumenical News)

Shrinking space for religious minorities in Sri Lanka
(Knox Thames, The Diplomat)

Why Sheikh Hasina govt is unlikely to restore Bangladesh’s ‘secular’ 1972 constitution
(Nayanima Basu , The Print)

Evangelical group sues University of Houston over registration
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)

Winning over the sceptics: Religious beliefs, fear, false information and suspicion are stopping many people from getting the Covid-19 jab
(Zukiswa Pikoli, The Daily Maverick)

Law and religion round-up – 24th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

People in the West aren't losing their faith--they're redirecting it
(Antony Funnell, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Europe strategy on antisemitism welcomed by Jewish groups
(Jewish News)

Rabbi Sacks’ remarkable achievements mean he will always remain with us
(Ephraim Mirvis, Jewish News)

Jihadism down, but far from out, 20 years after September 11
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Has the golden age of religious architecture ended?
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

The “marriage crisis” of single American Muslim women
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Latin American charismatics adapting and adopting Jewish practices in diverse ways
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Catholic Church loses influence, allies in post-pandemic Italy
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Sabbatical year roils farmers and authorities in Israel once again
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Turkish women activists fighting discrimination in mosques
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Friday, 22 October 2021

Annual Human Rights Lecture
(YouTube Video, Institute for Human Ecology, The Catholic University of America)

KAICIID places spotlight on dialogue and development at the Parliament of World Religions
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

DC Circuit: USCIS denial of religious worker visa violated RFRA
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Religious leaders and policymakers unite against hate speech targeting refugees and migrants
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

WEBINAR, 22 October 2021 (4PM EDT): The Call of Creation: Responding to “A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation"
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 22 October 2021: Apache Stronghold Spiritual Convoy to the 9th Circuit Court (PDF)
(Apache Stronghold)

USCIRF releases new report about religious freedom in Sri Lanka
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Christian leaders in India oppose enactment of new anti-conversion law
(International Christian Concern)

Military targets churches in conflict-torn Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

UN experts to Pakistan: Release man charged with blasphemy
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Forced conversion law rejected in Pakistan: Democracy’s Bitter Winter
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion
(Al Jazeera)

US protesters demand release and repatriation of Aafia Siddiqui
(Al Jazeera)

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs
(Al Jazeera)

43 countries criticize China at UN for repression of Uyghurs
(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)

The alarming human rights ruling on freedom of speech
(Andrew Tettenborn, The Spectator)

European Court says tabloid coverage of deceased priest violated privacy rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

EU Bishops to discuss the contribution of the Catholic Church to the Conference on the Future of Europe
(The European Times)

S3, Ep. 01: The fondness of magistrates: Is religion really winning at the Supreme Court?
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Cameroon bishops warn of increasing violence in separatist campaign
(Catholic News Service)

Capital punishment on the wane in Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican cardinal says Europe now becoming a ‘mission territory’
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Balancing the tensions of our Latter-day Saint and LGBTQ conversations
(Ty R. Mansfield, Deseret News)

Greece students arrested for protesting against ‘Beijing 2022’ Olympics
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)

North America has a Hindu nationalist problem, and scholars are on the frontlines of these right-wing attacks
(Manan Ahmed, Rohit Chopra, and Audrey Truschke, Religion Dispatches)

Abductions have increased in Haiti, but religious aid groups are still going there
(Laurel Wamsley, National Public Radio)

Putin asking Western civilization 'to steer clear of our home'
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Supreme Court reports decline in application of anti-evangelism law
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Belarus treats Jehovah's Witnesses better than does Russia
(Novaya Gazeta, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Russia: "Unjustified, unmotivated cruelty against peaceful, unresisting believers"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

The new prison ministry lies in Bible education
(Michael Hallett and Byron R. Johnson, Christianity Today)

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