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Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Bangladesh: Inu defends Sec 57 for public security, sanctity of religion amid outcry
(bdnews24)

Gender-based violence concerns 'all of humanity,' say world church leaders
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Atambayev calls on people of Kyrgyzstan to focus on education instead of religion
(Interfax-Religion)

Unidentified believer in far north of Russia found guilty of sharing faith
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Catholic Cemetery vandalized in Goa, India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Catholic Malta legalizing gay marriage over church objection
(Associated Press)

Maltese parliament legalizes same-sex marriage
(Reuters)

African calls West’s imposition of abortion ‘cultural supremacy’
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service)

Michigan governor signs laws banning female genital mutilation
(Timothy Mclaughlin, Reuters)

Female genital cutting: The Michigan case and beyond
(Berkley Forum, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

FGC: A human rights issue that cuts to the heart of the matter (Responding to: Female genital cutting: The Michigan case and beyond)r
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Ending FGM/C: A survivor's perspective (Responding to: Female genital cutting: The Michigan case and beyond)
(Maryum Saifee, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A necessary conversation: Debunking religious justifications for FGM/C (Responding to: Female genital cutting: The Michigan case and beyond)
(Arsalan Suleman, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Changing a social norm: Ending female genital cutting (Responding to: Female genital cutting: The Michigan case and beyond)
(Mariya Taher, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

In first months of Trump presidency, Christians account for growing share of U.S. refugee arrivals
(Phillip Connor and Jens Manuel Krogstad, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Trump Oval Office prayer photo draws mixed reactions
(Juliana Rose Pignataro, International Business Times)

The FAQs: What you should know about the Charlie Gard controversy
(Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)

South Africa: Every religious practitioner must be registered — CRL Commission report
(Ernest Mabuza, Times Live)

South Africa: Strict laws needed to curb commercialisation of religion
(Sibongile Mashaba, Times Live)

South Africa: Religion report causes a stir
(Rusana Philander, Tamryn Christian and Mariska Joubert, IOL)

Concerns and Objections to CRL Recommendation to License Religion in South Africa
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa’s public schools
(Georgia Alida du Plessis, The Conversation)

A shariah-compliant default? The curious case of Dana Gas sukuk
(Bonds & Loans)

UAE company stops payments, saying its wwn Islamic bonds are no longer shariah-compliant
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

UNESCO makes Hebron old city Palestinian world heritage site
(Peter Beaumont, The Guardian)

UNESCO Hebron motion important to all faiths
(Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

UNESCO supports terrorism
(Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute)

Okinoshima: Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Site that's banned to women
(CNN)

Strasbourg upholds Belgian niqab ban: Belcacemi and Dakir
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Europe rights court upholds Belgium burqa ban
(Jurist: Paper Chase)

Europe's top court upholds Belgian full-face veil ban
(Chase Winter, Deutsche Welle)

Belgian face veil ban backed in European court ruling
(BBC News)

Muslim imams march against terrorism in Europe
(Deutsche Welle)

Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Top News)

Survivors of Romania pogrom and ‘death trains’ to receive German compensation
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Peskov denies report of Putin presenting yacht to Valaam monks
(Interfax-Religion)

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

New York mosque calls Jesus painting placed on property a criminal offense
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

UK court sets new hearing in case of terminally ill baby
(AFP/AP, Emirates 24/7)

Charlie Gard's parents given two days to prove their baby should be allowed treatment in the US
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

5 Christian reactions to Church of England's controversial transgender affirming vote
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

The church’s trans epiphany will ease the way for others like me
(Tina Beardsley, The Guardian)

Trouble among America's Gulf Allies
(John R. Bolton, Gatestone Institute)

Coptic Orthodox nuns attacked in Palestine
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)

Christians in Iran handed lengthy prison sentences
(Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)

Pope Francis creates new path to beatification under ‘offering of life’
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Christians are not victims of discrimination, liberals say after discriminating against Christians
(Napp Nazworth, The Christian Post)

44 percent of liberal democrats say churches bad for America: Pew
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Germany rejects Turkish office's criticism of liberal mosque (from June 23)
(Gier Moulson, Fox News)

Despite threats, woman who opened liberal mosque in Berlin keeps fighting for religious freedom
(Don Snyder, Fox News)

'1984' in Israel and Palestine
(Dmitry Shumsky, Haaretz)

Where Nazis burned books, life-sized temple created
(Reuters, Haaretz)

Jews drive U.S. police brutality against people of color? JVP crosses over into anti-semitism
(Mira Sucharov, Haaretz)

Who are we to tell religious Jews what to do at the Western Wall?
(Irit Linur, Haaretz)

Polls show Zionist Union, under new leadership, surge to second place
(Times of Israel)

Avi Gabbay, a business exec with little political experience, just won Israel's Labor Party primary and hopes to replace Netanyahu
(Chaim Levinson, Amir Teig, and Almog Ben Zikri, Haaretz)

Why American Jews need to lose all faith in Israel's government
(Rami Hod, Haaretz)

Religion, gender segregation and sex education in schools
(Letters, The Guardian)

Pope Francis creates fourth pathway to becoming a saint
(Agnece France-Presse, The Guardian)

Pope Francis is concerned with 'dangerous' U.S. - Russia partnership
(Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)

First Muslim same-sex marriage took place in Britain last month
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)

6 year long Book of Mormon video series is now in production
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

When the homeless and mentally ill wander into your church
(David Gushee, RNS: Christians, conflicts, & change)

Amid partisan din, Sen. James Lankford walks a fine line: Pastor and politician
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Bikini begone: Conservative modesty at the beach
(Madeleine Buckley, Religion News Service)

NGO takes on 'religionization' in Israel's secular schools
(Udi Shaham, Jerusalem Post)

Anti-evangelism law used against blogger reporter
(Portal-credo.ru, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters professes optimism in advance of appeal hearing
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Russian hypocrisy shown in international gathering
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)

Appeals court allows family to sue for Nazi-looted painting in Madrid museum
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Young Islamists have 'very scant' knowledge of Islam, study finds
(Jefferson Chase, Deutsche Welle)

Bishops say Venezuela aims to install ‘military dictatorship’
(Cody Weddle, Catholic News Service)

Salvadoran cardinal: Pope sending him to Korea to work for peace
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

First Canadian prosecution for selling mislabeled kosher food
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Creation Foods Company fined $25,000.00 for offence under the Food and Drugs Act
(Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Government of Canada)

Food distributor fined for sending fake kosher cheese to Jewish camps
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

What lies behind the rise of Christian universities in Africa
(Joel Carpenter, The Conversation)

Britain’s ‘missing’ Muslim women
(Line Nyhagen, The Conversation)

The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice
(John E. Taylor, The Conversation)

The real Benedict Option
(Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine)

The Catholic Church says no to gluten-free communion. Here’s why
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)

Gluten and Communion: What's a celiac to do?
(Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency)

Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
(Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service)

Bishop of Loughborough appointed
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Islamophobia is still raising its ugly head in Australia
(Mehmet Ozalp, The Conversation)

Church ends ban on full Christian funerals for suicides
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)

Swedish midwife takes case to European Court of Human Rights
(Ius Laboris, Lexology)

Revisiting the legacy of Jerry Falwell Sr. in Trump’s America
(Richard Flory, The Conversation)

'We want to separate synagogue from state,' say 55% of Israel's Jewish population
(Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post)

Teachers honour Catholic Bishop for commitment to education
(Ghana Web)

Rights of children opting out of religion class ‘must be respected’
(Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times)

India: Chouhan launches RSS website, says serving the needy biggest religion
(Hindustan Times)

Sharp partisan divisions in views of national institutions
(Pew Research Center U.S. Politics & Policy)

Parliament celebrates new generation of student leaders
(Independent Catholic News)

Columbia’s Trinity Lutheran, victor in landmark case, back to ‘being a little church’
(Rick Montgomery, Kansas City Star)

Religious leaders from Indonesia, Singapore call for greater interaction to strengthen harmony
(Charissa Yong, Straits Times)

Pakistan: National Assembly body expresses solidarity with religious minister
(Parvez Jabri, Business Recorder)

Greenfield security law cited in landmark Supreme Court case
(Yeshiva World News)

Wisconsin lawmakers propose anti-Sharia bill
(Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

ECtHR finds Russia’s gay propaganda law discriminatory in strong-worded judgment
(Pieter Cannoot and Claire Poppelwell-Scevak, Strasbourg Observers)

Al-Qaeda propagandist employed by CNN to make prize-winning Syria doc
(Whitney Webb, Mint Press News)

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