Law and Religion Headlines
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Muslims march in Central African Republic capital, call for evacuation
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
Top South African judges speak at law and religion conference
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 1
(Stellenbosch University, YouTube VIDEO)
Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng: Law and Religion in Africa Conference Keynote 2
(Stellenbosch University, You Tube VIDEO)
South Africa's top judge stirs debate urging infusion of law, religion to fight crime
(Peter Kenney, Ecumenical News)
Friday, 30 May 2014
Youths pillage mosque in Central African Republic protest over church attack
(Serge Leger Kokpakpa, Reuters)
Africa’s Islamic extremist groups are on the rise
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Christian militants drive out Muslims in Central African Republic 'ethnic cleansing'
(Carrie Dedrick, Christian Headlines)
Thursday, 29 May 2014
30 Christians shot dead inside church by Muslim rebels in Central African Republic attack
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Morocco: A leading model and reference for many Arab and African countries
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Reports: At least 30 killed at church in Central African Republic
(Al Jazeera America)
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Steve Jones at the Hay Festival: Falling birth rates in Europe and rising ones in Africa could spell decline in atheism
(Jamie Merrill, The Independent)
Monday, 26 May 2014
EVENT, 26-28 May 2014: Law and Religion in Africa: The Quest for the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies
(University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Second Annual African Law and Religion Conference)
Friday, 23 May 2014
Boko Haram: African Christian leaders fear military overreaction could lead to civilian deaths
(Andrew Boyd, Christian Today)
Thursday, 22 May 2014
'Dire' situation continues in Central African Republic
(Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency)
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Christian and Muslim leaders condemn Jos bombings
(World Council of Churches, African Press Organization)
Monday, 19 May 2014
Nigerian church spreads African-style zeal across North America
(John Burnett, NPR)
Saturday, 17 May 2014
'War on Boko Haram': African, Western nations unify in hunt for Nigerian girls
(Michael Martinez, Pierre Meilhan and Faith Karimi, CNN World)
African leaders pledge 'total war' on Boko Haram
(Al Jazeera America)
West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram
(John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters)
15 facts on African religions
(Jacob K. Olupona, OUPblog)
Friday, 16 May 2014
Sudan woman faces death for apostasy
(BBC News Africa)
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Gay rights don't compare to civil rights, say 100 African-American pastors
(Charisma News)
Militarized humanitarianism in Africa
(Joeva Rock, Foreign Policy in Focus)
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, to fight Boko Haram with $2.3B investment in northern Nigeria
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Monday, 12 May 2014
Chad closes border with Central African Republic
(Madjiasra Nako and Joe Bavier, Reuters)
Friday, 9 May 2014
Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Nigeria's Boko Haram smears Islam
(Reuters Africa)
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Central African Republic journalists protest murders of colleagues
(Crispin Dembassa-Kette and Joe Bavier, Reuters)
Central African Republic president says to make new government inclusive
(Hubert-Mary Djamany, Reuters)
Monday, 5 May 2014
Cameroon frees 18 hostages seized by Central African Republic rebels
(Emma Farge, Reuters)
MSF halts most Central African Republic work as government fails to condemn killings
(Emma Farge, Reuters)
Thursday, 1 May 2014
EVENT, 7 May 2014: Marriages, Civil-Unions, Partnerships and Religions in South-Africa after 1996
(Professor Pieter Coertzen, KU Leuven)
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Chibok abductions: Nigeria girls' taken abroad'
(BBC News Africa)
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs Kenya polygamy law
(BBC News Africa)
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
C. African Republic: Militants decapitate Muslim
(Associated Press, The Big Story)
Monday, 28 April 2014
Gunmen ambush Muslim convoy in Central African Republic, two killed
(Siegfried Modola, Reuters)
CAR crisis: Peacekeepers escort Muslims out of Bangui
(BBC News Africa)
Looting follows evacuation of Muslims from Central African capita
(Emmanuel Braun and Chrispin Dembassa-Kette, Reuters)
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Angry Muslims in Central African Republic call for partition
(Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)
EVENT, 24 April 2014: IGE's Faith & International Affairs April Conference Call: Faith & Global Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Monday, 21 April 2014
French troops in Central African Republic escort Muslims to safety
(Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)
In Central African Republic, a town embodies the nation's conflict
(Chris Stein, The Christian Science Monitor)
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Africans among the most morally opposed to contraception
(Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center: Fact-tank)
Activists call on British government to deport African exorcist
(Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Central African Republic - Muslims and Christians in Bangui at peace amidst war
(Nyeko Caesar Poblicks, TransConflict)
EVENT, 15 April 2014. Yoruba Traditions and the Religious Meaning of Africa
(Tracey Hucks, Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Christian vigilantes trap 14,000 Muslims in C.Africa town
(Jean-Pierre Campagne, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Central African Republic clergy urge faster deployment of UN peacekeepers
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Thursday, 10 April 2014
3rd Annual Symposium of the Center for Global Justice: Advancing the Rule of Law in East Africa
(Regent's University School of Law)
Friday, 4 April 2014
African Christians will be killed if Church of England accepts gay marriage, says Justin Welby
(Andrew Brown, The Guardian)
Welby says sexuality decisions can mean African Christians suffer
(Lens Episcopal News Service)
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Clergy take a moral stand in Central African Republic conflict
(Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times)
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Human right violations in Equatorial Guinea highlighted in a WCC event
(AllAfrica)
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Flight from rage: Conflict in the Central African Republic
(Los Angeles Times)
Monday, 31 March 2014
If a company can be African American, can’t it be religious?
(Matt Bowman, MercatorNet)
Hatred festers as Muslims and Christians suffer in Central African Republic
(Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times)
Why Africa's turning anti-gay
(Jay Michaelson, The Daily Beast)
Saturday, 29 March 2014
As Santería grows and evolves, the increasing focus on Africa opens rifts among the sects
(David Ovalle, Miami Herald)
Friday, 28 March 2014
As Santería grows and evolves, the increasing focus on Africa opens rifts among the sects
(David Ovalle, Miami Herald)
Central African Republic: Siege on capital's Muslims
(Eurasia Review)
Thursday, 27 March 2014
In Africa, homophobia is driving gays to speak out
(Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times)
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
African clergy join fight to save elephants and rhinos from poaching
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
New hope for Central African Republic?
(M. Zuhdi Jasser and Sam Gejdenson, World Affairs Journal)
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Nigeria's insurgency: How about some carrot?
(G.P., The Economist [Baobab: Africa])
UN warns of anti-Muslim violence in Central African Republic
(Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York Times)
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Christian-Muslim marriages are latest casualty of sectarian strife in Central African Republic
(Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post)
Monday, 17 March 2014
The Central African Republic has become a nightmare for Muslims
(The Washington Post)
Friday, 14 March 2014
Moroccan king plays up business, religious ties on African tour
(Thomas Hubert, France 24 International News)
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Fewer than 1,000 Muslims left in Central African Republic capital
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Monday, 10 March 2014
'Demon of religious cleansing must be stopped' in Central African Republic, says UN High Commissioner
(Thomson Reuters, Global Post)
UN starts Central African Republic investigation
(John Heilprin, Associated Press)
Friday, 7 March 2014
African church leaders resist gay rights, call it a colonial import
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
WCC congratulates new leadership of the South African churches
(World Council of Churches)
Analysis: Evacuation dilemma in the Central African Republic
(IRIN, IRIN)
Saturday, 1 March 2014
Moroccan spiritual diplomacy is gaining ground in West Africa – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
The dangers of oversimplifying the Central African Republic conflict
(Alex Whiting, Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Friday, 28 February 2014
Conflict in the Central African Republic: it's not just about religion
(Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Institute for Security Studies)
Egypt PM visits Abbasiya Cathedral to offer condolences over death of Egyptians in Libya
(Egypt State Information Service via AllAfrica)
Thursday, 27 February 2014
African voices in Catholic divorce debate boost conservative side
(John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe)
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Morocco, counter-terrorism, and the U.S - Africa Summit
(Ahmed Charai, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Nigeria: Skye Bank chairman - Boko Haram has taken freedom of religion too far
(Senator Iroegbu, This Day via AllAfrica)
Monday, 24 February 2014
Muslims seek refuge in C. African Republic church
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
Farrakhan: African Americans deserve their own courts
(Niraj Warikoo, USA Today via Detroit Free Press)
Friday, 21 February 2014
The inconceivable start of African-American Christianity
(Mark Galli, Christianity Today)
Thursday, 20 February 2014
War-torn churches shelter Muslims in Central African Republic
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Boycotting Israel and the South Africa/apartheid analogy
(David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy)
South Sudan: Civil society should be involved in peace negotiations, Nuncio says
(Catholic Information Service for Africa via AllAfrica)
Monday, 17 February 2014
Troops escort Muslims out of Central African Republic
(Gregory Warner, NPR)
Saturday, 15 February 2014
The Central African Republic: Sectarian savagery
(The Economist)
Friday, 14 February 2014
A Christian-Muslim crisis of faith in Africa
(Editorial, The Christian Science Monitor)
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Evidence of mass graves found in Central African Republic
(UPI)
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Violence against Muslims soars in Central African Republic
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Future of C. African Republic Muslims imperiled
(Krista Larson, Associated Press, The Big Story)
EVENT, 12 February 2014: Faith and Women’s Role in Community and Family Health in Africa
(Karen Sichinga, Myriam Vuckovic, Katherine Marshall, The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
Friday, 7 February 2014
Muslims flee Central African Republic's capital
(Jerome Delay and Krista Larson, The Big Story)
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Kenya: Nation goes on the offensive against Muslims
(Philipp Sandner, AllAfrica)
Central African Republic lynching a shock even in a country torn by violence
(David Smith, The Guardian via World Affairs Journal)
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
U.S. condemns sectarian violence in the Central African Republic
(Jen Psaki, United States Department of State)
Monday, 3 February 2014
Clashes in C.Africa town kill at least 75: Priest
(Ahram Online)
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