Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Uganda: President pledges more govt assistance to churches
(Ronald Musoke, All Africa)
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Morocco’s exceptionality in North Africa – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Friday, 14 December 2012
Chad kidnap NGO was cult, lawyers argue at end of Paris trial
(All Africa)
Mali: Paris and Africa want to go fast, Washington remains skeptical – OpEd
(Said Temsamani, Eurasia Review)
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
S. Africa's churches accuse Zuma, ANC of moral decay
(Ed Cropley, Reuters)
Saturday, 8 December 2012
Africa struggles with impact of small arms proliferation
(Addis Ababa, World Council of Churches)
PC (USA)'s West Africa Initiative promotes sustainable food production
(Margaret Mwale, Presbyterian News Service)
Friday, 7 December 2012
Voodoo in Africa: Christian demonisation angers followers
(Monica Mark, The Guardian)
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Mormons reach growth milestones in Africa, world
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune)
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
U.N. chief says Mideast, African crises show need for interfaith amity
(Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Friday, 23 November 2012
Nigeria: Blair, others launch initiative to curb religious acrimony
(Tobi Soniyi, Paul Ohia , Paul Obi , Michael Olugbode , Ibrahim Shuaibu, All Africa)
Religious tensions in Nigeria politically motivated – Jonathan
(Ikechukwu Nnochiri, All Africa)
Top 3 myths about religion in South Africa
(User: Free Your Mind, News24)
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Liberia: Religious Council wants children's rights prioritized
(Edwin G. Genoway, All Africa)
Monday, 19 November 2012
Nigeria: Traditional rulers against tradition
(Editorial, All Africa)
Friday, 16 November 2012
Nigeria: Peace initiative leader blames misunderstanding on religious conflicts
(All Africa)
Ten things about Syria
(Mail & Guardian (Africao)
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Humanists call for African age of "Enlightenment"
(Robert Evans and Paul Casciato, Reuters)
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
African Union asks UN to authorize Mali deployment
(Kirubel Tadesse, Associated Press)
Friday, 9 November 2012
Nigeria: CAN alleges conspiracy to cause religious war
(All Africa)
Thursday, 8 November 2012
UN expert: Free speech is central to deterring hate speech
(Actualité Africa – Africa News)
Understanding the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
(Roland Adjovi, AllAfrica.com)
Friday, 26 October 2012
Sudan vows no retreat from supporting Hamas in aftermath of Israeli 'aggression'
(allAfrica.com)
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Libya: UN independent experts condemn destruction of Sufi religious sites in Libya
(AllAfrica.com)
Religious Liberty Report: India and Africa show bad standing (VIDEO)
(Aid to the Church in Need, Rome Reports, YouTube)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Tanzania: Islamist riots threaten Zanzibar's stability
(allAfrica.com)
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Canada to partner Nigeria on security
(AllAfrica.com)
HRW accuses Boko Haram, Nigerian Security Forces of 'crime against humanity'
(AllAfrica.com)
Friday, 12 October 2012
Egyptian Christian boys accused of desecrating Quran cleared of blasphemy
(Katherine Weber, CP Africa)
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Sierra Leone: Supreme Islamic Council ends delegates conference
(Alhaji Mansaray, Concord Times via All Africa)
Friday, 5 October 2012
Jordan Islamists stage largest pro-reform protest
(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Reuters Africa)
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Tanzania: Hamad cautions over religious intolerance
(Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam), All Africa)
Friday, 28 September 2012
Blasphemy - the limits of freedom of expression (II)
(Na-Allah Mohammed Zagga, All Africa)
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Nigeria: President Jonathan condemns denigration of religious beliefs
(Nigeria First, All Africa)
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Libya: UN experts call for a swift and rigorous response to the destruction of Sufi sites
(Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , StarAfrica.com)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Faith groups in Africa mobilize to protect environment
(Frederick Nzwill, ENInews v. Anglican Journal)
South African church leaders plead for mining dispute resolution
(Munyaradzi Makoni, ENInews v. Episcopal News Service)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Libya: Video shows Libyans trying to rescue U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens
(allAfrica.com)
Friday, 14 September 2012
Sudan: Protesters storm Western diplomatic missions over anti-Islam film
(allAfrica)
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Egypt to take legal action in U.S. against Prophet film makers
(Edmund Blair, Reuters Africa)
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Rare sects take Uganda by storm
(All Africa)
Monday, 10 September 2012
Nigeria: Regulate religion, for societal sanity
(Tope Fasau, allAfrica.com)
Monday, 3 September 2012
Islamic fundamentalism in Africa
(Daniel Bodirsky, Geopolitical Monitor)
Friday, 31 August 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: UN alarmed over reports of further massacres in eastern DR Congo
(allAfrica)
Monday, 27 August 2012
Mozambique: Headscarves allowed, burqas banned
(Agência de Informação de Moçambique, AllAfrica)
Friday, 24 August 2012
Tanzania: TB Joshua's evangelists to visit Tanzania
(All Africa)
Thursday, 23 August 2012
RPT-Militant S. Africa union marches with Bible, witchcraft
(Reuters)
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Nigeria: Religious harmony - Christian youths visit El-Zakzaky in Kaduna
(Isaiah Benjamin, All Africa)
Monday, 20 August 2012
South Sudan: Govt calls for religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence
(All Africa)
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Ethiopian church patriarch Abune Paulos dies
(BBC News Africa)
Nigeria: ‘Boko Haram wears the face of religion but it is political’
(Jimitota Onoyume, All Africa)
Friday, 17 August 2012
Poll shows Africa is most devout region of the world
(Munyaradzi Makoni, ENInews)
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Nigeria: Boko Haram not religious group – Junaid Mohammed
(Soni Daniel, All Africa)
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
'Prosperity gospel' attracts many African Christians
(Samuel Okocha and Misheck Rusere, ENInews)
Monday, 13 August 2012
Nigeria: 88 percent of 137 religious-motivated attacks targeted Christians
(Christiana T. Alabi, AllAfrica.com)
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Nigeria: No compulsion in religion
(Hannatu Musawa, All Africa)
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Nigeria: Building God's Kingdom with bombs, blood and tears
(Ogaja Ifowodu, All Africa)
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Terror, China's reach top Clinton agenda in Africa
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Africa: Religious leaders pledge support in fight against domestic violence
(Rebecca Davies, All Africa)
Politics of religious freedom in South Africa
(Waheeda Amien, The Immanent Frame)
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
EU supports deployment of W African forces to Mali
(Associated Press)
US religious right presses anti-gay laws in Africa
(Associated Press)
Friday, 20 July 2012
Faith-based groups can help stem AIDS in Africa, say UN officials
(Ecumenical News International, Episcopal News Service)
Thursday, 19 July 2012
First female Anglican bishop for Africa elected in a 'spirit-filled' atmosphere
(Anglican Communion News Service )
Monday, 16 July 2012
Mob violence victim could be 1st S. African saint
(Donna Bryson, Associated Press)
Saturday, 14 July 2012
Timbuktu: A city losing its soul
(Patrick Kelly, Africa News)
Friday, 13 July 2012
Nigeria: Kaduna begins inter-religious exchange program for schools
(Christiana T. Alabi, All Africa.com)
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Nigeria: Unmasking the real beneficiaries of religious violence
(Ahmed Yahaya-Joe, AllAfrica.com)
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Nigeria: Ban on religious programmes on EBBC - South East CAN condemns Ebonyi govt action
(Peter Okutu, All Africa)
Friday, 29 June 2012
Zimbabwe: Religion - an African's dilemma
(AllAfrica.com)
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Ethiopia: Genomics and African queens
(AllAfrica.com)
Mozambique: Religious denominations to pay taxes
( Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique, AllAfrica)
Nigeria: Kaduna/Zaria Mayhem - the Tempestuous Response From Christians and Muslims - 'You Have Not Seen Anything Yet'
(Luka Binniyat, AllAfrica.com)
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Nigeria: United States puts 3 Boko Haram Leaders on Terror List
(Tokunbo Adedoja and Muhammad Bello, AllAfrica.com)
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Revision of religious holidays debated in Durban
(Mail and Guardian South Africa)
Rwanda: Religion leaders advised to emphasize on elections
(Gahiji Innocent, AllAfrica.com)
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Nigeria: Killings - Nigeria running out of time — Bishop Kukah
(Midat Joseph, AllAfrica.com)
Monday, 18 June 2012
Tanzania: Politics - Which comes first, religion or faith?
(Jaffar Mjasiri, AllAfrica.com)
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Tanzania: Bishop Kilani warns against religious fanatics
(Rose Athumani, AllAfrica.com)
Monday, 11 June 2012
Nigeria: Osun - Promoting religious tolerance and diversity
(John Oyntiloye, AllAfrica.com)
Friday, 8 June 2012
Egypt: Politicians agree to elect constitutional panel
(Tunis Afrique Presse, AllAfrica.com)
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Atheism and human rights abuses in Africa
(Leo Igwe, Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies)
Monday, 4 June 2012
Ghana: Of women, human rights and laws
(Mavis Otinkorang, All Africa)
Monday, 28 May 2012
Religion and Africa's liberation
(Wonder Guchu, Southern Times [Southern Africa])
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Vietnam jails Catholic activists
(Times Live [South Africa])
Saturday, 19 May 2012
African-American pastors call on Obama to reconsider gay marriage stance
(Paul Stanley, The Christian Post)
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Nigeria: Echoes From U.S. and UK
(Jideofor Adibe, AllAfrica.com)
Monday, 14 May 2012
Why terrorists are after Africa’s Christians
(Fernando Perez, India, International Institute for Religious Freedom)
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Nigeria: Imbibing Peaceful Co-Existence in a Contemporary Multi-Religious Society - the NASFAT Roadmap
(Emma Okereh, All Africa)
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
German Bundestag’s Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid meets on situation of Christians and other religious minorities in North Africa and the Middle East
(Deutscher Bundestag)
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Nigeria: Boko Haram killings, attempt to wipe out Christians - CAN
(Christiana T. Alabi, All Africa)
Friday, 4 May 2012
Egypt: Chapter 1 - Presidential candidates on religious or civil state
(Aswat Masriya, All Africa.com)
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Nigeria: U.S. - We're concerned about attacks on media, churches
(All Africa.com)
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Religious freedom - A vanishing right in Middle East, Africa
(Open Doors USA, The Sacramento Bee)
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Religious peace and tolerance in Mali: The other Ansar dine
(Brian Peterson, Think African Press)
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Mali: Confronting 'Talibanization' - the other Ansar Dine, popular Islam, and religious tolerance
(Brian J. Peterson, AllAfrica.com)
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Uganda: Pastor Kiwedde Faces Terrorism Charges
(Anne Mugisa and Simon Masaba, All Africa)
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Nigeria: Islamic Group Restates Plan to Promote Peace
(All Africa)
Monday, 16 April 2012
Nigeria: Religious leaders urge Nigerians to embrace peace, unity
(All Africa.com)
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