EVENT, 4-5 February 2025: IRF Summit 2025 (Washington, DC, USA)

CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 31 January 2025: Religious Freedom in Africa (International Journal for Religious Freedom)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS, deadline 15 December 2024: Eighth Annual Conference: Religion and Socio-Cultural Transformation: European Perspectives and Beyond (Vienna, Austria) (The European Academy of Religion)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 23 November 2024: Launch Event of the Lusophone Alliance for Religious Freedom (Portuguese) (Aliança Lusófona pela Liberdade Religiosa)

EVENT, 22-23 November 2024: Cache Valley Interfaith Open House (Logan, UT, USA) (Cache Community Connections)

EVENT, 21 November 2024: Exploring the impact of emergency rules on freedom of worship (Genoa, Italy) (Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali)

WEBINAR, 21 November 2024 (4PM GMT +3): Complexities in State Regulation of Religious Organisations in Kenya: Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 19 November 2024 (10AM ET): Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious Freedom (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

WEBINAR, 19 November 2024 (12PM ET): Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 19 November 2024 (6PM ET): Sharing Sacred Space in the Holy Lands: Is Conflict Inevitable? (Washington, DC, USA) (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

South Africa: Catalyzing impactful collaboration between government and faith communities (Institute for Global Engagement)

Singapore cardinal calls for harmony after priest stabbed during Mass (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Harnessing the power of sacred sites to foster peaceful pluralism (Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)

Religion Watch, ‘Volume 39 No. 12’ (Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Prosper’s Law: putting the lex back into orandi and credendi (O T I Wright, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

Global Interfaith Monitor No. 29 (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Becoming modern and secular: A review essay on recent work on Islam and South Asia (Carimo Mohomed, Journal of Law and Religion)

Pakistan’s top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them (Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 18 November 2024 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

We're ignoring the power of religion to resolve conflicts (Uriel Simonsohn, Religion News Service)

Gabon: Catholic bishops in Gabon call referendum ‘a step toward democratic restoration’ (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

India: Religious place can't be blocked merely on another community's opposition: Kerala High Court (Praisy Thomas, Bar and Bench)

Malaysian politician wants Bible back in Sarawak schools (Joseph Masilamany, Asia News)

Ghana: Traditional and religious leaders urged to preach fire safety (Albert Kuzor, Joy)

Red Wednesday to put Christian persecution in the spotlight (Michael Kelly, OSV News)

Algorithmic opacity and bioethical implications (Spanish) (Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Webinar recording: Ukraine’s law banning the Russian Orthodox Church and affiliated organizations: Politics, law, and theology (Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

UCCRO members met with the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine (Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)

Russian parliament tries to ban house churches (CNE News)

Appeal upholds sentence for faith against Anatoliy Isakov, cancer patient. He will pay a fine of 400 thousand rubles (Jehovah's Witnesses)

Azerbaijan is multi-ethnic but possibilities to enjoy national minority rights must be improved, say Council of Europe experts (Council of Europe)

Germany faces storm as xenophobic, anti-Muslim sentiments surge (Daily Sabah)

British bishops call for ‘compassion’ ahead of vote in Parliament on assisted suicide (Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Law and religion roundup – 17th November (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Fear and denial – why we founded the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (David Hirsch, Jewish News)

Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025 (Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Church and state clash over entry fee for Paris's Notre Dame (AFP)

Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional (Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press)

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons (Nadia Lathan, Associated Press)

Does displaying, teaching Ten Commandments violate the First Amendment? (Freedom Forum)

Around the web - 18 November 2024 (Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

The Trials and Consolations of Migrant-Serving Faith-Based Organizations (Donald Kerwin, Journal of Law and Religion)

Bahá’í Chair examines conditions essential for lasting peace (Bahá’í World News Service)

The religious makeup of Trump’s proposed administration — and how it relates to the 2024 faith vote (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Rabbinical group calls for stopping offensive military aid to Israel (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

As Schumer presses ahead with Antisemitism Awareness Act, concerns about free speech resurface (Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)