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Friday, 17 March 2023

New book: The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
(Simon Mabon, Cambridge University Press)

Iran's Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence
(Article 18)

UAE launches Manara Center to promote regional co-existence
(Anti-Defamation League)

Strengthening the capacity of religious leaders on early childhood development advocacy in Kenya
(Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))

Bhutan: Sale of meat items at annual Tshechu and religious events banned
(The Print)

Church files lawsuit against Connecticut's preschool vaccine mandate, cites 1 Timothy 5:22
(Nicole Alcindor, The Christian Post)

Across the country, a push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

The Republic of Moldova is not Ukraine: Addressing the question of autocephaly in Moldova
(Tatiana Cojocari, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Vatican-Nicaragua relations: Strained or broken?
(Gabriel Gonzalez, Deutsche Welle)

A Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to stop the state’s neo-Nazi rise
(Andrew Lapin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Cameroon priest said clergy targeted by security forces during recent election
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment
(Kalvis Golde, SCOTUSblog)

Perilous times ahead for religious freedom on public college and university campuses?
(Charles J. Russo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Muslim group fights to remove "secularism" from Mali's draft constitution
(Boubacar Sidiki Haidara, La Croix International)

KAICIID Fellows 2023 Programme kicks off with trainings in Nairobi, Strasbourg, and Tunis
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Group of Jewish parents sue state of California for equal access to special needs education
(Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency)

What’s at stake in the abortion case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights?
(Alicia Ely Yamin, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

A litmus test for international justice: If not for the Yazidis, then for whom?
(Aldo Zammit Borda, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Bangladesh voices concern over rise of Islamophobia, terrorism globally
(SM Najmus Sakib, Anadolu Agency)

WCC concerned over Dormition Kiev Caves Lavra, reiterates calls for peace
(World Council of Churches)

Catholic voices on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

In the news: Breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 17 March 2023
(First Liberty)

Forced to flee Afghanistan, the struggle of many refugees does not end there
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Machalikashvili and others v. Georgia: The critical importance of the burden and standard of proof to human rights adjudication
(Christopher Roberts, Strasbourg Observers)

China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Europe’s top human rights court condemns Russia for punishing a Christian pastor for hosting prayer group in his home
(ADF International)

Russia OKs alternative civil service for mobilized believer
(Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press)

The Kremlin urges international response to the eviction of UOC-MP monks from Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: "Thou shalt not kill" leads to fines
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Crimea: Five further criminal investigations, two on wanted list
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

J.M. Smucker is not a state actor
(Jonathan H. Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)

London hosts the first Conference of Leaders of the Muslim Community in Europe chaired by Sheikh Dr. Al-Issa
(Muslim World League)

Shamanism is Britain’s fastest-growing religion
(The Economist)

For the first time, Buckingham Palace receives an Islamic figure Charles III receives the Secretary General of the Muslim World League
(Muslim World League)

Bishop for Life Issues says Public Order Bill will disproportionately affect people of faith
(Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales)

Appointment: Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Blasphemy laws must be repealed, Humanists UK tells UN
(Humanists UK)

Romania religious leaders urge Education Ministry to include Religion among Baccalaureate subjects
(Orthodox Times)

Brazil: Coercive measures are insufficient to combat religious intolerance, says jurist (Portuguese)
(Gabriel Araújo, Folha de Sao Paulo)

Brazil: OAB [BAR Association] Camaçari promotes seminar to discuss religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Destaque 1)

Portugal's far-right leader says party is inside evangelical churches (Portuguese)
(Vicente Nunes, Correio Braziliense)

Thursday, 16 March 2023

WEBINAR, 16 March 2023 (7AM HST/1PM EDT): Time of prophecy: Walking in the prayers of our ancestors
(G20 Interfaith Forum, International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples)

WEBINAR, 16 March 2023 (6PM): Christian Nationalism and the Borders of Political Community (Washington, DC)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR, applications due 15 March 2023: Statesmanship and Religious Freedom: Philadelphia
(Faith and Liberty Discovery Center and Religious Freedom Institute)

WEBINAR, 15 March 2023 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Hearing - Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

International Day to combat Islamophobia 15 March
(United Nations)

US policy of 'war on terror' exports Islamophobia globally
(Gulcin Kazan Doger, Anadolu Agency)

Observing the first International Day to Combat Islamophobia
(Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Department of State)

Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?
(Shadi Hamid, Brookings Institution)

UN’s anti-Islamophobia day ‘to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred’
(Al Jazeera)

The daily experience of Islamophobia in Germany
(Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)

CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 March 2023: Conference on Afghanistan: Negotiating difference and pluralism in the way ahead
(University of Pittsburgh Center for Governance and Markets)

Videos show scattered protests during Iran’s fire festival
(Associated Press)

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime
(Fatma Tanis, NPR)

Holocaust novel by Jodi Picoult removed as FL school district purges libraries
(Andrew Lapin, The Jerusalem Post)

President: "We will not allow Russia to manipulate spirituality while destroying and plundering Ukrainian shrines"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

"We are being deprived of Lavra," - Kirill complains to world religious leaders about the Ukrainian government
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Crimea: Now 12 jailed Crimean prisoners of conscience
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Pope urges 'respect' for Orthodox monastery facing eviction in Kyiv
(Reuters)

Zelenskiy: Ukraine seeks 'spiritual independence', acts against church
(Reuters)

Russian Orthodox head appeals against eviction of church from Kyiv
(Reuters)

Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug
(Perry Stein, Caroline Kitchener, and Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)

Transgender rights are at risk of being revoked at the state level by conservatives
(Sophie Tatum and Anna Deen, Grid)

In remote Himalayan desert, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians unite to protect land, heritage
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

This Kashmir village leads India in waging war on the dowry practice
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)

USCIRF releases new report on India’s state-level anti-conversion laws
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Survey: 3 in 5 American workers fear sharing religious, political views in workplace
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Abortion protesters acquitted of “maliciously interfering with religious act” in cathedral demonstraiton
(Notes from Poland)

Washington law threatens mission of homeless ministry
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Austrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship
(Kirsten Grieshaber and Philipp Jenne, Associated Press)

Catholic system pulls out of Connecticut hospital merger
(Associated Press)

6th Circuit: Employees have no free exercise claim against company that denied them a religious exemption from vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Massachusetts Supreme Court: Church may relocate cremated remains over objection of families
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

COVID order violated priest's free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Jewish parents & schools sue California to stop it from punishing children with disabilities
(Becket)

Fatwa on Hamas’ rule in Gaza [F02301]
(The Islamic Fatwa Council)

College DEI offices are falling out of favor. Are faith-related programs at risk?
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Pope pens top Iraqi Muslim leader, urges joint push for basic rights
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Should we expect to see a rise in Christian nationalist violence in the US?
(Nilay Saiya, Religion Dispatches)

Jewish delegates attend major Muslim conference for first time
(Dan Hardoon, Jewish News)

U.K. stifles prayer with public spaces protection orders
(Grant Atkinson, Alliance Defending Freedom)

Bill could force Church of England to allow same-sex weddings
(Kaya Burgess, The Times)

English bishops say UK asylum policy is ‘dramatically lacking’
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work (PDF)
(World Council of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance, Caritas Internationalis)

On abolishing the death penalty: A response to Daryl Charles
(John O’Callaghan, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Americans feel more positive than negative about Jews, mainline Protestants, Catholics
(Patricia Tevington, Pew Research Center)

CEC conference focuses on ensuring safer and stronger communities in Europe
(Conference of European Churches)

SASCE presented in Slovakia and France
(Conference of European Churches)

Vatican-China deal ‘not the best deal possible,’ top Holy See diplomat says
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Webinar in Geneva: Conflict, children, climate, and COVID
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Malaysia’s Christian minister dismisses proselytization claim
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

ERLC 2023 state policy review
(Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

Kenya: “Spearhead solution-oriented politics and administration,” religious leaders tell Ruto
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Danish municipality leaves circumcision up to parents
(Christian Network Europe)

Norway’s Faith and Beliefs Act set to include gender quotas among changes
(Christian Network Europe)

Uganda: Religion should not be the basis for government policy or legislation
(Nimrod Muhumuza, Monitor)

FFRF renews call for FEMA to cancel million-dollar-plus Ky. church funding
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)

Saudi Islamic scholar Ahmed Al-Ghamdi in TV debate: Islam does not sanction the killing of apostates; Saudi Islamic scholar Abd Al-Rahman Abd Al-Karim: Consensus is that punishment is death
(Middle East Media Research Institute)

Tuesday, 14 March 2023

EVENT, 14 March 2023: Rightly Ordered Law and the Flourishing of the Human Person (Washington, DC)
(The Center for Law and the Human Person, Catholic University of America)

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