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Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Campaign for thorough reform of Muslim law deserves mainstream coverage – now
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Secular France begins "unprecedented effort" to preserve its Catholic cathedrals
(Élodie Maurot, La Croix International)

Indian PM's cathedral visit evokes hope among Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Appeal for peace after three Indian churches razed
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Bangladesh arrests four for caning, stoning woman over affair
(Al Jazeera)

CAIR says Muslim bias complaints return to pre-Trump levels
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

The environmental education of children
(Victoria W. Thoresen, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Explainer: Christian school asks Supreme Court to review religious liberty case (Faith Bible Chapel v. Tucker)
(Jordan Wootten, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

Satan Clubs should be allowed in schools
(Garion Frankel, Reason)

Recent Supreme Court decisions and the non-establishment principle
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Taiwan: Western human rights experts meet President of the Parliament
(Liu Tzu-hsuan, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Norwegian city under fire for refusing grants to Christian institutions
(Christian Network Europe)

Oklahoma board rejects first taxpayer-funded religious school in US
(Brad Brooks, Reuters)

Does religious liberty protect the exercise of choice?
(Alan Brownstein, The Hill)

Nigeria: “A religious war”
(Ebenezer Obadare, Council on Foreign Relations)

Nigeria: Bauchi warns clerics against inciting utterances
(Segun Awofadeji, This Day)

The Arab autocrat’s new religious playbook
(Jon Hoffman, Foreign Policy)

Journalist Victor Ticay arrested over coverage of Easter ceremony in Nicaragua
(Committe to Protect Journalists)

Tunisia: free arbitrarily detained Ex-Prime Minister
(Human Rights Watch)

Myanmar confirms deadly air strike that is feared to have killed 100
(TRT World)

Trump and Iowa evangelicals: a bond that is hard to break
(Thomas Beaumont, AP News)

Viewpoint: East Africa's battle over culture and homosexuality
(BBC News)

As Sudan forms a new transitional government, the international community must not repeat its mistakes
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Beginning of the end for religious discrimination in education?
(Neal McCluskey, The Hill)

Political power and the paradox of Easter
(Ian Church, Washington Examiner)

SASCE focuses on safety and security for religious communities in Spain
(Conference of European Churches)

CAIR-Minnesota to urge Minneapolis City Council to allow 5-daily calls to prayer
(Ibrahim Hooper, Council on American-Islamic Relations)

The law of neutrality and the Russian/Ukrainian conflict: Looking at State practice
(Giulio Bartolini, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

In 2023, 63 communities of the Moscow Patriarchate joined the OCU
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia uses the UOC-MP and religion as weapons to incite social tension in Ukraine — ISW report
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Holy War: The fight for Ukraine’s churches and monasteries
(Konstantin Skorkin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

'Until social norms say I do': How the Grand Chamber taketh and giveth away in Fedotova and others v. Russia
(Claire Poppelwell-Scevak, Strasbourg Observers)

Why the U.S. census doesn’t ask Americans about their religion
(Jeff Diamant and Rebecca Leppert, Pew Research Center)

Central African Republic: religious war can be avoided
(Aid to the Church in Need)

Slovakia: Former EU religious freedom champion challenges 2021 Covid-19 worship restrictions
(Evangelical Focus)

When a prayer meeting on Zoom becomes a crime, religious freedom is in jeopardy | Opinion
(Deseret News)

Elon welcomes seventh class of Multifaith Scholars
(Claire Schoenfeld, Elon University)

Sisi uses religion to appeal to the emotions of Egyptians
(Middle East Monitor)

Terrorist designation of Hurras al-Din leader
(Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Department of State)

What’s next for the Taliban’s leadership amid rising dissent?
(Andrew Watkins, The United States Institute of Peace)

Monday, 10 April 2023

Opinion: John Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Co
(Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals)

Myanmar coup: Thousands of Burmese flee to Thailand after intense fighting
(Jonathan Head and Grace Tsoi, BBC News)

More governments finding new ways to silence exiled voices
(Yana Gorokhovskaia, Freedom House)

Don’t look away from China’s atrocities against the Uyghurs
(Lauren Baillie and Matthew Parkes, The United States Institute of Peace)

Coming soon in China: New "administrative measures for religious activity venues"
(Hu Zimo, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

China use spies to keep Muslim Uyghurs from fasting during Ramadan
(Shohret Hoshur, Radio Free Asia)

Pharaoh Xi
(Carl Gershman, The Tablet)

Update: 63 Chinese 'Mayflower' Christians released from incarceration
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)

Uganda is targeting reproductive rights alongside its ‘anti-gay’ bill
(Prudence Nyamishana, Coda Media)

Statue of Mary smashed at California Catholic church
(Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency)

Virginia university accused of failing to protect free speech after violent mob disrupts pro-life event
(Samantha Kamman, The Christian Post)

30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremists
(Art Jipson and Paul J. Becker, The Conversation)

Antisemitism on Twitter has more than doubled since Elon Musk took over the platform – new research
(Carl Miller, The Conversation)

20 years on, George W. Bush’s promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short
(Brian Urlacher, The Conversation)

California forces parents to choose between kids' needs and faith. Families shouldn't have to.
(Michael A. Helfand and Eric Rassbach, USA Today)

Prison guard gets job back after fired for anti-Muslim meme
(Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press)

S4, Ep. 17: Is ‘de minimis’ enough? Previewing Groff v. DeJoy (podcast)
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Attention mass-media leaders: What should Americans know about each others' faiths?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

The politics of prayer in prison
(Andrew Skotnicki, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

CAIR announces settlement of 5-year legal battle with Maryland jail, welcomes improved accommodations for Muslims incarcerees
(Council on American-Islamic Relations)

India town mourns burning of historic library at Muslim school
(Meer Faisal, Al Jazeera)

Indian state lifts ban on religious visiting prisons
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Kenya: Religious leaders support bipartisan discourse on solving ‘longstanding issues’ in country
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

In Africa, here’s how to respond to Russia’s brutal Wagner Group
(Joseph Sany, The United States Institute of Peace)

Türkiye can't remain silent over threats to status quo of Al Aqsa: Erdogan
(TRT World)

Al Aqsa Mosque: why is it so special in Islam?
(TRT World)

'Türkiye ready to contribute to de-escalate Al-Aqsa tensions'
(Daily Sabah)

Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise unveiled women
(Reuters)

Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility
(Erikas Mwisi, Sonia Rolley, and Enas Alashray, Reuters)

The young men of Mexico risking their lives to be Catholic priests
(Will Grant, BBC News)

Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings
(Robin Levinson-King, BBC News)

Dozens killed in 'barbaric' Burkina Faso attacks
(Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News)

Indonesia shaman accused of killing at least 12 people
(Jerome Wirawan and Nicholas Yong, BBC News)

Millions of Americans at risk of losing free preventive care after Texas ruling on ACA
(Paul Shafer and Kristefer Stojanovski, The Conversation)

Texas judge pushes pause on FDA abortion drug approval
(Hannah Albarazi, Law360)

In a divided nation, dueling decisions on abortion pill
(Perry Stein, Robert Barnes, and Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)

Around the web - 10 April 2023
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa
(William F. Felice, Tampa Bay Times)

Tajikistan: UN expert to visit to assess freedom of religion or belief
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Canada: Quebec education minister wants to ban prayer in classrooms
(Alyssia Rubertucci, City News)

Canada: Good Friday is a good time to remember religion’s significant societal benefits
(Ray Pennings, The Hub)

Canada: ‘We could have been at a funeral today’: Markham mosque updates on alleged hate-motivated attack
(Santiago Arias Orozco, Toronto Star)

New publication: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Postwar Germany
(Esra Özyürek, Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme)

Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises
(Associated Press)

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 10 April 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

LGBTQ group asks CRTC to ban Fox News Channel over anti-trans comments
(Anja Karadeglija, National Post)

Perspective: The role of the market in building community
(Eboo Patel, Deseret News)

Islamic-Christian Committee calls for holding Israel accountable for its crimes
(Middle East Monitor)

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
(Ilan Ben Zion, Religion News Service)

FBI used undercover agent to cultivate sources among Catholic clergy and leadership, House Republicans reveal
(Ari Blaff, National Review)

Law and religion round-up – 9th April
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

The Good Friday Agreement and international treaty law
(Katie Johnston, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

UK inquiry finds no clear evidence of Islamophobia in minister's 2020 sacking
(Sachin Ravikumar, Reuters)

Faith organizations on the frontline as Horn of Africa faces famine
(Joseph Hammond, Religion Unplugged)

How Easter eggs represent Ukrainian women's power to reclaim religious freedom
(Chelsea Langston Bombino, Religion Unplugged)

Two weeks in review, 27 March – 9 April
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Recent Supreme Court decisions and equality
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)

Can a teacher put John 3:16 in email signature? District says no; her lawyers say yes
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

In Moldovan church ‘gesture’, some see favouritism, or possible precedent
(Madalin Necsutu, Balkan Insight)

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