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Friday, 10 September 2021

'Those people are not me': US Muslims reflect on how 9/11 changed their lives and what the future holds for them
(Alaa Elassar, CNN, CNN)

9/11 doubly targeted American Muslims, attacking our country and hijacking our religion
(Ahmed Rehab, USA Today)

9/11 and the racial limitations of religious freedom in America
(Sahar Aziz, Al Jazeera)

RFI President Tom Farr: “Preventing another attack: International religious freedom”
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Western societies need proactive policies to protect institutional religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)

The Taliban and “sovereignty”: Popular vs. divine
(Eric Patterson, Religious Freedom Institute)

Amen to religions in South Africa giving vaccines the nod
(The Citizen)

Conference fuels growing US debate over Hindu nationalism
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

R.B. v. Estonia: The ECtHR calls for less strict procedural rules for children’s testimony
(Elena Patrizi, Strasbourg Observers)

Argentine medical association says abortion law goes against principles of ethics
(The Iona Institute)

Church vandalised and set on fire in Behren-Lès-Forbach
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

Catholic bishops’ commission laments EU religious freedom envoy vacancy
(Catholic World Report)

Christian college continues fight to keep single-sex dorms, showers protected from Biden's LGBT policy
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Libya: New hearing date for church
(Middle East Concern)

UK: First Christian preacher to be prosecuted under Covid regulations has fine dropped
(Premier Christian News)

Evangelical families in Mexico lose access to water, services for refusing to deny their faith
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

September 2021 Newsletter
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)

IGE Convenes Religious Freedom Education and Dialogue Seminar in Laos’ Phongsaly Province
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Are churches part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis?
(Rick Reinhard, Religion Unplugged)

Why did Uganda suspend 54 faith-based and aid groups backed by the West?
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)

Threat closes St. Louis Park synagogue as Sabbath begins
(Associated Press)

Americans less positive about civil liberties: AP-NORC poll
(Meg Kinnard and Emily Swanson, Associated Press)

Pope Francis to visit impoverished Roma quarter in Slovakia
(Karel Janicek, Associated Press)

Boston cardinal meets Cuban leader on visit to Havana
(Associated Press)

Muslim woman can move ahead with suit over required removal of hijab for booking photo
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court of Federal Claims denies motion for reconsideration of church camp's tax liability
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Muslim police officer can move ahead with complaint on accommodation of beard
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

After 20 years of litigation, suit on religion in child placement is settled and dismissed
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Gov. Noem blocks telemedicine abortions in South Dakota
(South Dakota State News)

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivers remarks announcing lawsuit against the State of Texas to stop unconstitutional Senate Bill 8
(U.S. Department of Justice)

From Flanders to Sicily, contradictions abound on Europe’s religious scene
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mexican Supreme Court invalidates second state law against abortion
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious exemptions to the vaccine should be rare — but they should exist
(Jared Cook, Deseret News Opinion)

Egypt: New ruling on hymen repair stirs up controversy
(Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle)

In Turkey, religious cleric joins calls to censor social media
(Arzu Geybullayeva, Global Voices)

Turkish government sees K-pop as a threat
(Ceyda Nurtsch, Deutsche Welle)

More than 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Taliban: We want ties with US and rest of the world — but not Israel
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Opposing Roe isn’t about religion
(Alexandra Desanctis, National Review)

God has no place in Supreme Court opinions
(Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)

Christianity’s walking dead (Identity Politics and American Character: A Symposium)
(Joshua Mitchell, Law & Liberty)

Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’ spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives
(Jessica Roda and Alexandra Stankovich, The Conversation)

COVID-19 churches’ guidance for “Step 4”
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

20 years ago, the UN Durban Conference aimed to combat racism. It devolved into a ‘festival of hate’ against Jews.
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

More countries to boycott Durban conference as New Zealand and Cyprus quit
(Michael Daventry, Jewish News)

Zimbabwe: Church leaders meet President
(Mukudzei Chingwere, All Africa)

India: K'taka govt to omit controversial religious texts from school books
(The Tribune)

Ireland: Government accused of being ‘profoundly disrespectful’ to church
(Irish Times)

New study in Ireland reveals: Catholic students are most affected by bullying
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)

UK bishops urge Catholics to oppose medically-assisted suicide Bill
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Islamic NGO in Senegal seeks to block immoral web series
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

A Catholic book purge in Canada
(Jérôme Chapuis, La Croix International)

Religions for Peace and KAICIID sign MoU on multireligious collaboration initiatives
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

The United States once again call on Russia to stop the persecution of Crimean Tatars and the OCU in Crimea
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Suspended sentence, though she did "nothing apart from study Koran"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Thursday, 9 September 2021

EVENT, 9 September 2021 (1PM ET): The Power of Faith: Healing and Transforming Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our World
(Religions for Peace)

WEBINAR, 9 September 2021 (10AM EDT): Secularism and Islam in Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Sarah Wolff
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 9 September 2021 (1PM ET): Faith@Work on 9/11
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

EVENT, 9 September 2021 (11AM CET): Is Suspension of Pakistan’s GSP+ Status Overdue?
(In person or via YouTube, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Taliban forms acting government in Afghanistan, saying permanent leadership to be named soon, as protests grow
(Susannah George, Haq Nawaz Khan, Rachel Pannett, Ezzatullah Mehrdad and Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

South Africa body says vaccination should be employee’s choice
(Suthentira Govender, Sowetan Live)

Book review: ‘Religion and the Rise of Capitalism’ (theology’s invisible hand)
(Daniel K. Finn, Commonweal)

Activists push for delay of U.N. climate summit, as heads of churches issue unprecedented joint statement
(Brady Dennis and William Booth, The Washington Post)

Pope, patriarch and Canterbury abbot issue climate appeal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Indonesia: Leaders should maintain religious harmony in society: VP Amin
(Antara News)

No major organized religion objects to COVID-19 vaccines. Will religious exemptions hold?
(Ben Kesslen, NBC News)

What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)

Mexico's top court decriminalizes abortion in 'watershed moment'
(Lizbeth Diaz and Laura Gottesdiener, Reuters)

Texas death row inmate seeks pastor’s touch at execution
(Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press)

Mexico decriminalizes abortion
(Mary Beth Sheridan and Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, The Washington Post)

South Africa lobbyists identify constitutional right to freedom of religion as missing in new cannabis bill
(Sandisiwe Shoba, The Daily Maverick)

Brexit, the Irish Protocol and the ‘Versailles Effect’
(Joseph Weiler, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Weekly Highlight #172: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Global vaccination uptake, mandate arguments, and calls for increased mental health
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

WCC Vaccine Champions encourage churches’ leadership in promoting public health
(World Council of Churches)

Canada: Charitable status at issue in the 2021 federal election
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)

Canada: Charitable status for pregnancy care centres at risk
(Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)

EU religious freedom envoy position now vacant while Afghan faith minorities face deepening crisis
(ADF International)

New factsheet on the execution of the ECHR judgments related to LGBTI persons rights
(Council of Europe)

Switzerland: ‘The first demands for same-sex marriage were addressed to the churches’
(Katy Romy, Swiss Info)

Iranian Christians sentenced to five years in prison for apostasy
(fsspx.news)

Pakistan: Churches increase security because of the Taliban threat
(John Pontifex, Aleteia)

Protecting human rights of religious minorities is essential for conflict prevention
(ADF International)

Let us worship: Faith representatives turn to Uganda’s Constitutional Court to lift worship ban
(ADF International)

Kidnapped, raped, wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
(Mauro Mondello, The Guardian)

Taliban imposes new dress code, segregation of women at Afghan universities
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Australia: Christian conservatives demand ‘Folau clause’ in religious discrimination bill
(Richard Ferguson, The Australian)

“I will continue to serve God in Cuba for as long as I can”
(Daniel Hofkamp, Evangelical Focus)

India: Mob vandalises church and attacks Christians in Chhattisgarh
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

EU warns Polish regions they could lose funding over 'LGBT-free' zones
(Reuters)

Slovakia government apologizes for WWII anti-Jew laws
(Associated Press)

Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover
(Muhammad Farooq and Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Man found guilty of Jewish restaurant attack in Germany
(Associated Press)

China orders Christians to pray for communist martyrs
(UCA News)

Vatican says 6th Chinese bishop consecrated under 2018 deal
(Associated Press)

What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
(Arno Pedram, Associated Press)

Cardinal joins voices of concern about democracy in El Salvador
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

U.S. bishops launch program to encourage more civil political life
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazilian Church backs social movement marching against Bolsonaro
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

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