Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 3 February 2017
Moscow Patriarchate now helping Kremlin to control Russians, Solodovnik says
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
Russian yoga instructor becomes unlikely spiritual warrior as he fights counterterrorism law
(RFE/RL)
SOVA centre listing as ‘foreign agent’ is counter-productive, says Fare
(Football against Facism in Europe)
Russia should reinstate the monarchy and appoint Putin as royal emperor, says influential Moscow churchman
(Will Stewart, Daily Mail)
Russian Orthodox act like an embattled minority because they are one, anthropologist says
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
What the Russian Orthodox Church can teach the West
(Phoebe Taplin, Russia Beyond the Headlines)
Russia region's 'no abortion day' to mark Bible story
(BBC)
Patriarch Kirill calls on Russia, Ukraine to consider Prince Vladimir their common national hero
(Interfax-Religion)
Leaked draft of Trump’s religious freedom order reveals sweeping plans to legalize discrimination
(Sarah Posner, The Nation)
Draft executive order would expand Free Exercise protections
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
BJC’s Amanda Tyler warns: Trump proposal would “fundamentally change our houses of worship”
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast again promises Johnson Amendment repeal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Patriarch Kirill at 70: No autocephaly for Ukraine and no multiculturalism for Russia
(Paul Goble, The Ukrainian Weekly)
Faith in Russia (Podcast)
(BBC)
‘Terrorist in nature’: Knife attacker shot outside Louvre in Paris
(James McAuley and Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post)
Accepting only religious minority refugees divides, rather than protects, those in need
(Kat Eghdamian, The Conversation)
‘Islam is a religion of peace’: Erdogan rebukes Merkel for 'Islamist terrorism' phrase
(RT)
Afghans debate role of local militia
(Hamid Shirzai, Institute for War & Peace Reporting)
Afghanistan: the shame of having daughers
(Fahimullah, Institute for War & Peace Reporting)
U.S., Germany must stick to shared values like religious freedom - Gabriel
(Patricia Zengerle and Sabine Siebold, Reuters)
The need for paradigm shift in Iranian foreign policy (the transition from middle eastern terror to geo-economics)
(M. Mousavi, The International)
Basketball inches closer to ending ban on religious headgear
(Brian Mahoney and Doug Feinberg, AP News)
A slice of Dante's Hell: the people of Belgrade
(Andrej Isakovic, AFP)
Portugal woman swept out to sea in religious ceremony
(Yahoo! News)
Christian Governor fights blasphemy charge in Muslim-majority Indonesia
(Anthony Kuhn, NPR)
Yemen struggling under extremist domination, food shortages
(Lindsey Koh, Mission Network News)
Between two worlds: struggles of the Asmat people – in pictures
(Joshua Irwandi, The Guardian)
Knights of Malta 'still loyal to pope' after clash over condoms
(Staff, The Guardian)
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Transgender ultra-Orthodox case reveals painful clash of minority communities
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Millions at risk as famine looms in Somalia – unless we act now
(Geeta Bandi-Phillips, Christian Today)
One nation under God? Most Americans don't care
(CBN News)
Sudan 'to demolish at least 25 Christian churches' in Khartoum
(News 24)
Lent: seven weeks for water
(World Council of Churches)
Pennsylvania citizens, including Syrian immigrants, support Trump's travel ban
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Pagans celebrate coming of spring with Imbolc festival
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
The Satanic Temple's Valentine's Day fundraising campaign to support reproductive rights lawsuits
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Compassion International, largest international donor in India, to shut down India operations
(Vijaita Singh, The Hindu)
Is pan-Mongolism making a comeback -- or only a Stalin-style accusations?
(Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia)
Going to the people—and back again: The changing shape of the Russian regime
(Alexander Baunov, Carnegie Moscow Center)
HRW claims deterioration of human rights situation in Northern Caucasus
(Caucasian Knot)
Kyrgyz court reinstates life sentence against rights activist
(RFE/RL)
Kyrgyz police search for suspects who destroyed 'holiday tree'
(RFE/RL)
Georgia: TDI studies alleged facts of discrimination at Mokhe public school
(Tolerance and Diversity Institute)
TDI addresses the ministry to study the alleged fact of discrimination at Mokhe public school
(Tolerance and Diversity Institute)
Understanding Islamic radicalization in Central Asia
(The Diplomat)
Why ISIS recruits from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
(Dana E. Abizaid, The National Interest)
Crackdowns, downturns, and a transfer of power: a look back at a fascinating year in Central Asia
(Qishloq Ovozi, RFE/RL)
State, religion and society in Georgia & Azerbaijan
(Caucasus Institute)
Belarus: Public opinion about human rights and advocacy
(Freedom House)
The lawyer appealed to the ombudswoman and the ICRC in connection with the disappearance of activist
(contact.az)
A letter from an inmate of the Southern Gas Corridor
(Ilgar Mammadov, Open Democracy)
Azerbaijan: Israel’s Shia and secular partner
(Selim Han Yeniacun, The Asian)
Electricity in the mosque in Lerik is turned off
(contact.az)
Sentence on theologian appealed
(contact.az)
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Journalist banned from leaving Azerbaijan
(contact.az)
NGOs on EITI coalition demand release of Fouad Gahramanli and Asif Yusifli
(contact.az)
Kazakhstan: Sharing beliefs "grave crime" requiring detention?
(Forum 18 News Service)
EU migrant policy in Africa built on incorrect Niger data
(Kristy Siegfried, Libya Tribune)
UK unveils Brexit blueprint
(EurActiv.com with AFP, EurActiv.com)
New museum exploring Bible's impact on founding of American to open in Philadelphia
(Faith and Liberty Discovery Center Press Release, Crosswalk)
Should Nigeria's Christians take up a sword?
(Rod Anderson, The Christian Post)
Faithfully engaging the immigration debate in the age of Trump
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News InDepth)
In a new video, Pope Francis urges compassion for refugees, people on the margins
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
New Canadians to pledge honour for Indigenous treaties in revised citizenship oath
(Kathleen Harris, CBC News)
PFPA activist arrested for ten days
(contact.az)
Propaganda of terrorism by the leadership of ANS appended to the criminal case, prosecutors
(contact.az)
Court of appeal dismisses appeals on prolongation of arrest of Faig Amirov and Fuad Ahmedli
(contact.az)
7 Blasphemous books of the 1920s: James Joyce’s birthday booklist
(Steve Pinkerton, OUPblog)
Why Turkey-Greece islands confrontation is more than it seems
(Cengiz Çandar, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
World Interfaith Week: Muslim woman donates chairs to Church, pastor to decorate Mosques
(Vanguard)
World Hijab Day: Group decries discrimination against Muslim women
(Oladeinde Olawoyn, Premium Times)
World Hijab Day: Muslim women condemn discrimination over hijab
(Yahaya Ibrahim and Romoke W. Ahmad, Daily Trust)
A blog's life: GetReligion turns 13, still clinging to hope that more journalists will get it
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Islamic scholars warn against ban on hijab, say wearing it an act of faith
(Premium Times)
IRLA Argentina hosts South American Religious Liberty Forum
(Alexis Vilar / IRLA, International Religious Liberty Association)
South Africa: SA faiths must unite against extremism - Rasool
(Jenna Etheridge, News 24)
After the terror: how Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art is fighting back
(Jayson Casper, Lapido Media)
Special Religious Education in NSW and “grooming”
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Anti-clickbait 2.0: Warning! This post asks readers to think about messy life in Russia
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Russia moves to soften domestic violence law
(Ivan Nechepurenko, The New York Times)
Russia parliament votes 380-3 to decriminalize domestic violence
(Doug Stanglin, USA Today)
The real reason Erdoganists still love Trump despite 'Muslim ban'
(Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Trial in the "Nardaran -2" case
(contact.az)
The NCDF called the verdict in "Nardaran case" "the most shameful in the history of Azerbaijan"
(contact.az)
Azerbaijan: Show trial ends with harsh sentences for Islamic activists
(Mike Runey, Eurasianet)
Azerbaijan: Abuse allegations mar high-profile trial
(Human Rights Watch)
The trial in the case of two elders of Nardaran will continue January 23
(contact.az)
Azerbaijani Orthodox mark Christmas
(contact.az)
Sentencing for Nardaran case postponed
(contact.az)
Accused present last speeches at Nardaran trial
(contact.az)
Final speeches in the "case Nardaran"
(contact.az)
Lawyers speak at Nardaran trial
(contact.az)
Why are Syrian rebels stepping up efforts to isolate Iran?
(Hamidreza Azizi, Al Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Is Syria any closer to political solution after Astana talks?
(Nour Smaha, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Hezbollah torn between its local and regional roles
(Haytham Mouzahem, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Iraqi teachers unsafe in own classrooms
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Shiite militias open offices in Iraq's liberated Sunni areas
(Mustafa Saadoun, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Vatican official says despite pain of war, Christians in Aleppo remain hopeful
(Inés San Martín, Crux)
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