China restricting online religious activites
China to regulate online religious activity amid crackdown Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is rolling out new rules on religious activity on the internet amid an ongoing crackdown […]
Amish couple sues 2 agencies over photos their faith forbids
Source: Associated Press By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Amish couple with 13 children sued the federal government on Wednesday, accusing officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting […]
Religious Freedom and the Burqa
Source: Wall Street Journal By Charlotte Allen Aug. 23, 2018 6:28 p.m. ET Former U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson recently generated outrage with comments about the burqa. In a column […]
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake
Source: BBC News A Muslim couple have been denied Swiss citizenship after they refused to shake hands with people of the opposite sex during their interview, officials say. They confirmed […]
No religion is above the law in China
Religion must obey Chinese law, paper says of mosque protest Source: Associated Press BY SAM McNEIL and YANAN WANG WEIZHOU, China (AP) — A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said […]
Despite government restrictions on practicing their faith in China, the number of believers of all faiths have doubled in two decades
Christian heartland opens window into fight for China’s soul Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG NANYANG, China (AP) — The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life […]
Tales of multiculturalism from Kolkata, India
Tales from a street of mosques, synagogues, churches and temples Source: Aljazeera By Jenny Gustafsson Siraj Khan is a caretaker at the Beth El synagogue. Kolkata’s synagogues have always had […]
The repetitive lifecycle of the burqa ban across European countries
Banning Muslim Veils Tends to Backfire—Why Do Countries Keep Doing It? Source: The Atlantic BY SIGAL SAMUEL Denmark this week wrote the latest chapter in a global story that is becoming […]
Muslims and non muslims protest face ban in Denmark
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban Source: Reuters BY Emil Nielson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When a ban on the wearing of face veils in […]
Metro can ban all religious ads on buses and trains, court rules
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow The Washington region’s transit system can bar religious messages on its buses and trains and in its stations, a federal appeals court ruled […]
Islamic Leaders Have Nothing to Say About China’s Internment Camps for Muslims
Source: Foreign Policy BY NITHIN COCA A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colors of the Chinese flag […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
Source: Religion News Service BY Johnnie Moore & Gayle Manchin (RNS) — This week, as hundreds of religious leaders, nonprofit heads and government officials gather in Washington for the State Department’s […]
SYMPOSIUM: Do Religious Scriptures bring harmony or evoke conflict?
The Center for Pluralism is pleased to present a symposium as a side event in conjunction with the Department of States’ 2018 Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. to present a […]
Victorian judge bans niqab in court’s public gallery
Source: The Guardian By Calla Wahlquist A Victorian judge has banned a woman whose husband is facing terrorism charges from wearing a niqab in court, saying it posed a potential security […]
Faith Leaders Say Sikh Refugees and Others in Oregon Prison Are Being Denied Access to Religious Services
Source: WILLAMETTE WEEK By Frankie Benitez | Religious leaders from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice today denounced the treatment of the 123 immigrants detained in a federal prison in Sheridan, […]
Dutch anti-Islam party to hold Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday. The party […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Europe and America part ways when it comes to “religious freedom”
Source: The Economist RELIGION and human rights have always had an intense, tortured relationship. On one hand, liberty of conscience and belief is one of the first and most fundamental […]
Muslim inmates sue Alaska corrections officials over policy
Source: Associated Press By BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Muslim inmates are suing state corrections officials, arguing that they are not provided adequate nourishment as they break their daily […]
Louisiana school agrees to stop broadcasting public prayer for good
Source: CNN By Mallory Simon and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN)A school district in Louisiana has acknowledged that some of its customs and practices, including sponsoring morning prayer over the public address system, have […]