Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
January 14, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Israelis facing a seismic rift over role of women
In the three months since the Israeli Health Ministry awarded a prize to a pediatrics professor for her book on hereditary diseases common to Jews, her experience at the awards ceremony has become a rallying cry.
January 10, 2012
- The Daily Star
Daily Star: Divisions hinder Syrian opposition movement
The split between Islamists and secularists that has tainted some of last year’s Arab uprisings is souring relations within Syria’s opposition, threatening European and American hopes of a united political front against the regime of President Bashar Assad.
January 07, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: Jangling sectarian nerves
When protests against Bashar Assad’s regime began, official propaganda portrayed the opposition as Islamist fanatics bent on punishing secular Syrians and religious minorities.
January 06, 2012
- The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: A different battle: female soldiers, religious soldiers
In what can be described as an Israeli take on Canada’s “reasonable accommodation” debate, Israel’s military finds itself torn between two apparently irreconcilable processes: equality of opportunity for female soldiers, and religious accommodation of Orthodox male soldiers.
January 05, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: From back of the bus, Israeli women fight segregation
For years, Israeli women have been pressured into moving to the rear of public buses serving strictly religious Jews. Now, in confrontations reminiscent of the era of Rosa Parks, women are pushing back.
January 03, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: As Israelis and Palestinians talk, the rise of a political Islam alters the equation
Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, their first encounter in more than a year, and while little emerged, the meeting said a great deal about the crossroads facing the Palestinians — and the entire Middle East — as political Islam emerges as a potentially transformative force in the region.
January 03, 2012
- USA Today
USA Today: Taliban may be ready to try talking
Taliban plans to open an office in Qatar may be a sign that after 10 years of war with the United States in Afghanistan, the extremist insurgent group could be trying to achieve through talks what it can't get through battle, foreign policy analysts say.
January 02, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Al-Qaida, Taliban seek Pakistani militants' help
Prominent al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants in a pair of rare meetings to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said Monday.