Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
February 28, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Syria's sectarian fears keep region on edge
Abu Ali fled his life as a Shiite cleric and student in Homs, the besieged Syrian city at the center of an increasingly bloody uprising, but it was not the government he feared.
February 27, 2012
- The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan: what is a foreign fighter?
As yet another suicide blast strikes yet another church in northern Nigeria, immigration officials have announced that they are cracking down on the flow of foreigners into northern Nigeria who may be adding to the growing numbers of the shadowy Islamist militia Boko Haram.
February 25, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: Trying to reconnect
NAZARETH, the largest Arab city in Israel, and Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian government in the West Bank, recently signed the first agreement twinning towns in the two places.
February 22, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Israeli Court invalidates a military exemption
The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the government’s negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.
February 18, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Syrian conflict spills to neighbors
Syria's civil conflict is rapidly expanding into a regional proxy battle that threatens to cleave neighboring countries, including Lebanon and Iraq, as their populations harden along sectarian lines.
February 13, 2012
- The Independent
Independent: Lesson in extremism at Israel 'peace' school
A school set up to promote peace and understanding between Arab and Jewish communities in Jerusalem has been hit by vandals who have daubed racist threats on its playground walls, including "Death to Arabs".
February 12, 2012
- The Korea Times
Korea Times: Envoy vows Pakistan will stand with Kashmir
Pakistan’s Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed with “solemnity and fervor” by the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul and Friends of Kashmir Association, a Korean support group, and with support from the Pakistani expatriate community at a local restaurant, Feb. 5.
February 11, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: In the shadow of the mosque
THE CLEAN-SHAVEN, middle-aged academic in Lahore is under fire from his wife and his bushy-bearded 20-year-old son, a student.
February 08, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Iraqi crisis ebbs as Sunnis return to cabinet
The main Sunni partner in Iraq's Shiite-led coalition government ended an almost eight-week boycott of cabinet meetings, dialing down tensions in a crisis that erupted hours after the departure of the last U.S. soldier in December.