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9/26/12: U.N.’s focus on Middle East eclipses other urgent global issues - McClatchy |
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The following article, written by Hannah Allam, appeared in McClatchy, Seattle Times, Myrtle Beach Online, One News Page and QWT News on September 26, 2012 at http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/09/26/169777/uns-focus-on-middle-east-eclipses.html.
NEW YORK — Casual observers of this week’s United Nations General Assembly could be forgiven for thinking that the Middle East was the only region of concern for world leaders.
The civil war in Syria, Israeli-led anxiety over Iran’s nuclear program and anti-American riots in Arab countries are dominating this 67th gathering of heads of state, overshadowing other pressing issues of global importance, say analysts and visiting delegates.
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9/22/2012: No New Day For Iran's Baha'i Leaders - Voice of America |
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The following article appeared in Voice of America on September 22, 2012 at http://editorials.voa.gov/content/no-new-day-for-irans-bahai-leaders--146313755/1493128.html.
The spring festival of Nowruz, celebrating rebirth and new beginnings, is now over. But there was no “new day” for the seven Baha’i leaders who languish in prison in Iran. Instead, April 1, 2012 marked the 10,000th day the two women and five men have collectively spent behind bars.
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9/21/2012: Wreckage by Night - World |
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The following article, written by Jill Nelson, appeared in World on September 21, 2012 at www.worldmag.com/2012/09/wreckage_by_night/page1.
It was in the early hours of the morning on Sept. 6 when Pastor Vasili Romanyuk’s phone rang. A group of men backed by local police were demolishing his Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church, housed in a three-story building nestled in a Moscow suburb. As word spread, congregants arrived at the scene hoping to save the building, but their efforts were futile. By dawn the church was in ruins and some of its most valuable contents were missing.
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9/20/2012: Spike in religious restrictions in U.S. and world, Pew Center finds - CNN |
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The following article, written by Ashley Fantz, appeared in CNN, WTVR- CBS 6 and Catholic News on September 20, 2012 at http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/20/spike-in-religious-restrictions-in-u-s-and-world-pew-center-finds/.
(CNN) - Restrictions on religion spiked throughout the world between mid-2009 and 2010, including in the United States, says a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
The U.S. was among 16 countries, including Switzerland, where hostilities jumped during that time period. Pew examined 197 countries, assigning a score between from zero to 10.
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9/17/2012: Anti-Islam video casts spotlight on Coptic Christian groups - The National |
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The following article, written by Bradley Hope and Omar Karmi, appeared in The National on September 17, 2012 at www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/anti-islam-video-casts-spotlight-on-coptic-christian-groups.
CAIRO/WASHINGTON // The 13-minute video clip that defamed the Prophet Mohammed and set off violent protests across the Muslim world has put the spotlight on Coptic Christian advocacy groups in the US and renewed fears of growing religious divisions in Egypt.
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9/14/2012:Controversy over anti-Islamic film shines light on Coptic Christianity - CNN |
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The following article, written by Eric Marrapodi, appeared in CNN on September 14, 2012 at http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/14/controversy-over-anti-islamic-film-shines-light-on-coptic-christianity/.
Violence in the Muslim world over an anti-Islamic film that appears to have been produced by a Coptic Christian is bringing uncomfortable focus on the religious tradition.
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9/13/2012: Blasphemy revisited - World |
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The following article, written by Emily Belz, appeared in World on September 13, 2012 at http://www.worldmag.com/2012/09/blasphemy_revisited.
NEW YORK - The Wednesday morning after Egyptians overran the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, the embassy affirmed its statement condemning, not the violence, but the supposed incitement: an American video that attacks Islam.
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9/10/2012: Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan - Washington Post On Faith |
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The following article, written by Adelle Banks for Religion News Service, appeared in The Washington Post, On Faith on September 10, 2012 at www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/activists-hail-release-of-christian-pastor-in-iran-teen-in-pakistan/2012/09/10/c2d1cc86-fb8e-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html.
Religious rights activists are hailing the release over the weekend of an Iranian pastor accused of apostasy and a Pakistani girl who was charged with blasphemy.
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9/8/2012: Christian pastor - once sentenced to death in Iran - is released, group says - CNN Belief Blog |
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The following article, written by Michael Martinez, appeared in CNN Belief Blog and WFMZ on September 13, 2012 at http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/08/christian-pastor-once-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-is-released-group-says/.
(CNN) - A Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy was reunited with his family Saturday after a trial court acquitted him, said a nonprofit group monitoring the case.
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9/8/2012: Iran releases persecuted Christian pastor - The Jerusalem Post |
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The following article, written by Benjamin Weinthal, appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 8, 2012 at http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=284322
Iran has released Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor, after three years of imprisonment on charges of apostasy, according to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCRIF).
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