Berkley Center

Today's religion and world affairs news from the United States and around the globe: Charlie Hebdo, Boko Haram, and religious freedom in Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

BERKLEY CENTER IN THE NEWS
Religious Freedom and Diplomacy: More than a Luxury 
Economist Eramus blog
http://econ.st/1yh3q3H
Based on letter signed by Tim Shah. Link to file in BC repository.

How Extremists Captured Islam's Message
NPR The Takeaway
http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/how-extremists-captured-islams-message/
Interview with Jocelyne Cesari

CHARLIE HEBDO
Islam's Problem with Blasphemy
by Mutafa Akyol
New York Times op-ed
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/opinion/islams-problem-with-blasphemy.html?ref=opinion

French Muslims are Deeply by Viral 'I am Charlie' Slogan
by Anthony Fiaola
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/they-are-not-charlie/2015/01/13/7c9d6998-9aae-11e4-86a3-1b56f64925f6_story.html?hpid=z1

Pegida Marches On
by Paul Hockenos
Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142774/paul-hockenos/pegida-marches-on

AROUND THE WORLD
Boko Haram's Campaign of Terror in Nigeria is Only Getting Worse
Washington Post editorial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/boko-harams-campaign-of-terror-in-nigeria-is-getting-only-worse/2015/01/13/d697d4d6-9a9c-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html

Sri Lanka's Election Miracle
by Randy Bayagoda
International New York Times op-ed
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/opinion/sri-lankas-election-miracle.html?ref=opinion

Frosty Fatwa: Saudi Cleric Bans Snowmen
by Abby Phillips
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/01/13/frosty-fatwa-saudi-cleric-bans-snowmen/?hpid=z5

DOMESTIC
The Fate of American Religious Freedom: An Interview with Legal Scholar Steven Smith
by Eric Miller
Religion and Politics
http://religionandpolitics.org/2015/01/13/the-fate-of-american-religious-freedom-an-interview-with-legal-scholar-steven-d-smith/