Some interesting law and religion news stories from around the web this week:

• Men playing the part of enemies of the state in ‘mock terror’ drills in the Indian state of Gujarat were made to wear traditional Muslim dress, causing outrage in some political circles.
• A new book, “Sister’s Role in Jihad,” allegedly released by ISIS militants, provides “helpful tips” to Muslim mothers on raising extremist children and encourages mothers to start training their children in the ways of jihad “while they are babies.”
• An Egyptian court permanently banned a three-day Jewish celebration of the birth of Rabbi Jacob Abu Hasira. The celebration has taken place since the 1979 peace deal with Israel.
• A flight from New York to Tel Aviv was delayed by half an hour last week after a group of male ultra-Orthodox Jewish passengers refused to sit next to women, the third such incident in recent months.
• The Rhode Island Supreme Court threw out lawsuits brought by two Providence firefighters who said their constitutional rights were violated when they were ordered to drive a truck in a gay pride parade despite their religious objections.
• Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party has quit President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government and pledged support to the opposition. A leader of the minority party cited the Rajapaksa administration’s “intolerance toward religious minorities” and disagreement with his style of rule.
• Minority religious groups in India increasingly fear efforts by Hindu nationalists to ensure India becomes a completely Hindu nation. Although nationalist demands now impact day-to-day politics, Prime Minister Modi allegedly dismissed the minorities’ concern as an exaggeration.
• In 2015, Pope Francis will try to influence the global conversation on climate change by publishing  an encyclical  on the subject, addressing the UN general assembly, and calling a summit of the world’s main religions.
• In 2014, Africans suffered dozens of deadly terror attacks by groups either allied with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi or using similarly bloody tactics.
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