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May 19, 20234 min read
Book Review: Politics of Hate: Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia
Politics of Hate: Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia Edited by Farahnaz Ispahani HarperCollins India 2023 336 pp., £17.99 paperback...
May 12, 20233 min read
Book Reviews: Promoting religious freedom in an age of intolerance
Book Reviews: Promoting religious freedom in an age of intolerance Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2022, 244...
May 8, 20234 min read
Lebanon’s unique religious diversity is under threat
The influx of more than 1 million Syrian refugees, hyperinflation and government impotency have created existential challenges. Lebanon...
May 5, 20239 min read
Saving International Religious Freedom
Twenty-five years ago, landmark legislation birthed a new era for religious freedom diplomacy. Has the International Religious Freedom...
May 4, 20233 min read
Kentucky Derby
Held annually at the historic Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, the Kentucky Derby runs on the first Saturday of May. As a proud...
Apr 7, 20234 min read
Another Somber Easter in Iraq
Where Iraqi Christians stand two decades after the U.S. invasion—and why America has a duty to help Before the U.S. invasion in 2003,...
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Grimké Lecture: World of Hurt, Word of Hope
If Christians became vocal advocates for their own and the religious freedoms of everyone everywhere, it could bring new energy and...
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Georgetown College Dialogue with Sir Malcolm Evans
It was a great honor and treat to visit my alma mater, Georgetown College, to attend Sir Malcolm Evans' lecture, who is my friend and...
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Abrahamic Family House ‘changes all the rules’ of interfaith understanding
The mosque, church and synagogue complex is a shining monument to tolerance. On Thursday, Feb. 16, the United Arab Emirates officially...
Feb 15, 20232 min read
The U.S. is Missing a Chance to Engage the Muslim World
Six years have passed without a special envoy. China and Russia will fill the void. By Arsalan Suleman, the former Acting U.S. Special...
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Faith & Football
Millions will watch when the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs line up Sunday night after attending church earlier that day....
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Book Review: A New “Bible” for Religious Literacy and Engagement
Until recently, few books equipped readers with practical tools for engaging the ever-expanding world of faith. The post-9/11 wars drove...
Jan 9, 20231 min read
War and Faith: Religion in the War in Ukraine
Enjoyed a thoughtful Reddit discussion with my USIP colleague Peter Mandaville on the religious aspects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Jan 3, 20232 min read
2023 Predictions and Trends
Three possible trends relating to freedom of religion or belief in 2023: Haters Gonna Hate, Swing States, and Silver Linings. Haters...
Jan 3, 20233 min read
The implications of the 2021 census go beyond the UK
Britain is no longer majority Christian. Recent surveys indicated an increase of non-religious individuals in the United Kingdom. It’s a...
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Ukraine’s Silent Night: Russia’s Attacks on Religious Sites are War Crimes
Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian religious sites create “deep scars that are slow to heal,” say British MP and former U.S. Special Advisor...
Dec 14, 202235 min read
CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religious Freedom and U.S. National Security
Speakers Peter Mandaville Senior Advisor, Religion and Inclusive Societies, United States Institute of Peace Knox Thames Visiting Expert,...
Dec 9, 20223 min read
Arab nations should press China on Uyghur Muslim abuses
Uyghur Muslims face mass atrocities, if not genocide, at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With Chairman Xi Jinping...
Dec 6, 20224 min read
State Department blacklists are only one tool to foster international religious freedom
The designations beg the question: Do they help? (RNS) — Last week, the State Department deployed its most potent tool in its religious...
Nov 14, 20225 min read
Combatting Interfaith Amnesia Through Cultural Heritage
Taken from Remarks given at the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace - November 9, 2022 The world had forgotten how to live together. The seeming...
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