Aug 22, 20171 minInternational Religious Liberty Association's 8th World Congress Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA August 22, 2017
Aug 1, 20171 minStabilizing Iraq -- What Is the Future for Minorities? U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC August 1, 2017
Jul 14, 20171 minBetter respect for religious minorities is a factor to enhance stability and prosperity Rome, Italy July 14, 2017
May 24, 20174 minStatement to the Madrid Conference on Victims of Ethnic and Religious Violence in the Middle EastMadrid, Spain May 24, 2017 https://es.usembassy.gov/statement-knox-thames-special-advisor-religious-minorities-near-east-south-central-a...
Dec 13, 20164 minConfronting Violent Religious Extremism The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs December 13, 2016 http://www.fletcherforum.org/home/2016/9/6/confronting-violent-religious-extremism...
Dec 4, 20161 minProtecting the Cultural Heritage of Religious MinoritiesDecember 4, 2016 https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-the-cultural-heritage-of-religious-minorities/3623191.html
Dec 3, 20161 minReligious Minorities and the Struggle for Secular Nationalism and Citizenship Villanova University December 3, 2016 https://www1.villanova.edu/content/dam/villanova/artsci/main_artsci/conferences/ConferenceOpeningSt...
Nov 16, 20163 minThe struggle of Yazidis and a connection to metro Detroit OPINION Nov. 16, 2016 https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2016/11/16/struggle-yazidis-and-connection-metro-detroit/92374260...
Jul 28, 20161 minThreats to Religious & Ethnic Minorities Under Islamic State Washington, DC July 28, 2016
May 25, 20161 minStatement at the Djerba Island Synagogue Event Djerba, Tunisia May 25, 2016 https://tn.usembassy.gov/statement-knox-thames-special-advisor-religious-minorities-near-east-south-centra...
Nov 17, 20151 minReligion, Peace and Sustainable Communities G20 Interfaith Forum Istanbul, Turkey November 17, 2015
Sep 25, 20151 minNew AppointmentFriday, September 25 was my last day at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. I have been appointed to the U.S. Depart...
Jul 30, 20155 minDefending Religion From ItselfThe biggest threat to religious freedom is religious extremism. The world must recognize this — and act. JULY 30, 2015 There is a growing...
Jun 18, 20153 minBuilding a Global Alliance for Religious Freedom18 Jun 2015 Rising religious freedom abuses represent a challenge beyond the capabilities of any one government or organisation. But rece...
Jun 17, 20154 minFading Christianity in Syria and IraqJune 17, 2015 http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/fading-christianity-in-syria-and-iraq The quagmires of Syria and Iraq have...
Jun 3, 20159 minPromoting religious tolerance, inter-faith understanding, and religious freedom Invited to speak as a panelist at the 5th Session of Istanbul Process at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Bel...
Mar 2, 20152 minRemembering ShahbazSpeech to the International Religious Freedom Association March 2, 2015 Four years ago today my friend Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated by...
Jan 8, 20153 minGunmen kill Pakistani "blasphemer" who thought he was a prophet See my research quoted below in this Washington Post article. By Tim Craig January 8 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/...
Jan 8, 20154 minLetter: Plight of Religious Minorities in Pakistan I was the initiator and lead author of this unprecedented letter from leading South Asia experts in Washington, DC, to Secretary Kerry ab...
Dec 15, 20144 minReligious Paradoxes in Pakistanhttps://institute.global/policy/religious-paradoxes-pakistan December 15, 2014 Recent news out of Pakistan has been grim after successive...
