Yezidi Genocide: Remembrance is essential but not enough
In August 2014 in northern Iraq, ISIS perpetrated the unthinkable—they slaughter men and boys while enslaving and raping women and...
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- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
London Ministerial Innovation Hub: FoRB in the future
During the London Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, I moderated an interesting session on how new innovations in...
- Jul 3, 2022
- 7 min
The London Blueprint for Progress
As a pandemic of persecution sweeps the world, an unprecedented coalition of governments and civil society organizations are organizing a...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
On July 1, Canada's Refugee Resettlement System Saving Persecuted Communities
In a ballroom in suburban Toronto, Pakistani refugees who fled religious persecution celebrated their freedom. Canada's example of...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Briefing on London Ministerial
Participated in a media briefing about the upcoming London Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Fellow panelists...
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
The Illusion of Equal Citizenship in Pakistan
Check out my comments on Pakistan at the IRF Summit in June. I focus on growing extremism, the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims and...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 4 min
A Ripe Moment for Building Peace by Promoting International Religious Freedom
Advocates should form diverse coalitions and lean into religious freedom’s connection to stability and security. BY: Peter Mandaville and...
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Religious Freedom Promotion and Cultural Heritage Protection
Check out my interview with Jeremy Barker, head of RFI's Middle East unit. We discuss the unrealized synergies between the promotion of...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
Global summit on religious persecution presents opportunity to fight abuse
The power of these summits is in bringing together all stakeholders around advancing religious freedom. Nigerian Christians murdered...
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Cultural Heritage Protection: Synergistic not Competitive
Knox Thames & Emily Scolaro https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15570274.2022.2065811 Abstract Unrealized synergies exist...
- May 23, 2022
- 6 min
SIS Alumnus Knox Thames Dedicates Career to Promoting Religious Freedom
Interviewed by American University's School of International Service about my career since graduating SIS SIS Alumnus Knox Thames...
- May 11, 2022
- 5 min
Calling Genocide by its Name: Atrocity Prevention in Foreign Policy
President Joe Biden’s willingness to label atrocities committed in Ukraine and elsewhere as genocides is becoming a significant part of...
- May 6, 2022
- 4 min
Remember Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Can anything be done to help the Hazaras in Afghanistan? Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, respect for human rights and...
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby runs on the first Saturday in May in Louisville at the historic Churchill Downs racetrack. As a native Kentuckian, it...
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
Reddit Talk: Two Months Into Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
I participated in a thoughtful discussion with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum, and Jack Detsch,...
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
Putin’s Unholy War
This weekend, millions of Russians and Ukrainians will mark Orthodox Easter with painted eggs and special holiday cakes blessed by local...
- Apr 21, 2022
- 4 min
Talking to Religious Actors to Preserve Indigenous Languages
The U.N.’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages should involve religious actors in preserving intangible heritage. In the past,...
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Rescuing the Missing in Syria
Easter in 2015 was forever ruined for Carolyn. Seven years ago, ISIS kidnapped Carolyn, an ethnic Assyrian, from her home village of Tel...
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Religious Battle for Ukraine
Check out my analysis on the religious dynamics in the war over Ukraine, which I shared on a Los Angeles-based news program today.
- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
A New Test for Iraq’s Democracy and Stability
The 2021 election was hopeful. But forming a government, including minorities remain uncertain. BY: Knox Thames and Sarhang Hamasaeed The...
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