‘I’m Following the Cross’: Why Shahbaz Bhatti Died Defending Asia Bibi
Ten years after Pakistan’s highest Christian official was martyred, religious freedom advocates apply his life’s lessons. “Shahbaz is...
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The Pope’s Iraq visit will make headlines. Can it make life better for religious minorities?
A sense of foreboding plagues efforts to return Christians and Yazidis to their homelands. When Pope Francis lands in Iraq on March 5 for...
Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Preserving Religious Diversity by Protecting the Past
U.N. resolution provides an opportunity to empower religious communities to protect their heritage, heal scars of war. The United Nations...
USCIRF Spotlight: Religious Freedom Priorities for the Biden Administration
As the Biden administration begins to formulate its broader human rights policy, USCIRF highlights several priority countries when it...
Alumni Perspectives: Knox Thames
We interviewed Mr. Knox Thames, American University School of International Service MA '01 & AUWCL JD '01, and current Visiting Expert at...
Consequential Human Rights Diplomacy
Visiting the U.S. Holocaust Museum with a Rohingya Muslim activist brings the reality of 21st century persecution into stark relief. I...
Why the Persecution of Muslims Should Be on Biden’s Agenda
The incoming U.S. president must hold China and other countries accountable for religious persecution—and counter Beijing’s global...
How much longer will the Middle East celebrate Christmas?
The birthplace of Christianity may soon be uninhabitable for its believers without reforms to help them survive....
IGE Webinar: Models of Christian Peacemaking at Home and Abroad
I moderated a webinar for the Institute for Global Engagement featuring models of Christian peacemaking at home and abroad. The panel...
Heroic love of neighbor demands more
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/heroic-love-of-neighbor-demands-more.html This opinion article first appeared in Baptist News. While...
Loving your global neighbor
This week, the United Nations marks Human Rights Day. But it won’t be much of a celebration, as a pandemic of persecution impacts...
Human Rights Education as the Solution to Religious Persecution
There is a need to harness education's power to prepare students for a multi-ethnic, multi-religious future. https://www.usip.org/publica...
Interview on SiriusXM POUTS Channel
Interview on SiriusXM POUTS Channel: On the eve of Thanksgiving, this wide ranging 10-minute interview covers how U.S. defense of...
NPR Interview - Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/20/937105545/biden-gives-new-hope-to-refugees-fleeing-religious-persecution?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_sourc...
Pakistani Hypocrisy on Combating Discrimination in Europe
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/11/03/pakistani-hypocrisy-on-combating-discrimination-in-europe/ As people are being hacked to death in...
Remarks to Institute of Gulf Affairs
Teaching Tolerance and Promoting Pluralism: Challenges and Opportunities Presentation by Knox Thames October 22, 2020...
Reflections on Twenty Years of Religion and Diplomacy: An Interview with Knox Thames
https://religionanddiplomacy.org.uk/2020/10/20/reflections-on-twenty-years-of-religion-and-diplomacy-an-interview-with-knox-thames/ Knox...
A Real Opportunity for Religion Law Reform in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has a real opportunity to cement its significant gains, turn away from its authoritarian past, and reclaim its place as a...
Coronavirus Church Closures Are Not Persecution
Restrictions on worship are unsettling and, in some cases, illegal. But American Christians must protect the intensity and veracity of...
NEWSWEEK: Trans-Atlantic Efforts Advance Freedom of Religion
https://www.newsweek.com/trans-atlantic-efforts-advance-freedom-religion-opinion-1535995 The United States and the United Kingdom have...