In August 2014 in northern Iraq, ISIS perpetrated the unthinkable—they slaughter men and boys while enslaving and raping women and...

During the London Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, I moderated an interesting session on how new innovations in...

As a pandemic of persecution sweeps the world, an unprecedented coalition of governments and civil society organizations are organizing a...

In a ballroom in suburban Toronto, Pakistani refugees who fled religious persecution celebrated their freedom. Canada's example of...

Participated in a media briefing about the upcoming London Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Fellow panelists...

Check out my comments on Pakistan at the IRF Summit in June. I focus on growing extremism, the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims and...

Advocates should form diverse coalitions and lean into religious freedom’s connection to stability and security. BY: Peter Mandaville and...

Check out my interview with Jeremy Barker, head of RFI's Middle East unit. We discuss the unrealized synergies between the promotion of...

The power of these summits is in bringing together all stakeholders around advancing religious freedom. Nigerian Christians murdered...

Knox Thames & Emily Scolaro https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15570274.2022.2065811 Abstract Unrealized synergies exist...

Interviewed by American University's School of International Service about my career since graduating SIS SIS Alumnus Knox Thames...

President Joe Biden’s willingness to label atrocities committed in Ukraine and elsewhere as genocides is becoming a significant part of...

Can anything be done to help the Hazaras in Afghanistan? Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, respect for human rights and...

The Kentucky Derby runs on the first Saturday in May in Louisville at the historic Churchill Downs racetrack. As a native Kentuckian, it...

I participated in a thoughtful discussion with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum, and Jack Detsch,...

This weekend, millions of Russians and Ukrainians will mark Orthodox Easter with painted eggs and special holiday cakes blessed by local...

The U.N.’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages should involve religious actors in preserving intangible heritage. In the past,...

Easter in 2015 was forever ruined for Carolyn. Seven years ago, ISIS kidnapped Carolyn, an ethnic Assyrian, from her home village of Tel...

Check out my analysis on the religious dynamics in the war over Ukraine, which I shared on a Los Angeles-based news program today.

The 2021 election was hopeful. But forming a government, including minorities remain uncertain. BY: Knox Thames and Sarhang Hamasaeed The...