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The Plight of Christian Communities in Africa: A Tale of Persecution and Hope
Across the African continent, Christian communities have faced profound challenges and persecution in recent years, often enduring hardship and discrimination due to their faith....
Religious leaders strive to become peacemakers, not warmongers
This article incorporates remarks by the author at the International Summit of Religious Authorities.
A recent clash between pro-Palestinian Muslims and pro-Israeli Christians in the...
Gaza divides the wheat from the chaff among religious leaders
Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel has not just divided Muslim political leaders. It’s also solicited diverse responses from religious figures and institutions, reflecting...
Faith in Action: PBNU’s Strategic Use of Qunut Nazilah Prayer and Humanitarian Diplomacy
The Pengurus Besar Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with more than 90 million members and known for its moderate and...
Applying the Principles of International Relations as Homo Sapiens to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
As a former fundamentalist Christian believer and clergy, I was closer to Israel than Palestine, believing that Israel is the only God's chosen nation...
Speaker Johnson calls for a return to civilization roots
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., praised the "Judeo-Christian tradition" and "classical liberal" values that he said shaped the West in his first international speech.
Johnson virtually...
“If You Meet the Buddha on the Road”: The Problem of Religious Terrorism in Northeast Asia
Experts on Political Violence, especially religious terrorism, can easily point to themes by region. In the Middle East, fundamentalist Islamist organizations object to their...
Israel-Hamas Conflict as a Holy War: For Fundamentalists in All Three Abrahamic Faiths
Hamas regards its October 7 attack on Israel as an act of jihad, a concept viewed by extremist Muslims as a holy war. This...
Albania: New report on protection of national minorities
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) has published its fifth opinion on Albania (see the Albanian...
The Impact of Cultural and Religious Differences on Ethnic Conflict: A Case Study of Alawites in Syria
Alawites are the ethnic and religious minority in Syria which comprise 12-15 percent about 2 million of the Syrian population. As far as the...