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Saudi Arabia again leads interfaith understanding — this time on its own soil
By David Rosen — May 24, 2022
(RNS) — A forum in Riyadh for Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist leaders reflects remarkable changes.
Rashad Hussain confirmed as first Muslim US religious freedom ambassador
By Adelle M. Banks — December 17, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Ambassador Hussain is well placed to advance the US government’s promotion of international religious freedom,’ said the chair of a religious freedom watchdog.
The Senate needs to confirm Biden’s new international religious freedom ambassador now
By Knox Thames — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — The absence of a religious freedom ambassador left no strong advocate for this basic human right during recent debates at State.
Rashad Hussain faces Senate committee on historic nomination
By Joseph Hammond — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — The former Obama administration official’s confirmation would make him the first Muslim to hold the position.
In 2010, the US apologized to Native Americans. A new spiritual movement aims to recognize it.
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 28, 2021
(RNS) — Others feel the apology is inadequate and should not be accepted by Native Americans.
Trump ambassador launches his own religious freedom franchise
By Jack Jenkins — July 13, 2021
(RNS) — The gathering’s organizers said it provides a rare example of bipartisan support in an era known for partisan rift.
16 Jehovah’s Witnesses released from prison in Turkmenistan during Ramadan
By Adelle M. Banks — May 11, 2021
(RNS) — ‘These young men are excited to return home and once again help support their families and local communities,’ said a spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
National Day of Prayer to be marked with petitions for racial justice
By Adelle M. Banks — May 5, 2021
(RNS) — ‘It is time for us to stand up and own this racism,’ said a leader of Religions for Peace USA, ahead of its second prayer day event.
State Department adds Nigeria to list of most serious religious freedom violators
By Adelle M. Banks — December 9, 2020
(RNS) — The State Department redesignated nine other nations as ‘countries of particular concern’: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
It’s time to end ‘name and shame’ religious freedom policy
By Peter Henne — November 17, 2020
(RNS) — President-elect Biden and his foreign policy aides need to focus on a broader strategy of religious engagement.
More than two dozen countries launch new religious freedom alliance
By Adelle M. Banks — February 6, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Poland, one country in the alliance, and the State Department announced that the next Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom will be held in July in Warsaw.
Religious freedom agency reauthorized with Trump’s signature
By Adelle M. Banks — December 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The agency, created in 1998, had faced a range of controversies in the months leading up to the reauthorization.
State Department cites religious freedom violators
By Adelle M. Banks — December 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The department redesignated on Wednesday the nine other countries that had been categorized as ‘countries of particular concern’.
It’s time for Democrats to start talking about international religious freedom
By Peter Henne — November 21, 2019
(RNS) — As the Democratic presidential candidates try to stand out from the pack, they are ignoring one issue that could draw religious voters.
Pompeo’s ‘Christian leader’ speech goes only as far as Trump allows
By Eric Atcheson — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — It takes a strong sense of compartmentalization to square Christianity’s ethical demands for truth-telling, integrity and human rights with the Trump White House’s elastic relationship with the truth.
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