International Organizations
Blasphemy Laws in Muslim-majority Countries
Asma Uddin Monday, 13 June 2011
In Pakistan, Indonesia, and Egypt, blasphemy laws appease rather than control violent extremists and create a culture of impunity, where increasingly egregious crimes are committed with little or no consequences for the perpetrators.
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Exporting Blasphemy Restrictions: The Organization of the Islamic Conference and the United Nations
Paul Marshall Monday, 13 June 2011
In the United Nations Human Rights Commission, the 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have campaigned to ban criticism of Islam or Islamic governments through a resolution titled "Combating Defamation of Religions." [FREE]
At the Intersection of Islam and Human Rights: Gender, Identity, and Religious Freedom
Kristen Lundquist Monday, 13 June 2011
A review of Abdulaziz Sachedina, Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2009).
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EU Accession and Serbia’s Discriminatory Religion Policy
Ellen Harvey Monday, 24 January 2011
Serbia's refusal to alter a discriminatory law on religion after repeated and direct recommendations reveals a need not just for changes in the law as it is written on paper, but a transformation of the nationalistic worldview framing the country's highly discriminatory religious law.
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Inspiring Development in Fragile States
Seth Kaplan Monday, 29 November 2010
Building social cohesion, social capital, and the capacity for self-governance should be the starting point for any development initiative. And few organizations are better equipped to reverse social atomization and catalyze local capacities for self-governance than faith-based organizations.
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Development, Religion, and Women’s Roles in Contemporary Societies
Katherine Marshall Monday, 29 November 2010
There are a range of areas where religion and gender intersect, each illustrating some reasons for tensions, areas for common ground, and potential avenues for productive engagement.
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“Good News” in the Fight Against Corruption
Roberto Laver Monday, 29 November 2010
Corruption is receiving far more attention from secular organizations than religious ones. The church needs to work locally on relevant and appropriate ways to engage the people it serves with the truth of scripture; to teach ethics and encourage public integrity; and to help reduce the gap between law and practice.
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How Faith is Realpolitik in the Holy Land
Gregory Khalil Thursday, 16 September 2010
By actively keeping religion on the sidelines, secular leaders have unwittingly ceded authority over religious discourse in the public square to hard-line ideologues. They have also violated a core principle of realpolitik: We must see the world as it is, not as one might like it to be.
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How Religious Leadership Can Help Bring Peace and Justice to the Middle East
Suhail Khan Thursday, 16 September 2010
Religious leaders are absolutely necessary to help articulate sacred symbols and spiritually resonant actions in the peace process that would address the foundational narratives at the core of each people's identity. Some religious leaders and their constituencies may in fact be more amenable to a viable solution than are the region's political leaders.
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The U.S. Government and Faith-based Organizations: Keeping the Uneasy Alliance on Firm Ground
Stanley Carlson-Thies Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Faith-based organizations and the United States government will always be "uneasy allies." President Obama has broadly maintained the faith-based initiative as it was developed under his two predecessors, although with some changes.
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