Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
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Treating religions (un)equally
Earlier this summer, The Immanent Frame published an off the cuff exchange about the State Department's new initiative to engage religious…
The civil religion of “I have a dream”
This Wednesday will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark "I have a dream" speech and the…
President Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests as part of an interview…
Reading religious freedom in Sri Lanka
As several contributors to this forum have pointed out, legal provisions regarding religious freedom do not emerge from history fully…
Human rights and the Arab Spring
The New York Review of Books' blog recently posted a debate between women's rights groups and Human Rights Watch entitled,…
New UNICEF guide on partnering with religious groups
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently released a new guide, Partnering with Religious Communities for Children, intended to support…
Believing in religious freedom
Like a good movie, the story of international religious freedom offers something for everyone. It pits cowardly oppressors against heroic…
Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent
Lila Abu-Lughod and Anumpama Rao---editors of Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent, a special issue of…
Debate on the state of U.S. religious freedom
In its Room for Debate forum, The New York Times recently published a debate on the state of religious freedom…