Nadia Marzouki’s Islam: An American Religion is one of the most exciting books I have read on Islam in the…
On the evolution and impact of anti-Muslim polemics
International Religious Freedom Act
Exporting Freedom: Religious Liberty and American Power
The United States is unique among nations in claiming a heritage of religious freedom and a mission to spread it…
Paradoxes of international religious freedom
It has been almost twenty years since the US Congress passed the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), which was signed…
The complicated case of Narendra Modi’s visa
Monday, May 12th, marked the ninth and final phase of India's general elections, and the results announced in coming hours…
More takes on the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
For those of you following The Immanent Frame's off the cuff discussion of the new State Department's office of religious engagement,…
Engaging religion at the Department of State
This past week, the US Department of State announced the creation of a new office that “will focus on engagement with…
Arab and American revolutions in history
Thomas Farr, in his recent post, links the mass protests in the Arab world, combined with the persecution of Christian…
Where lies wisdom, where folly?
Two recent developments provide good reason to revisit a debate that took place in these pages last year concerning the U.S.…
“Sorry comforters” and the new Natural Law
I read the Chicago Council Task Force Report, “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy,” as…
Thomas Farr on Obama’s religious freedom agenda
At Georgetown/On Faith, Thomas Farr questions the commitment of the Obama administration, and particularly the State Department, to the promotion…