It has been almost twenty years since the US Congress passed the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), which was signed…
Paradoxes of international religious freedom
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
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…
The problem of translation: A view from India
What is the politics of religious freedom? For the past decade and more, those who would like to see the…
Event: The Interplay between Religious Freedom, Extremism, and Security
On July 29---one week from today---the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University and the U.S.…
Religious freedom, wisdom, and Park51
As the mid-term electoral season enters its final months, the growing controversy over the construction of Park51, the now well-known…
Obama’s religion ambassador
President Barack Obama has filled the post for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. On June 16, the White House sent…
The impossibility of religious freedom?
Michelle Boorstein of the Washington Post reports that the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, "the federal agency charged…