Here are five things to know about the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Annual Report and the US State Department’s 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.
Ian SpeirJune 5, 2018
This week at Providence we focused on East Asian issues, including religious persecution in China against both Christians and Muslims and whether Trump should address human rights in North Korea if he meets Kim Jong-un.
The EditorsJune 1, 2018
Around one million Chinese Muslims have been detained in “education camps.”
Jimmy R. LewisMay 31, 2018
Why is the plight of Chinese Christians not getting more attention from their brethren in the US?
Alex EntzMay 29, 2018
Mahathir Mohamad and his party’s victory in the general election this month shows that Malaysians care about not only economic growth but also religious freedom.
Zachary JonesMay 22, 2018
More than any other period in the last two thousand years, Christians across the globe are facing persecution. From Africa to the Middle East, India to Southeast Asia, China, and North Korea, the global church is undergoing violent persecution. While Christians in America and in the West are aware of the plight of their brothers and sisters abroad, the question remains: do they care?
Drew GriffinMay 16, 2018
Bashar al-Assad’s regime has exploited Christians for years, and his government has effectively handed the country’s security to Shia militias that have shown little regard for Christians.
Philippe NassifApril 13, 2018
Real intolerance against Muslims exists, no question. But the term “Islamophobia” is too often deployed to inhibit rather than encourage dialogue about honest questions, concerns, or grievances.
J. Daryl CharlesApril 3, 2018
Ninety-five years have passed since the Pontian Genocide, but the Turkish government continues to erase the few remaining Christian religious and cultural artifacts in the region.
Uzay BulutMarch 30, 2018