Evangelicals and the "Evil Empire"
On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals. The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., conve…
328 viewsOn March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals. The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., conve…
328 viewsThe Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang, the large desert region in northwest China. The panelists included a jour…
441 viewsIraq’s Ambassador to the U.S. and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Representative to the U.S. joined a discussion on the aftermath of the 2014 ISIS attacks against religious and ethnic mi…
498 viewsThe Hudson Institute hosted a forum on U.S.-Egypt relations as part of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi visit that week to Washington, D.C. Panelists talked about President el-Sisi’s r…
213 viewsNina Shea talked about genocide by ISIS and Secretary Kerry’s formal declaration of genocidal acts by the group against religious minorities in the Middle East. The Islamic State of Ir…
577 viewsPanelists talked about attacks by the Nigeria-based terrorist group Boko Haram and steps that can be taken by the international community to stop extremist violence. Deborah Peters, a surviv…
3,303 viewsCo-authors Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, and Nina Shea talked about their book, Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians, in which they look at the persecution of Christians around the wo…
704 viewsPanelists spoke about the latest developments in the unrest and anti-government demonstrations in Egypt and across the Middle East. In his remarks, Douglas Feith said the Obama administratio…
318 viewsJytte Klausen talked about her book The Cartoons that Shook the World (Yale University Press, 2009). In her book she traces the controversy over the twelve cartoons depicting the Prophet Muh…
313 viewsThe Task Force for International Religious Freedom held a briefing for congressional staff on religious liberties in China and the impact of preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games on religi…
550 viewsCommissioners talked to reporters and answered questions on their 2008 recommendations to the State Department on concerns for religious treatment and tolerance of religious minorities in va…
162 viewsSeveral panels of witnesses testified about human rights abuses in Iran. Topics included deteriorating conditions for dissident Muslims and members of non-Muslim religious minorities, creati…
430 viewsA panel discussion was held on the continuation of violence in Sudan and violations of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party. The CPA, signed on January …
168 viewsIn an oversight hearing, witnesses testified about the congressional-mandated 2006 International Religious Freedom Report. Topics included religious freedom in repressive countries, democrac…
711 viewsWitnesses testified about whether Saudi Arabia is a friend or foe in the global effort to combat terrorism. Deputy Assistant Secretary Glaser discussed measures taken by the Saudi Arabian go…
684 viewsThe American Bar Association held a law and national security conference titled “National Security Law in a Changed World: The Fifteenth Annual Review of the Field” to address the prosecutin…
122 viewsPanelists talked about the status of religious freedom in various regions of the world. Among the topics they addressed were advancing democracy and religious tolerance, the relation of free…
73 viewsParticipants talked about the governance of Saudi Arabia and the place of the Saudi Royal Family in Middle East politics. Among the issues addressed were restrictions on public and private r…
319 viewsParticipants issued their annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world. They talked about various abuses in several countries and offered policy recommendations to improv…
62 viewsParticipants talked about state sponsors of terrorism, the Sudanese civil war, and links between terrorists and Osama bin Laden. Among the issues they addressed were the role of Islam, prope…
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