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The Philadelphia Inquirer -- Threats to religious freedom
Sep 28, 2015 FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 28, 2015 | Daniel I. Mark and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 27, 2015 Washington hosted two dramatically…
The Christian Science Monitor -- Pope Francis tackles Central African Republic's Christian-Muslim Divide
Nov 30, 2015 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONNovember 30, 2015 | M. Zuhdi Jasser and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Christian Science Monitor on November 30, 2015 Pope Francis arrived yesterday in the troubled…
Philadelphia Inquirer: Make religious freedom for all a top priority
Jan 23, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in Philadelphia Inquirer on January 23, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioners Thomas J. Reese and Daniel Mark   As our nation commemorated National Religious Freedom Day on Jan…
Deseret News: Holocaust Remembrance Day: Europe must fight anti-Semitism
Jan 27, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in Deseret News on January 27, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioners Clifford D. May and Tenzin Dorjee   As the world commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day,…
The Hill: Central African Republic turns a blind eye to the persecution of Muslim minority
Sep 18, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on September 18, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Jackie Wolcott   Addressing religious freedom violations is always hard, but when…
The Hill: The List No One Wants to Be On
Nov 16, 2017 The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley   People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
The Hill: Protecting Religious Freedom Provides Common Ground for All
Jul 30, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on July 27, 2018. By former USCIRF Commissioners Tenzin Dorjee and Kristina Arriaga To the surprise of many, there is a foreign policy issue on which…
The Globe Post: Religious Minority of Baha’is in Yemen Relive Iranian Nightmare
Aug 27, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in The Globe Post on September 18, 2018. By former Commission Chair Daniel Mark Hamed bin Haydara, a leader of the Baha’i faith in Yemen, has been imprisoned…
Arkansas Gazette: Don’t Let Religious Freedom Become a Casualty of Coronavirus
Mar 28, 2020 This op-ed originally appeared in the Arkansas Gazette on Saturday, March 28, 2020.By Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr How far can a government limit religious freedom in the name of fighting the coronavirus…
Opinio Juris: Don’t Let Religious Freedom Become a Casualty of Coronavirus
Apr 6, 2020 This op-ed originally appeared in Opinio Juris on Monday, April 6, 2020. By Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr How far can a government limit religious freedom in the name of fighting the coronavirus (…