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The Hill: US should call out Nigeria's horrendous religious freedom record
Oct 17, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on October 17, 2021. By USCIRF Commissioners Frederick A. Davie and Tony Perkins. In July, officials in northern Nigeria invited prominent local preacher Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru…
USA Today: This Easter, don't forget about persecuted Christians around the world
Apr 16, 2022 This op-ed was originally published by USA Today on April 16, 2022. By USCIRF Commissioners Jim Carr and Fred Davie The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has long advocated for the…
The Hill: A glimmer of hope in bringing accountability to religious freedom violators abroad
Apr 25, 2022 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on April 25, 2022. By USCIRF Chair Nadine Maenza and Vice Chair Nury Turkel As the world is trying to resume some semblance of normalcy, it is abundantly clear that…
The Hill: U.S.-Nigeria policy must prioritize religious freedom
Mar 9, 2023 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on March 8, 2023. By USCIRF Commissioners Mohamed Magid and Frank R. Wolf At the start of the new year, armed gunmen in northern Nigeria invaded the home of …
Religion News Service: Repression of women points to worsening religious freedom trends abroad
May 3, 2023 This op-ed was originally published by Religion News Service on May 3, 2023. By USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel & Vice Chair Abraham Cooper Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand. Over the…
National Review: Nigerian Girls Are Being Kidnapped
Nov 7, 2025 The op-ed was originally published by National Review on November 7, 2025.By USCIRF Vice Chair Asif Mahmood and Commissioner Maureen FergusonIslamic terrorists have inflicted a decade of religiously motivated sexual violence on Christian women…