The many shades of Islam
Not all interpretations justify and drive terrorism – but some do
Buddhism
Don’t sell out Burma’s persecuted Christians and activists
Ending temporary protected status hands the murderous junta a victory and endangers thousands.
Op-eds
Eight Things to Know About Christians in China
The latest wave of religious repression in China represents the most aggressive internal clampdowns in years. Catholic bishops appointed by the Vatican have been disappeared, despite a deal allegedly giving...
Insights
Signaling Potential Crackdown, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Conducts Rare Visit to Tibet
China is signaling that it is prepared to increase its repression of Tibet. On August 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Tibet to mark the anniversary of China’s effective annexation of the region...
Policy Briefs
The coalition of the unwilling
Western elites prefer not to fight authoritarianism
Op-eds
Foreign Intervention Complicates Solomon Islands Unrest
The problem was sparked by perceived CCP interference. It can’t be solved by Australia taking a similarly heavy hand.
Op-eds
Al Qaeda leader threatens Myanmar in new video
Al Qaeda’s main propaganda arm, As Sahab, has released a new video titled, “The Wound of the Rohingya is the Wound of the Ummah.” The 21-minute propaganda film features undated audio clips of Ayman...
Op-eds
How to burst CCP’s balloon
The thing that scares the CCP even more than a country pushing back on multiple fronts, is countries banding together to multiply their ability to push back.
Op-eds
Beijing Hones and Exports Religious Oppression
Utilizing cutting-edge technology, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is perfecting the religious oppression of millions at home and exporting the same capabilities abroad. The CCP’s ongoing abuse...
Op-eds
The trouble with religious freedom
Some members of Congress disapprove of USCIRF’s defense of faith communities
Op-eds
Half of Germans view Islam as a threat, says new study
The new study surveyed 1,000 people. It was conducted by the foundation’s Religion Monitor department and the data was collected in the Spring of 2019.
Op-eds
Why the United States should sanction the mastermind of China’s crackdown on the Uighurs
Op-eds
Reincarnation
There’s a fascinating story in the weekend&...
Op-eds
A bloody day in London town
“The Kafir’s Blood Is Halal For You, So Shed it.” That’s just one of the catchier headlines in a recent issue of ...
Op-eds
Border disputes
Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit a...
Op-eds
The Battle of Bangladesh
Over the past ten months, there have been more than 30 terrorist attacks in Bangladesh. In recent days, an Italian aid worker was gunned down as he went for a jog. Also shot to death was a Cathol...
Op-eds
Call it genocide
In the Yemeni port city of Aden earlier this month, Islamists attacked a Catholic home for the indigent elderly. The militants, believed to be soldiers of the Islamic State, shot the security gua...
Op-eds
The threat to America’s national existence
President Obama judged the Islamic State the “JV team,” boasted that he’d set al Qaeda “on its heels” and implemented successful counterterrorism policies in Yemen....
Op-eds
The Ideology Whose Name Presidents Dare Not Speak
Is there a “Bush/Obama approach” to talking about what drives and justifies terrorism? Michael Gerson says there is. I think he’s right. He argues that this approach is preferab...
Op-eds
Islamology 101
Few Americans would get a passing grade.