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Commentary

The US State Department’s Outrageous Betrayal of Nigeria’s Suffering Christians

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Dec 4, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Nigerian soldiers pose during a demonstration of force against Boko Haram militants in Kelouri, Nigeria, on February 29, 2016. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault via Wikimedia Commons)

Podcast

African Geopolitics, Conflict, and Running Into Bandits

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Nov 3, 2022

Podcast

Testimony

USCIRF: Hearing on Religious Freedom, Violence, and US Policy in Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Oct 3, 2022

Testimony

1 Min Read

Mourners react during a funeral for victims killed in a fire at a Coptic church in Giza on August 14, 2022. (Mahmoud Elkhwas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Egypt’s Burning Churches

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Sep 2, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

Cover photo for an article published by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) magazine Hitteen on China, Pakistan, and the Uyghurs. (Riccardo Valle and Lucas Webber)

Commentary

The Historical Evolution of al-Qaeda’s Positions on China

Riccardo Valle

Researcher focused on jihadism, armed groups, and politics in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

Lucas Webber

Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tech Against Terrorism

Riccardo Valle & Lucas Webber

Aug 31, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

Egyptian university students gather on November 26, 2013, in Alexandria, Egypt, to protest the anti-demonstration law, which bans protests without prior police approval. (Ibrahim Ramadan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

America and the "Problem" of Islam

Shadi Hamid

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Shadi Hamid

Aug 23, 2022

Commentary

Long Read

Christian devotees take part in a holy procession on Good Friday in Kampala, Uganda, on April 15, 2022. (Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

African Christian Converts Face Increasing Violence in Uganda and Beyond

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Aug 23, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

The damage at the Abu Sifin church Giza, Egypt, on August 14, 2022, after more than forty people were killed when a fire ripped through a Coptic Christian church during Sunday mass. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Suffering of the Saints

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Aug 17, 2022

Commentary

7 Min Read

Stewards of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, on June 2, 2022. A landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the railway connects Kunming with Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Reports

Understanding and Countering China’s Approach to Economic Decoupling from the United States

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

2 Min Read

Sudanese demonstrators perfom the Friday noon prayers in the southern area of Khartoum on July 1, 2022, a day after a mass demonstration joined by tens of thousands was met with the deadliest violence so far this year. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Four Christians Face Execution as Sudan Reverts to Islamist Law

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Jul 19, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Testimony

Examining the Realities of Russian Activities and Influence in Africa and Its Effects on the Continent

Nate Sibley

Former Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Testimony

12 Min Read

Clergymen carry white coffins containing the bodies of priests allegedly killed by Fulani herdsmen, for burial at Ayati-Ikpayongo in Gwer East district of Benue State, north-central Nigeria on May 22, 2018. (Emmy Ibu/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Nigeria’s Religious-Cleansing Crisis Is Not Due to Climate Change