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Rep. Chris Smith testifies in the US House of Representatives on September 28, 2022. (Screenshot via C-SPAN)

Commentary

Rep. Chris Smith Challenges Biden to Redesignate Nigeria as a Violator of Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Feb 6, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Christians pray in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on November 1, 2020. (Unsplash)

Commentary

A Surging ISIS Threat Endangers Africa’s Christians

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Jan 31, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

The second oil well drilled in Nigeria, located in the bush outside Otuabagi community in Bayelsa state, continues to leak crude despite being capped. (James Barnett)

The second oil well drilled, outside of the Otuabagi community, continues to leak crude despite being capped in Bayelsa, Nigeria. (James Barnett via New Lines Magazine)

Commentary

The Oil Thieves of Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Jan 26, 2023

Commentary

Long Read

Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at The Hudson Institute discusses the rise in anti-Catholic violence in Nigeria, the latest on former Hong Kong bishop, Cardinal Joseph Zen, and more.

In the Media

Priests Targeted in Nigeria

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Jan 26, 2023

In the Media

URAGA CHANNEL, Japan (February 17, 2016) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD-107) transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. William McGough) LEAVE A COMMENT

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji on February 17, 2016. (US Navy photo by William McGough)

Podcast

Japan Releases National Security Strategy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 16, 2022

Podcast

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Commentary

TikTok And Twitter: A Study In Double Standards

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Dec 5, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

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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