Post Tagged 'iran'

December 01, 2022

Protests in Iran Threaten to Topple an Unjust Regime

The cruelty of the Iranian regime is on display daily. In July, Tehran initiated a crackdown on unveiled women, which two months later resulted in the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently from a police beating, and triggered mass protests across the country. Continue Reading...

March 07, 2022

Christianity is the world’s most persecuted religion, confirms new report

The group Open Doors USA figures that 360 million Christians last year lived in countries where persecution was “significant.” Roughly 5,600 Christians were murdered, more than 6,000 were detained or imprisoned, and another 4,000-plus were kidnapped. Continue Reading...

March 16, 2016

U.S. House unanimously passes bill declaring Islamic State guilty of genocide

UPDATE: (3/17/16) United States: Islamic State committed genocide against Christians, Shi’ites. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry: “The fact is that Daesh kills Christians because they are Christians. Yazidis because they are Yazidis. Continue Reading...

December 01, 2015

Video: Marina Nemat on Finding Faith in an Iranian Prison

On November 19, the Acton Institute was pleased to welcome Marina Nemat to the Mark Murray Auditorium as part of the 2015 Acton Lecture Series. Marina was born in 1965 in Tehran, Iran, in what was at the time a relatively secular and free nation. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2014

Nuclear Iran: The Role of Islam and Capitalism

For years, the international community has pressured Iran to throw out its alleged nuclear weapons development program and has imposed crippling economic sanctions as a tool for compliance. Two week-long talks have just resumed with the Islamic Republic, yet little is expected to come out of them. Continue Reading...

April 22, 2014

Religious Repression and Economic Opportunity in the Middle East

This past weekend, Christians around the world commemorated the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is interesting to ponder how Easter was celebrated in the Middle East, the birthplace of Christianity and the region in which these very events unfolded. Continue Reading...

October 10, 2013

Religion & Liberty: A Prisoner of Tehran Looks Forward

As a child I was fascinated with world news and current events. I was especially drawn to reports about the rabid anti-Americanism in Iran and their almost decade long war with Iraq. Continue Reading...

May 02, 2012

The Soul of Liberty

Calls for freedom, democracy, and secularism end up with “none of the above,” says Hunter Baker: Continue Reading...

February 26, 2010

Preview: R&L Interviews Nina Shea

In the next issue of Religion & Liberty, we are featuring an interview with Nina Shea. The issue focuses on religious persecution with special attention on the ten year anniversary of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Continue Reading...

January 16, 2009

Neighbors

Eleven times since President Bill Clinton began the practice in 1994, the U.S. President has declared Religious Freedom Day on Jan. 16, calling on Americans to “observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship.” Continue Reading...

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