Is working in support of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) incompatible with women’s rights? Or is the opposite the case?…

It is risky for organizations largely or solely to depend on one income source. A financially secure organization should have…

America’s international religious engagement sought to advance religious freedom abroad and combat religious extremism.  The government took on this engagement…

In 2009 former President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech via remote video at the 2009 Melbourne Parliament of World Religions…

The ancient art of storytelling beguiles. Its importance and impact cannot be overstated. More than mere facts or data, stories…

Mapping the unique experiences of women and religious persecution What do these individuals have in common? Gulmira Amin. Wife and moderator of…

My name is Kimneijou Rosy Lotjem, and I live in Manipur, a state in northeast India. Manipur means land of…

As a Sikh, I am constantly reminded of how our Sikh Gurus, Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Tegh Bahadhur and Guru…

Under the Taliban, women in Afghanistan face unprecedented threats. According to UN experts, women there face gender apartheid: “Taliban edicts…

Russia justifies its vicious and illegal war on Ukraine at home and abroad in religious terms, alleging that it is…

Despite great advances in gender inclusion over the past fifty years, women are still woefully underrepresented in decision-making across the…

The Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority, have faced immense persecution. Almost ten years ago, in August 2014 the community was attacked…

Irene Ibrahim Shehata lives in Egypt. She is a 21-year-old Coptic Christian and was, until recently, a medical student. On…

The Chinese Communist government’s occupation in 1949 of my homeland East Turkistan, known by the occupiers as Xinjiang – meaning…

Women too often are treated as second-class citizens, especially when they assert themselves as men’s equals. In India, women are…

Just as women face unique challenges in freedom of religion and belief (FoRB), the projects that seek to address those…

I don’t know how I got into multi-faith peacebuilding, but what I do know is that it chose me. Never…

Since women account for over half of the world’s population, activists, NGOs, and governments must incorporate gender perspectives when addressing…

FoRB Women’s Alliance will note the publication of books from time to time that focus on issues relevant to women…

In September 2023, Iran’s parliament (majlis) passed the Bill to Protect the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and…

In September 2022, Muhammad Naeem Chatta Qadri urged a raucous crowd gathered in a small town in Punjab, Pakistan to…

Only a few years ago, little information was available about how freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and women’s equality…

For over 30 years, Artsakh women have survived fierce territorial wars for the right to self-determination and to maintain their…

The indigenous Christian Armenian population cherishes the small South Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh which they know as Artsakh. Because Armenians were the…

Although Turkish women come from different walks of life – religiously observant to secular, traditional to modern, conservative to progressive…

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights addresses, not “FoRB” (the abbreviation of Freedom of Religion or Belief), but Freedom of…

Men dominate most positions of power in Nigeria. Conservative and patriarchal religious beliefs and practices in both Islam and Christianity,…

Social enterprises­–organizations and businesses tackling social problems with a mission to uplift and improve people, the environment, or their community–can…

This June marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian government’s execution of 10 Baha’i women. Their murder underscores the importance…

Amidst a deteriorating economy, political uncertainty and regional challenges in Lebanon, I learned more about the status of women during…

With every terror attack, I became more vocal. That was when the debates and writings became more critical. What finally…

The author, a women’s rights activist in Afghanistan, asks why the countries women and girls should be forced to choose…

  FoRB Women’s Alliance recently released the first global multi-faith analysis of women and FoRB. As a human rights accelerator…

Watching or reading the news today is a sobering experience. Yet, even amid a steady stream of tragic events, there…

When I think of the women I know who are defending freedom of religion or belief, I think of the…

My sorrow and frustration were palpable as I read the news that the Taliban has instituted a total ban on…

What is advocacy?  Advocacy is working in support of something (an idea or an issue, for example) with the goal…

Women and girls too often live challenging lives. In some cases, religion can help enhance and enrich their lives. In…

For years, we have read startling stories about the injustices committed against women and girls for their religious beliefs or…

As the persecution worldwide of individuals of all faiths and none continues to worsen, advocating for real change requires the…

Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right of everyone, everywhere. However, state and non-state actors worldwide daily…