EVENT, 24-25 October 2024: Praying for All the Persecuted: A Global Gathering (Dallas, TX, USA) (Institute for Global Engagement, Dallas Baptist University)

EVENT, 15 October 2024: 7th Annual Summit for Religious Freedom: Finding Common Ground for Religious Freedom (Dallas, TX, USA) (DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)

31st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 6-8 October 2024: Religious Freedom as a Tool for Peacemaking (Provo, Utah, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 30 September 2024: 12th Annual Conference: Law, Religion and Work in Africa (Rabat, Morocco) (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 21 September 2024 (10AM CT): Building Bridges: Religious Freedom and Community Engagement for Everyday Disciples (Independence, MO, USA) (John Thomas, Independence Stake Center)

EVENT, 17 September 2024 (11:30AM ET): MeckMIN Faith Leader Lunch (Charlotte, NC, USA) (Mecklenburg Metropolitan Interfaith Network)

HYBRID EVENT, 17 September 2024 (11:30AM ET): Religious Freedom for All: Building Bridges & Breaking Bread Together (Orlando, FL, USA) (Valencia College West)

CALL FOR INPUTS, deadline 7 September 2024: The Special Rapporteur's visit to Hungary; issues related to freedom of religion or belief (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

EVENT, 6 September 2024 (9AM CT): Louisiana Religious Freedom Summit (Baton Rouge, LA, USA) (Louisiana Religious Freedom Alliance)

Event registration deadline, 31 August 2024: Seventh ICLARS Conference: The Accommodation of Religion or Belief in the Public Sphere: Undeserved Privilege or Fundamental Right? (South Bend, Indiana, USA) (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

WEBINAR, 22 August 2024 (10AM EST): International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Robert Rehak, Cezar Pavalascu, Paweł Radomski, Rushan Abbas, Wade Kusack, Amelda Ismael Khudeeda, Bianca Jagger, Bani Dugal, International Bar Association)

Message for the International Day of Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religious Belief (The Secretary-General, United Nations)

IRFBA Chair’s statement on the 10th anniversary of the attack on Sinjar and the atrocities by Daesh against Yezidis and other religious minorities (U.S. Department of State)

South Africa: Dangers of state regulation of religion (YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

Iraq: The rights of women and girls in Iraq on a downward spiral (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Afghanistan: International community must not normalise Taliban rule in Afghanistan (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

India: Sectarian divides and socio-economic dynamics among Surjapuri Muslims in North-Eastern India (Jiyaul Haque, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Global Interfaith Monitor No. 26 (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Pakistan's president bestows national honor or Cardinal Joseph Coutts (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Vietnam: IGE conducts religion and rule of law training in Vietnam’s central highland (Institute for Global Engagement)

Is the Vatican’s China diplomacy strategy, or chaos? (Ed Condon, The Pillar)

Why are several African countries attacking freedom of religion? (Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Japan urged to step up, lead the way on religious freedom in the Indo-Pacific (Andrew Salmon, The Washington Times)

Abrahamic religions warned about the situation of the elderly: "Old age is the future of us all". (Spanish) (Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Interreligious production as a state issue (Spanish) (Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)

Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target (Peter Smith, Associated Press)

The religious scholar explained what Bill 8371 adopted by the Rada provides for (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

How the war in Ukraine is driving a split down the Orthodox Church (Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom, Euro News)

How society cares for the dead - a matter of human dignity! (German Commission for Justice and Peace)

Man who smeared bacon on mosque door jailed (Jacob Panons, BBC News)

The UK riots and what we can learn from Persian theosophy (Kaleem Hussain, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Armenia: Conscientious objector begins two-year jail term (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Bahá’í Studies: Seeking fresh perspectives to address the needs of humanity (Bahá’í World News Service)

BIC New York: New statement highlights transformative potential of youth (Bahá’í World News Service)

Across America, cities are criminalizing compassion (First Liberty)

What do states owe to religious schools? (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

Faith abounds at the Democratic National Convention, but don’t be surprised (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

'If you can keep it': Christian nationalism and the 2024 election (Podcast Episode, NPR)

Suburban New York county bans masks meant to hide people’s identities (Associated Press)

Ahead of the Trend Newsletter - 20 August 2024 (The Association of Religion Data Archives)