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Iraks christliches Erbe: Vom Überleben im Zweistromland

Matthias Kopp

Freiburg: Herder (2025), 872 pp.

"Erstmals wird mit diesem Buch eine alle Epochen umfassende Monographie über den Irak bis zur Gegenwart vorgelegt, und zwar aus Sicht des Christentums. Die religionswissenschaftliche Untersuchung rückt dabei auch die islamischen Strömungen sowie weitere religiöse Minderheiten und Ethnien, insbes ... more

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Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter it

Bernd Hirschberger, Katja Voges (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2024), 263 pp.

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Was ist Antisemitismus? Begriffe und Definitionen von Judenfeindschaft
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Peter Ullrich, Sina Arnold, Anna Danilina, Klaus Holz, Uffa Jensen, Ingolf Seidel, Jan Weyand

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2024), 315 pp.

"Seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 ist die Anzahl antisemitisch motivierter Straftaten in Deutschland drastisch gestiegen. Aber auch schon zuvor erlebten Jüdinnen und Juden hierzulande wie weltweit Anfeindung, Ausgrenzung und Gewalt. Die theoretische Auseinandersetzung mit Antisemitismus sowie seine politis ... more

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The Federal Government’s Third Report on the Global Status of Freedom of Religion or Belief. Reporting period 2020–2022
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Frank Schwabe et al.

Bonn; Berlin: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Federal Government Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief (2023), 207 pp.

"Freedom of religion or belief is an essential human right. Not a superordinate right, but not a marginal right either. It is closely intertwined with other rights such as freedom of opinion or assembly, or the right to be protected against discrimination. And that is the objective of my efforts: to ... embed this right firmly at the centre of the human rights agenda. There is still a long way to go to achieve this [...] This report is about advancing the debate and it also enters new territory. It builds on the work done by my predecessor, Markus Grübel, but there are also some aspects where the report has been developed further. This is also reflected in the number of focus countries, which has been increased from 30 to 41. The German Parliament, the Bundestag, had asked for the country section to be expanded, and we were happy to comply with that request. Enlarging the range of countries covered by the report provides an opportunity to do two things at once: offer a regular report on developments in individual regions, and expand the focus in the light of new challenges. Among the focus countries that have been added this year are Armenia, Belarus, Guatemala, the Central African Republic, Lebanon, the Maldives and Syria. For some of them, the decision to add them was taken in the light of recent developments. With these aims in mind, the report will continue to be submitted at regular intervals as intended by the Bundestag, building on a solid basis of data and information. The report explores new ground above all with its thematic focus on the freedom of religion or belief of Indigenous peoples. There are about 5,000 such groups of people worldwide, with an estimated total population of more than 470 million. With this focus our report ties in with a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, developing the topic further. In the process of drafting the report, I realised that we are doing pioneering work, because there was and still is the belief that Indigenous spirituality has nothing to do with freedom of religion or belief. The report provides an opportunity to look in a different way at conflicts over land and infrastructure that involve Indigenous communities. And to develop an understanding that often such conflicts are not just about resources but in fact have to do with Indigenous peoples’ belief that all natural things have a spirit or soul. My personal learning curve on this topic is closely connected with Indigenous communities in Guatemala and my experiences with conflictual infrastructure projects. When I visited Guatemala many years ago, I had difficulty understanding why people staged fierce and violent protests against small-scale hydropower plants that were actually environmentally friendly. Today I know that the areas surrounding a small river were regarded as important spiritual places, with Indigenous communities believing that the forest had a soul, and that interfering with nature there without giving any thought to the spiritual implications was not acceptable." (Preface, page 2) more

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Countering Online Misinformation Against Religious Minorities in Pakistan

Anam Baloch

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) (2023), 23 pp.

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Unruly Speech: Displacement and the Politics of Transgression

Saskia Witteborn

Minneapolis: Stanford University Press (2023), 252 pp.

"Unruly Speech explores how Uyghurs in China and in the diaspora transgress sociopolitical limits with "unruly" communication practices in a quest for change. Drawing on research in China, the United States, and Germany, Saskia Witteborn situates her study against the backdrop of displacement and sh ... more

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Reporte de incidencia de la violencia contra ministros, religiosos y laicos de la Iglesia Católica en México

Sergio Omar Sotelo Aguilar, Guillermo Gazanini Espinoza

Centro Católico Multimedial (2023), 12 pp.

"México es por 14 años consecutivos uno de los países más peligrosos para ejercer el sacerdocio. Son 7 los sacerdotes asesinados durante este sexenio 2018-2022. En el último año se dieron cerca de 800 extorsiones, amagos y amenazas contra sacerdotes en la República mexicana, principalmente lo ... more

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The Federal Government’s Third Report on the GlobalStatus of Freedom of Religion or Belief. Reporting period 2020 – 2022

Bonn: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) (2023), 234 pp.

"Freedom of religion or belief is also a human right that is constantly being misunderstood. It is not about any religion, church or institution claiming their rights. And I am not a Commissioner for Religion. It is about the freedom of every individual to manifest their religion or belief, either a ... more

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Media Coverage of Religious Diversity and Freedoms: Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan

Jaber Baker

Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 19 pp.

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Buddhism, Islam and Religious Pluralism in South and Southeast Asia: In Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, Buddhists see strong links between their religion and country, as do Muslims in Malaysia and Indonesia

Jonathan Evans, Kelsey Jo Starr, Manolo Corichi, William Miner

Pew Research Center (2023), 147 pp.

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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity: Reception and Perception Qualitative Study from Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan

Jad Safwan, Nidal Ayoub, Montadhar Kadhim Nasser, Rasha Abdallah Al-Awad

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation; Internews (2022), 40 pp.

"This qualitative study report primarily details the reactions of local audiences in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan and their perception of media content produced by journalist trained by ENQUIRE (Enhancing Quality Information on Religious Freedoms). The content is compared with that of more traditional, ... more

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Demystifying the Sacred: Blasphemy and Violence from the French Revolution to Today

Eveline G. Bouwers, David Nash (eds.)

Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter (2022), x, 303 pp.

"Drawing on cases from revolutionary France to the Russia of Vladimir Putin, the international authors probe the nature and agency of local blasphemy accusations, the historical and legal framework in which they were expressed and the violence, both physical and symbolic, accompanying them. In doing ... more

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What About Us? Global Perspectives on Redressing Religious Inequalities

Mariz Tadros (ed.)

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) (2022), xx, 332 pp.

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Freedom of Expression in Islam: Challenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws

Muhammad Khalid Masud, Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen, Christian Moe (eds.)

London et al.: Tauris (2021), xi, 253 pp.

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Harmony Laws in Southeast Asia: Majority Dominance, Minority Repression

Bangkok: Asia Centre; Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2021), 63 pp.

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The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: 28 Pakistani Christians Currently in Prison and a Guide to Effective Advocacy on Their Behalf

William Stark

Silver Spring, MD: International Christian Concern, February Update (2021), 30 pp.

"In 2018, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was acquitted of the blasphemy charges that had kept her on death row for nearly a decade. The lessons learned from her case, including the international advocacy critical to her acquittal, help to create a template for advocating on behalf of other religious ... more

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Marginalized Religious Communities in Indonesian Media: A Baseline Study

Muhamad Heychael, Holy Rafika, Justito Adiprasetyo, Yovantra Arief

Remotivi; International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 68 pp.

"This study finds that the Indonesian media ecosystem is not a safe space for marginalized religions. As explained in the conclusion to the content analysis, the space given by the media for news coverage of marginalized religious groups is still very small. Although non-Islamic official religions e ... more

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Good Practice Guide: Religiöse Vielfalt Lokal Gestalten

Lucie Kretschmer

Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2021), 38 pp.

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Situation Analysis Study on Religious Freedom and Tolerance in Greater Bogor, Bandung, and Solo

Search for Common Ground (2021), 3 pp.

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"Prosecute Them with Awesome Power": China’s Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions on Communications in Tibet

Human Rights Watch (2021), 63 pp.

"This report provides the first detailed account of the raid on the Tengdro monastery and its consequences, including multiple detentions and a suicide, that has appeared in any media within or outside China. It also provides analysis of what the case shows about conditions in Tibet today and assess ... more

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Was ist Antisemitismus? Begriffe und Definitionen von Judenfeindschaft
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The Federal Government’s Third Report on the Global Status of Freedom of Religion or Belief. Reporting period 2020–2022
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