MIDDLE EAST ACTION TEAM
Perhaps nowhere are the threats to religious communities more visible than in the Middle East. The absence of religious freedom and government protections have led to genocide of religious minorities and massive displacement across much of the region. For any lasting peace to be secured on a regional or even local level, religious freedom is crucial. The ability to live together with those of another faith, or even those who share a different interpretation of your own is necessary. We are working to address the ideas that are driving violence and to strengthen communities to preserve pluralism where it is at risk.
Director: Jeremy Barker
Members: Miles Windsor, Lena Abboud
Associated Scholars: Salah Ali, Farahnaz Ispahani, Ahmet Kuru, A. J. Nolte, Charles Ramsey, Nilay Saiya
MIDDLE EAST FILE PODCAST
Listen to the Middle East File podcast: an interview series hosted by RFI’s Middle East Action Team.
PAST EDITIONS
FEATURED MIDDLE EAST ARTICLES
For Mideast Christians, This is Not ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’
RFI’s Jeremy Barker Joins International Religious Freedom Forum 2022
Stop the “No Plan” Plan: Start a New Political Process
Assessing the Taliban’s ‘Doublespeak’ and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
A Call for Political Re-Engagement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Under the Taliban’s Hybrid Extremism and the Difficult Path Toward Peace and Statebuilding
If the U.S. supports the idea of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, then it needs to have an inclusive engagement with all Afghan factions
Implications of Tunisia’s New Constitution on Religious Freedom, Associated Rights & Governance
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CORNERSTONE FORUM
70 Years of Religious Freedom in Sweden: Prospects and Challenges
Stop the “No Plan” Plan: Start a New Political Process
Assessing the Taliban’s ‘Doublespeak’ and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Alan Sears: Acceptance Speech at RFI’s 2022 Defender of Religious Freedom Award Ceremony
A Call for Political Re-Engagement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Under the Taliban’s Hybrid Extremism and the Difficult Path Toward Peace and Statebuilding
PUBLICATIONS
Country Overview: Algeria
RFI Crisis Toolkit for Religious Institutions: Community Relationships
RFI Crisis Toolkit for Religious Institutions: Institutional Governance
RFI Crisis Toolkit for Religious Institutions: Communications
Religious Pro-Life Americans Under Attack
Inside Afghanistan After the Fall
RFI VIDEO
Interview | Archbishop Angaelos: Learning From the Coptic Church’s Experience of Persecution
Interview | Government Restrictions on Faith Under COVID-19
WEBINAR | Scapegoating the Faithful in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Conversation with Katherine Marshall
Interview | Fr. Dcn. Andrew Bennett, Director of RFI North America Action Team, interviews Rabbis David Saperstein and Mark Dratch on the Resurgence of Anti-Semitism
Interview | Jeremy Barker, Director of RFI Middle East Action Team, interviews Nermien Riad, Founder of Coptic Orphans
