Dr. Dennis Petri appointed as Director of IIRF
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dennis Petri as its new International Director.
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IIRF in Collaboration with Trinity Western University Opens New North American Office in Vancouver
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) is pleased to announce the opening of a new branch in Vancouver in partnership with Trinity Western University’s (TWU) Religion in Canada Institute (RCI).
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Gambia: Interreligious dialogue bears fruit against extremist tendences
In September 22, 2020, the Parliament of The Gambia declined the draft of a new constitution of Gambia. A campaign team of The Gambian Christian Council led by Begay Jabang, an accountant campaigned against the draft for one year and achieved several changes in the final draft of the constitution, but some grave obstacles were left unchanged.
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Christians in Europe are increasingly victims of discrimination
On December 9, 2020, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) presented the 2020 Yearbooks “Religious Freedom” and “Persecution and Discrimination against Christians” at a Video press conference.
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Sovereign rights of the Royal House of Ghassan recognised by Muslim leaders
As President of the Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences I am pleased to report on the recognition of the Ghassanid Royal House by the world's largest non-governmental body of Muslim leaders.
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Radical Islamic Violence Surges in Northern Mozambique, Killing Hundreds
Dramatic attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Ahlu Sunnah wa Jamaa (ASWJ) in late March killed hundreds of people in northern Mozambique and have forced thousands to flee, according to reports from local sources.
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Archbishop Anastasios is one of the most important Missions and Religious Studies Scholars
Thomas Schirrmacher congratulated the head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, Anastasios Yannoulatos (90), upon receiving the 2020 Klaus Hemmerle Prize and described him as one of the most important living missions and religious studies scholars.