EVENT, 17 June 2025: Religious Freedom Annual Review: Religion, Peace, & Human Flourishing: Understanding the Whys of Religious Freedom (Provo, UT, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

EVENT, 18-21 May 2025: Morocco Conference (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 1 May 2025 (6:30PM ET): 4th Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable (Kennesaw, GA, USA) (A panel discussion in support of religious liberty and human dignity)

EVENT, 23-25 April 2025: Human Dignity & ASEAN: Pursuing Peaceful and Inclusive Societies in Southeast Asia Conference (Laie, Hawaii, USA) (Brigham Young University–Hawaii)

EVENT, 11 April 2025 (12PM MT): Preserving Religious Freedom for the Rising Generation (Provo, UT, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies and Religious Freedom Institute)

EVENT, 10 April 2025: 11th Annual Iowa Religious Freedom Day Celebration, "The Role of Religion in Peacemaking" (Des Moines, IA, USA) (Iowareligiousfreedomday.org)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 9 April 2025: Exploring Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Nigeria (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 4 April 2025 (12PM ET): Is Religious Liberty Compatible with Progress? (Washington, DC, USA) (Richard Samuelson, Faith & Law)

HYBRID EVENT, 3 April 2025: 11th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs (New York, NY, USA) (World Council of Churches)

EVENT, 2 April 2024 (8AM GMT+1): Faith & AI: Religious Organizations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Brussels, Belgium) (EU and International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

IGE and Vietnam partners mark 20 years of progress in religion and rule of law (Institute for Global Engagement)

Essay series: Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft at 30—Lessons and Legacies (Debora Tonelli, Judd Birdsall, Douglas Johnston, Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Afghanistan: The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan (Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 31 March 2025 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Cameroon’s bishops urge electoral reform ahead of 2025 presidential election (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Who is Hind Kabawat: Human rights activist and Arab Christian joins Syria’s new cabinet (Selin Hacialioglu, Türkiye Today)

Kenya’s houses of worship under scrutiny for ‘disruptive’ sound levels (Joseph Maina, Religion Unplugged)

Justice for victims on the seas: Human trafficking in the fishing industry (JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Korean Catholics protest delay in Yoon’s impeachment ruling (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Iran police disperse pro-hijab protest amid security concerns (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Pezeshkian hopes for greater Muslim unity in Eid al-Fitr message (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Iran: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest March 2025 (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Brazil: Eduardo Paes revokes recognition of practices of African origin in the SUS [health system] (Portuguese) (Diana Rogers, CNN Brasil)

The Study of Muslim Family Norms in Contemporary Europe: A Systematic Scoping Review (Martin Eidrup, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

Managing Religious Diversity in Spanish and Italian Prison Systems: A Contrast Analysis of National and European Standards (Núria Reguart-Segarra and Victoria Camarero-Suárez, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

BIC Brussels: Statement calls for new European approach to societal unity (Bahá’í World News Service)

Faith communities working in partnership can pave the road forward (Phil Rosenberg and Sayed Razawi, Jewish News)

Law and religion roundup – 30th March (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

CEC General Secretary joins COMECE Assembly to strengthen dialogue for Europe’s future (Conference of European Churches)

Turkey democracy crisis: where religion, power and repression intersect (Deniz Torcu, The Conversation)

Catholic Charities defends mission to serve at Supreme Court (Becket Law)

Supreme Court likely to embrace expanded tax exemption for religious charities (Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case (Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)

The Supreme Court is taking on 3 cases that could help reshape American Jewish life (Michael A. Helfand, Forward)

Destructive paths of the foreign aid tornado: reflecting on morality and practice (Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

11th Circuit: Jail's requirement for religious verification to get kosher diet is not substantial burden (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Arkansas faith leaders oppose government-sponsored religion in public school classrooms (Lauren Lamb, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)

Around the web - 31 March 2025 (Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)