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Publications by Subject:  

religious persecution, international religious freedom   

Books

Religious Persecution as a U.S. Policy Issue, 2000
[64-page book], edited by Rosalind I.J. Hackett, Mark Silk, and Dennis R. Hoover

Religion on the International News Agenda, 2000
[144-page volume (Acrobat .pdf file)], edited by Mark Silk

Religion in the News

Apostasy in Afghanistan , Religion in the News, Summer 2006, Colin Adams.
How to square democracy with traditional Islamic values. Or not.

"When Our Allies Persecute", Religion in the News, Fall 2001, [the war against terrorism undercuts U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom around the world], by T. Jeremy Gunn, Emory University

"Idol Threats", Religion in the News, Summer 2001, [The Taliban wins friends and influences people by destroying an ancient Buddhist monument in Afghanistan], by Thomas Barfield, Boston University

"What Really Happened in Uganda?", Religion in the News, Summer 2000, [analysis of the confused and conflicted coverage of the deaths of "cultists"], by Irving Hexham, University of Calgary

"Religious Ironies in East Timor", Religion in the News, Spring 2000, [complex role of religion in East Timor conflict, violence], by Robert W. Hefner, Boston University

"Wars of Religion", Religion in the News, Spring 2000, [religion in ethnic conflict], by Mark Silk, editor

"Why Smash the Falun Gong?", Religion in the News, Fall 1999, [China’s crackdown on a spiritual movement], by Michael Lestz, Trinity College

"Kosovo: A Confusion of Tongues", Religion in the News, Summer 1999, [U.S. religious leaders on use of force], by Anthony Burke Smith, associate editor

"In Lagos, Religion’s Above the Fold", Religion in the News, Summer 1999, [religion coverage in Nigeria], by Mattews A. Ojo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria