MULTIMEDIA:

Pakistan Field Report. America Abroad Producer Sean Carberry recently came back from Pakistan where he discusses in a video interactive the current state of religious freedom in Pakistan. Watch >

Religious Minorities Around the World. Each year the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issues a report detailing violations of religious liberty. Among those countries that have been designated countries of concern are Iran and China. Watch >

Vietnam's Holy See. About two hours north of Ho Chi Minh City is the spiritual home of one of Vietnam's most unique religions, called Cao Dai. It's a synchronistic blend of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism with some elements of Christianity. They count among their saints Victor Hugo, Shakespeare and Joan of Arc. Watch >

Why is International Religious Freedom Important to the US? Listen to three former top officials at the Office of International Religious Freedom discuss the mission of promoting religious freedom as a core objective of US foreign policy. Listen >

Buddhist temple in Hanoi. Tu Bi Hi Xa temple is one of the oldest temples in Hanoi. On the first and fifteenth days of each lunar month, people arrive all day to celebrate. Worshipers buy incense and paper money from religious stalls set up on the sidewalk, and enter the centuries old pagoda to make offerings to deceased relatives. Watch >

Driving in Pakistan. The frenetic pace of driving in Pakistan is captured in this short video produced by Sean Carberry. Music by Four Piece Suit. Watch >

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Articles:

Gaer, Felice. “Speaking Out: USCIRF’s Concern Is To Help All Religious Freedom Victims.” Christianity Today Magazine, November 1, 2002. Web.

Goldberg, Jeffrey. “Washington Discovers Christian Persecution.” New York Times, December 21, 1997.

Gunn, T. Jeremy. “Full of Sound and Fury.” Christianity Today Magazine, March 1, 2003. Web.

Gunn, T. Jeremy. “A Preliminary Response to Criticisms of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.” Brigham Young University Law Review, 2005.

Hanford, Laura Bryant. “The International Religious Freedom Act: Sources, Policy, Influence.” Arlington: Center on Faith & International Affairs , 2008. Vol. 6, No. 2.

Hertzke, Allen D. “International Religious Freedom Policy: Taking Stock.” Review of Faith & International Affairs, Summer 2008. Vol. 6, No. 2.

Horowitz, Michael. “Cry Freedom.” Christianity Today Magazine, March 1, 2003. Web.

Inboden, William. “Presidential Promotion of International Religious Freedom.” The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Summer 2008. Vol. 6, No.2.

Pastor, Eugenia Relano. “The Flawed Implementation of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998: A European Perspective.” Brigham Young University Law Review, 2005.

Pavlischek, Kieth. “Peace & Piety.” Book Review, World of Faith and Freedom: Why International Religious Liberty Is Vital to American National Security by Thomas F. Farr. Touchstone, July/August 1999.

Prodromou, Elizabeth H. “Election 2008: Day-After Policies for International Religious Freedom.” Review of Faith & International Affairs Fall 2008. Vol. 6 No. 3.

“Religious Persecution as a U.S. Policy Issue.” Remarks at Trinity College, Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Hartford, September 26-27, 1999.

Rosenbaum, David E. “Senate Puts Aside Bill to Punish Nations That Persecute Religion.” New York Times, July 24, 1998.

Seiple, Robert A. “The Ambassadorship of All Believers.” Brandywine Review of Faith & International Affairs, Fall 2003. Vol. 1, No. 2.

Seiple, Robert A. “Methodology, Metrics, and Moral Imperatives in Religious Freedom Diplomacy.” Review of Faith & International Affairs 6 (2), Summer 2008. 

Seiple, Robert A. “Religious Liberty: How Are We Doing?” Christianity Today Magazine, October 22, 2001. Web.

Seiple, Robert A. “Speaking Out: The USCIRF Is Only Cursing the Darkness.” Christianity Today Magazine, October 1, 2002. Web.

Books:

Farr, Thomas F. World of Faith and Freedom: Why International Religious Liberty is Vital to American National Security. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Hertzke, Allen D. Freeing God’s Children: The Unlikely Alliance for Global Human Rights. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.

Reports:

Farr, Thomas F. and Dennis R. Hoover. “The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Recommendations for the Obama Administration.” Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs and Center on Faith & International Affairs, 2009. Web.

Speeches / Testimony

Shah, Timothy S., Thomas Farr, Allen D. Hertzke, Elizabeth H. Prodromou and Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, “Legislating International Religious Freedom.” Remarks at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, November 20, 2006

Seiple, Robert A. “Testimony of Robert Seiple.” Remarks at the United States House Committee on International Relations, February 11, 2004.

Websites:

The Institute for Global Engagement: IGE in Vietnam. http://www.globalengage.org/diplomacy/vietnam.html