Category: Analysis

An alternative narration of the Christmas story of the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt which shines a spotlight on modern day vulnerability and fleeing persecution...…

Rebuilding heritage and the cohesion of communities that live and breathe it is not merely a matter of rebuilding tangible (often historical) sites, but also…

Cultural heritage is fundamental to human dignity and identity. As part of the IDS-led CREID programme the rights of religious communities to practice and preserve…

As part of the IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID),  we are working with religious minority communities in Iraq and Syria to…

Today we celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which promotes the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and…

In the latest piece from her series on heritage and survival, Sofya Shahab, from the IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development, describes her…

Mohsin Ilyas 12SHARES12 The global pandemic slashed income from small businesses for a massive majority of the Christian population in the slums of Islamabad. The…

After the recent anti-Shia wave in Pakistan, the Shia community vows to come out in record numbers on the day of Arbaeen. Meanwhile, religious extremists…

With a long history of persecution, the Yezidis recently experienced a genocide at the hands of Daesh in Iraq. As well as systematically killing and…

Many of the practices and rituals of religions around the world directly contravene public health advice on coronavirus since they can include congregating in large…

Saneha Kinza Iqbal is a 16-year-old Christian girl who was abducted last month by a Muslim man nearly twice her age in Pakistan. Below is…

Kirkuk, September 2020 – of a total of 70 families, only 15 remain in Zanqr village – Photo by Karwan Salehi The village of Zanqr…