https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to saudi arabia en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/06/08/no-cnn-saudi-arabia-and-iran-have-not-been-fighting-1000-years Yesterday, after the ISIS attack on Teheran, this astonishing paragraph appeared in a CNN article: Now, it is true that Saudi Arabia and Iran “have had strained relations,” but these strained relations go back not 1,000 years, but to the… Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:31:47 EDT Haroon Moghul 93febf19-1b59-4097-a7d4-d895cabe33b8 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/04/17/conservative-catholics-unhappy-about-new-book-lgbts-and-church-and-more-global-lgbt The Global Alliance for LGBT Education has protested the selection of Saudi Arabia as the site for a forum on youth engagement in social change: The forum, “Youth and their Social Impact”, is supposed to explore youth engagement and its… Mon, 17 Apr 2017 06:30:42 EDT Peter Montgomery 56541dc3-adfb-49a5-964c-e2d41a1b20b2 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/12/religious-traditionalists-resist-marriage-equality-artist-questions-what-un-african-more ILGA notes that some women in more than 50 countries went on strike on Wednesday’s International Women’s Day: “We demand that our lives and labour be treated with dignity for they form the basis of this society,” the platform of… Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:12:47 EDT Peter Montgomery 64d111c1-a18c-49f2-9fb2-1bd2ac599d88 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/05/anti-trans-bus-tour-not-very-welcome-spanish-cities-gay-rights-weapon-nationalist-war The Guardian had asked readers for nominations of LGBT rights activists who are making a difference; they’ve now published their LGBT change heroes for 2017. The list includes activists and political leaders from South Africa, Syria, Brazil, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey… Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:07:01 EST Peter Montgomery bba3c759-3a43-4ceb-a9ba-2232042a70af https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/12/hungarian-mayor-wants-import-white-christians-ban-muslims-lgbt-people-global-lgbt-recap February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. US-based anti-LGBT activist Brian Brown traveled to Russia to build support for his new International Organization for the Family and its recently launched manifesto. In Politico, Casey Michel… Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:41:45 EST Peter Montgomery 537353aa-a05a-4703-a1dd-3df4e213f873 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/12/05/gambian-voters-reject-anti-gay-strongman-jammeh-activists-ponder-trump-impact-lgbt-human APCOM produced an animated video about the Yogyakarta Principles, which have provided a foundation for the promotion of LGTBTI human rights for 10 years. World AIDS Day was commemorated on December 1; Pope Francis put out a statement that included… Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:03:47 EST Peter Montgomery 872fff1a-e4a4-488e-862e-fedbeed44fad https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/07/us-offers-help-investigation-bangladesh-killings Plus: Religious Nationalists Support Anti-Gay Push In Kyrgyzstan; Malaysian Religious Police Target Trans People; and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sat, 07 May 2016 01:59:42 EDT Peter Montgomery f6cfe0e4-2748-45d4-adbb-329575333dc1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/04/01/catholic-church-campaigns-against-gay-us-ambassador-global-lgbt-recap The Human Rights Campaign held a Global Summit this week, bringing together activists from around the world. U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry were among the speakers… Fri, 01 Apr 2016 10:36:03 EDT Peter Montgomery da236d28-e797-4b71-bf06-646e85f75de0 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/02/19/pope-and-russian-orthodox-patriarch-declare-shared-view-marriage-family-government Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met in Cuba last Friday, the first meeting between the heads of the two churches since 1054, and they declared, “we are not competitors, but brothers.” The Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers reports on… Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:52:23 EST Peter Montgomery 3ea46b83-7c4d-4857-9860-15dacf2fa148 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/30/civil-unions-battle-heats-italy-church-leaders-malawi-defend-criminalization Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch released its 659-page World Report 2016, which reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries, in the context of “the huge flow of refugees… Sat, 30 Jan 2016 11:28:03 EST Peter Montgomery daeef38d-119c-45d4-bb06-617496b0177a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/06/no-sunni-and-shia-muslims-have-not-been-fighting-forever Several days ago, before the Saudi government’s execution of prominent Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr took tensions between Riyadh and Teheran to a new high, a reader emailed me a deceptively ordinary question. It’s worth a second look, not only… Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:34:45 EST Haroon Moghul b76b08df-c014-4333-aa04-f13d95b1d354 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/05/clashing-human-rights-visions-lgbts-united-nations-more-mixed-messages-vatican-family The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (pronounced iggle-hurk) announced last Monday that it has formally changed its name to OutRight Action International, with a tagline of “human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere.” A new organization devoted to global… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:27:04 EDT Peter Montgomery a44bd3d2-f657-4310-9d82-1595316ab3a2 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/24/win-natural-family-crowd-un-human-rights-council … and much more, in this week’s LGBT Global Recap. Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:27:15 EDT Peter Montgomery 3be3e7c5-db8a-40ac-8a54-b79d04bf007b https://religiondispatches.org/2015/06/01/saudi-hypocrisy-wahhabi-disneyland In an interesting new development, the New York Times reports that the Saudis are making a shrine for a violent, intolerant and bigoted sheikh, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, in Dir`iyyah, near the capital of Saudi Arabia. Dir`iyyah, which is essentially… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:11:05 EDT Reuven Firestone 57ae1800-a5a9-4b46-94f7-195c31858532 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/02/seventh-day-adventists-gay-cures-legal-victory-kenyan-lgbts-political-religious-leaders In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court heard cases asking whether the Constitution requires states to permit or recognize marriage for same-sex couples; a ruling is expected in June. New U.S. special envoy for LGBT rights Randy Berry is… Sat, 02 May 2015 11:05:59 EDT Peter Montgomery d641ed20-8807-4b31-8e00-953d3f8bc3b7 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/03/27/russian-attack-lgbts-un-rejected-gay-cake-controversy-rages-n-ireland-bishop-calls The White House announced this week that Pope Francis will visit President Barack Obama during his September trip to the U.S. Francis will be attending the Catholic Church’s World Meeting of Families (not to be confused with the World Congress… Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:49:07 EDT Peter Montgomery a4684b43-00fe-4619-8229-f3e52a436c1b https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/14/churchstate-putins-orthodox-empire-evangelical-orthodox-anti-gay-alliance-malaysian A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University of Chicago released last Friday found that residents in ninety percent of 52 surveyed countries have become more accepting of homosexuality over the past… Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:32:36 EST Peter Montgomery 273e2440-8109-4044-8512-921d5edf40ad https://religiondispatches.org/2014/09/04/black-and-white-and-blood-red-roots-isis The latest gruesome video released by ISIS showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, just thirteen days after the execution of James Foley, is a stark reminder – if such reminders are necessary – of the blood-thirsty brutality of… Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:15:47 EDT Hasan Azad 6f0a222c-e283-4485-8abd-b3accf6cefc6 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/13/bill-stone-gays-death-introduced-kenya This week’s global LGBT justice roundup, with a focus on Africa. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:37:05 EDT Peter Montgomery 1e0fb274-f806-4baf-b434-2574064586ce https://religiondispatches.org/2013/09/04/heres-what-read-syria-and-egypt A barrage of articles on the Middle East have only made it more confusing. Here are two that actually help. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:48:03 EDT Haroon Moghul 5458b091-343e-4dce-8bd9-a55e0f8b4465 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/29/maureen-dowds-reductio-ad-islam The Times columnist and Saudi Arabia have at least this in common: They like to deny women agency. Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:42:05 EDT Haroon Moghul 6e2b1871-e3d7-48e6-bbe1-4702745381d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/26/big-love-saudi-style In my years of travel throughout the Muslim world, I’ve literally never met a person with a second spouse. And I’ve met a lot of people. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:41:28 EDT Haroon Moghul 721d539d-9f38-4602-bdfa-2dc663891573 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/13/turkey-and-egypt-islams-future If Egypt’s democracy takes hold it will, along with Turkey, help elbow out the Islamist movements we’re used to hearing about. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:33:21 EDT Haroon Moghul 2876744e-bf6f-418d-869a-0929a7c88ac5 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/09/julian-assange-nativity-castros-hanukkah-burger-blessing Come donkey, it’s time to pray. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:18:33 EST Michael J. Altman 56bda4c2-6e72-43eb-be0a-7208535f0971 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/11/islam-meet-maureen-dowd The Times columnist’s latest betrays a terrifying ignorance of Islam. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:53:57 EST Haroon Moghul 71563c04-7946-4bbe-bf11-1035a18b1c2c