Dwight Bashir
@dwightbashir
Previously @USCIRF, @State, @UN on conflict, human rights and religious freedom. Tweets and retweets are not an endorsement.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today unanimously elected Nury Turkel (Nury Turkel) as its Chair to lead the Commission for 2022-2023. USCIRF Commissioners also unanimously elected Abraham Cooper as its Vice Chair. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…
Next week, the 2nd annual IRF Summit will be held in Washington, DC. Ambassador Sam Brownback, co-chair of the IRF Summit, joins Dwight Bashir to preview this year’s activities and the Summit’s importance for promoting freedom of religion or belief. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
British Prime Minister’s UK FoRB Envoy Fiona Bruce joins Dwight Bashir to preview the activities at the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on FoRB next week in London and discuss her work with IRFBA in advancing religious freedom globally. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
A real pleasure to speak with UK FoRB Envoy Fiona Bruce as she previews next week’s International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in London
Thank you, Rehman Chishti, for the extensive and stimulating discussion and tour of the House of Commons and Lords, and, of course, your kind hospitality.
Honored to be participating at the opening of the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in London with a beautiful song in Ukrainian by the Citizens of the World Choir & addresses by Prince Charles Boris Johnson The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG #FORBforall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Sri Lanka is an ethnically & religiously diverse country with a history of intercommunal violence. Stanford University’s Sharika Thiranagama joins Dwight Bashir to discuss #SriLanka’s religious communities & the impact recent developments have had on religious freedom. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
In 2019, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 August as the day to condemn violence & terrorism targeting people based on religion or belief. Let's unite and #Standup4HumanRights. Together we can #StopHate. INFO ▶ bit.ly/3pxGKMu
USCIRF Policy Analyst @PatGreenwalt joins Dwight Bashir to discuss the beginnings of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the #Rohingya, the situation of Rohingya inside & outside of #Burma, & steps the intl community could take going forward. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
China continues to severely persecute different religious groups including Catholic & Protestant Christians. @Chinaaid's Bob Fu 傅希秋 joins Dwight Bashir to discuss the #CCP’s sinicization policy, its treatment of Christian communities & other developments.uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
There's a new USCIRF report on religion & the Egyptian education system. My The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy colleagues Ramy Yaacoub & Candace oversaw the report's research team and this Monday, they'll be in conversation with @Skleinbaum and Frank Wolf, moderated by Dwight Bashir. RSVP ⤵️
.Freedom Now Legal Officer, Adam Lhedmat, and Advocacy Director, Matthew Schaaf join Dwight Bashir today to discuss the case of the 5 Sunni Muslims who remain imprisoned in #Kazakhstan for discussing their religious beliefs over WhatsApp. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…