The Law, Human Rights, and the Right to Believe
Over thirty years ago, I came to Washington DC, and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). My first job responsibility was to swear a…
August 2010
Afghanistan: Pregnant Woman Whipped, Murdered by Taliban
In Afghanistan, a pregnant Afghan widow, Bibi Sanubar, was publicly flogged with 200 lashes and then shot three times in the head for “alleged adultery”…
Indonesia: Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims, Mosque Expansion Destroyed by Local Police
The Jakarta Post reports on 300 police and 24 public order officers destroying the steel foundations of an extension of an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community mosque. …
Afghanistan: Aid Workers Murdered – Taliban Claims Responsibility
In the Afghanistan mountains of Badakhshan, 10 aid workers and medical volunteers associated with the Christian group International Assistance Mission (IAM), were murdered while helping…
Connecticut: Mosque Protest by Group, Declaring “War” on Mosques
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for ALL people…
Far From Ground Zero, Opponents Fight New Mosques
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for ALL people…
Texas: Mosque Reports Continuing Harassment against Children
Texas Public Broadcasting reports on ongoing additional harassment against children at the Arlington, Texas Dar El-Eman Islamic Center mosque, where Responsible for Equality And Liberty…
Rifqa Bary Case: Judge Says Christian Convert Should Not Be Deported
In Columbus, Ohio, in the case of Muslim-to-Christian convert girl, Rifqa Bary, a Franklin County Juvenile Court Magistrate Mary Goodrich granted findings that would her…
Why the Wall Street Journal is Wrong on Freedom of Religion
Nearly two weeks after the Wall Street Journal allowed (and continues to allow today) reader comments on a WSJ article on the mosque “at Ground…
New York Daily News Poll Shows Majority Support Planned Islamic Center
The New York Daily News (NYDN) reported on the unanimous decision by the Landmark Preservation Commission not to designate 45-51 Park Place as a NYC…