IGE and Vietnam National University Law School Host Religion and Rule of Law Conference
The two-day conference drew over 100 participants from Vietnam, the U.S., and other countries around the world. The successful conference follows last year’s publication of the first ever religious freedom textbook in Vietnam, a joint project between IGE and VNU Law School.
IGE Hosts Center for Women, Faith & Leadership Fellowship Workshop in Washington, DC
IGE’s CWFL hosted the 2020 and 2021 Hybrid Fellowship Cohorts for their first week-long leadership development workshop. The five-day workshop focused on three core areas of leadership development. The Fellowship program has trained 86 women of faith across 32 countries to date.
IGE Global Horizons | August 2021
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IGE Convenes Religious Freedom Education and Dialogue Seminar in Laos’ Phongsaly Province
From August 17–19, IGE and its partners conducted a Religious Freedom Education and Dialogue (RFED) seminar in the Muang Mai District of Phongsaly Province. According to IGE Laos program officer Steve Bailey, “This was only the second time Phongsaly Province has allowed a RFED seminar to take place in the province, and the first time it has taken place in Muang Mai District. This is significant because there are an increasing number of tribal minority people who have become Christians in this District.”
IGE Conducts 2021 Religion and Rule of Law Training for Kachin Church Leaders in Myanmar
From July 27-30, 2021, IGE conducted a Religion and Rule of Law training for Kachin church leaders and seminary professors. The training was organized at KBC’s invitation to equip their church leaders on how to address the political turmoil in Myanmar, particularly as an ethnic and religious minority.
IGE Global Horizons | July 2021
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IGE Participates in Inaugural International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C.
The first-ever International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit took place from July 13-15 in Washington, D.C. There were over 1,200 participants representing faith groups and NGOs from all over the world, making the Summit the largest-ever civil society-initiated gathering focused on IRF. IGE was invited to share its experience and views in a number of Summit events.
Vietnam Publishes IGE’s Seminal Volume on “Religion and Security”
IGE and its Vietnam government partner have published a bi-lingual Vietnamese-English version of the book, Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations. The book will serve as a unique resource for Vietnamese leaders in government, academia, and civil society; it will also serve as a key part of the curriculum of an upcoming Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy training that IGE will conduct in 2022.
Religious Freedom in Difficult Places
This blog post co-authored by IGE’s Myanmar program officer and one of IGE’s partners does an exceptional job of capturing one of the main pillars of IGE’s approach (relational diplomacy) and how it has been applied in Myanmar.
