All “Uzbekistan” Updates

IGE Awarded $1.4 Million Grant from Templeton Religion Trust for Catalyzing Religious Engagement Networks Worldwide

September 2, 2022

The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) is excited to announce that it has received a grant from Templeton Religion Trust (TRT) for $1.4 million for its project on “Catalyzing Religious Engagement Networks Worldwide.” The three-year grant will enable IGE to expand its programming to two new regions, Southern Africa and Eastern Europe, as well as build upon its progress in Vietnam and Uzbekistan.

IGE Global Horizons | June 2022

June 28, 2022

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IGE Co-Convenes Historic “Dialogue of Declarations” in Uzbekistan to Protect and Advance Freedom of Faith

June 14, 2022

IGE and the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ISRS) conducted the “Dialogue of Declarations,” a groundbreaking multi-faith initiative to “protect and promote freedom of conscience or belief of everyone, everywhere.” The program’s activities took place in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

IGE Global Horizons | April 2022

April 29, 2022

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New Video: Generosity Leads to Global Impact

April 28, 2022

The video highlights the global impact enabled by the generosity of the Christian Community Credit Union as IGE works to catalyze freedom of faith worldwide.

IGE Co-convenes Groundbreaking Religious Literacy Training in Kazakhstan

March 28, 2022

The program was hosted by the Committee on Religious Affairs under Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Information and Social Development and organized by Love Your Neighbor Community (LYNC) and the Association of Religious Organizations of Kazakhstan (AROK)

IGE Participates in Inaugural International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C.

July 19, 2021

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.

IGE Global Horizons | June 2021

June 10, 2021

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State Department’s 2020 International Religious Freedom Report and the Need for IGE

June 3, 2021

In May, the U.S. State Department released its latest annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report. The report analyzes the state of religious freedom around the world and highlights countries in which religious persecution is especially severe. The report also demonstrates the importance of IGE’s work in key countries.

Uzbekistan at Forefront of Fundamental Shifts in Freedom of Faith in Central Asia

May 28, 2021

Wade Kusack, IGE’s Senior Fellow for Central Asia, traveled to Uzbekistan last month to meet with a wide spectrum of religious leaders and listen to what impact the government’s reforms have had on their communities. Wade also met with IGE’s local partners to engage in preparations for future programming scheduled for later this year.