U.S. sanctions on Lebanon have caused Lebanese nationals and residents as well as foreign investors to withdraw or hold off … More
Category: Religion
Contemporary Martyr’s Day
It is six years since the martyrdom of 21 Coptic boys in Libya by Daesh. At the time, Bishop Angaelos … More
A story of segregation: the rise of factitious Christian Europe and Islamic Middle East
The ongoing plummet of Christians living in the Middle East backed by European leader’s preferential treatment of non-Muslim refugees seeking … More
Jonathan Sacks, a great thinker, a great man
The Next Century Foundation is deeply sadened to report the death of former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks. He was one … More
Opening Address to our conference
Reverend Larry Wright’s opening address to the current conference
An open letter: the Hagia Sophia.
Frithjof Kuepper and Hartmut Dreier’s open letter to the Turkish government.
Are we born like this or did we learn this growing up?
The word “racism” was only added to the Oxford English Dictionary less than a hundred years ago, but racism started … More
Why the Chief Rabbi was (almost) right
About two weeks before the 2019 parliamentary elections, UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis wrote an article for The Times accusing … More
On Musa Sadr and Libya with Lina Kay
Originally posted on NCF: The Broadcasts:
William Morris, The Next Century Foundation’s Secretary General, speaking on Hala London radio with Lina Kay about…
Is Ukraine’s spiritual independence from Russia really a political win?
In Istanbul as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople handed a Tomos – a decree granting independence, or autocephaly – … More
Is Labour’s new code of conduct a gateway to antisemitism?
The ongoing row over the Labour Party’s new guidelines on antisemitism has understandably drawn a lot of attention in the … More
ISD’s YouthCAN Lab, Brussels – an optimistic hive of youth activism
Violent extremism and hate speech continue to be two of the most pernicious threats to life in Western Europe today, … More
Freedom of Religion in Iraq and Bahrain
Oral intervention to be given by the Next Century Foundation at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights … More
Don’t Forget Me
“And, sir, it is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion”, (William Shakespeare, Coriolanus). This is my … More
Ruminations of a Sufi Master
Sufism is a means of focussing away from the commonplace, and the temporal, and transcending oneself as a means of … More
Love
God made this universe from love, For Him to be the father of, What duty more exquisite is, Than loving … More
Orthodox Russia – an Ideology of Exclusivity
The links between the Orthodox Church and the Russian state have grown closer and closer in the last five years, … More
Poland’s authoritarian turn?
The recent decision by Poland’s government to pass a law that weakens the judiciary’s independence raises concerns on the overall … More
International Holocaust Day: #neveragain?
Today we remember the Holocaust, a genocide under the Nazi’s which killed an estimated six million Jewish people, two million … More
Freedom of Religion in America
The freedom to believe, practice and preach any religion is an unalienable fundamental right, imperative to the maintenance of social … More
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