Prof. Dr. Christine Schirrmacher, a scholar of Islamic Studies, was appointed by the CASSIS board as a voting member at the seventh meeting of the council of the “Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS)” at the Rhei¬nische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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Tribute to John Warwick Montgomery (1931–2024)
BQ 811 – 34/2024
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) pays tribute to Dr. John Warwick Montgomery the founding Chair its Academic Board and later lifelong honorary Chair, the Academic Board also serving as the Editorial Board of the In-ternational Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF).
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A commentary by Thomas Paul Schirrmacher
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Thomas Paul Schirrmacher spoke at the Global Christian Forum for the third time at a “Global Gathering”.
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He reads out a statement from Thomas Paul Schirrmacher, who was unable to attend and will be coming to Basel next year.
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Schirrmacher visits the former slave prisons in Ghana and Zanzibar
BQ 807 – 30/2024
Thomas Paul Schirrmacher, ISHR President and author of several books on the history of slavery, human trafficking and racism, has visited two of the most important historical memorials to the intercontinental slave trade in Africa.
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Thomas Paul Schirrmacher will have role in GCF’s board – the “Facilitating Group”
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A new tool for researching religious freedom worldwide
BQ 803 – 26/2024
The IIRF presents the Violent Incidents Database in the German Bundestag
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Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey publishes annual human rights report
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In the presence of more than 160 invited guests the newly designed memorial on the grounds of the LVR Cultural Centre Brauweiler has been opened.
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Heads of USCIRF and IIRF in Discussion about Antisemitism
BQ 799 – 22/2024
Bishop Thomas Schirrmacher meets Rabbi Abraham Cooper in Berlin
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The President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has been honoured with the Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen
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ISHR President praises human rights defenders
BQ 796 – 19/2024
The President of the International Council of the ISHR declared, that ISHR mainly exists to protect human rights defenders and is proud to have so many of them in their ranks.
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As part of a panel discussion at Brauweiler Abbey, Scholar of Islamic Studies Prof. Dr. Christine Schirrmacher spoke about the historical and political causes of the anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic demonstrations in Germany in light of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Jewish civilians in Gaza on 7 October 2023.
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Welcoming Letter by Thomas Paul Schirrmacher in Russian, German and English
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The Council of Nicaea took place in 325. It is considered to be the first ecumenical council, which primarily focussed on Arianism and the question of the divinity of Jesus Christ, but also dealt with other topics such as the date of Easter and the ordination of priests and bishops.
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The Human Rights Council of the Deutsche Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, held an expert hearing April 24, 2024, to discuss the Third Federal Report on Religious Freedom.
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In preparation for a Central America tour in September 2024 that includes El Salvador, the President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), Prof. Dr. Thomas Paul Schirrmacher, visited the Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador, H. E. Florencia E. Villanova de von Oehsen, in Berlin.
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Report on Recent IIRF Africa Activities
BQ 788 – 11/2024
Africa affiliate of International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) relaunched at the Conference on Religious Freedom in South Africa
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The following is a summary by Norbert Altenkamp MP of the hearing on the ‘Third Report of the Federal Government on the Global Situation of Freedom of Religion or Belief’.
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Religious dialogue is essential
BQ 786 – 9/2024
Schirrmacher speaks in the Bundestag at the hearing on the situation of freedom of religion or belief
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The Evangelical Alliance in Germany (EAD) expressed its great appreciation to Prof. Dr. Thomas Paul Schirrmacher for his many years of dedicated service in many areas of the German and World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).
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The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) announced the resignation of its Secretary General Bishop Dr. Thomas Paul Schirrmacher as of March 31, 2024, for health reasons.
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Communio Messianica consecrates Yassir Eric as bishop
BQ 783 – 6/2024
Communio Messianica (CM) is pleased to announce the consecration of Bishop Dr. Yassir Eric on March 10th, 2024, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Bishop Schirrmacher congratulates Cardinal Czerny
BQ 781 – 4/2021
The Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance congratulates Cardinal Michael F. Czerny SJ on receiving the Klaus Hemmerle Prize