by Wissam al-Saliby | Dec 6, 2021 | Opinion
“We were not aware of this issue.” This was the unexpected response that I heard this year in two meetings with two United Nations human rights representatives working, respectively, on the Middle East and North Africa, and on Asia. Sixteen churches have been forcibly...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Oct 17, 2019 | Opinion
A Swiss journalist recently asked me during an interview, “Should Christian organizations be neutral toward governments?” when the killing of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, was brought up. The implications of neutrality were that business can continue as usual...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Apr 17, 2019 | Opinion
The recent massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand was the manifestation of a growing global phenomenon, which has been described as nationalist populism, white nationalism, extreme supremacist ideology, xenophobia, racism, populist nationalism and other terms....
by Wissam al-Saliby | Nov 29, 2018 | Opinion
What is the United Nations doing for religious freedom? When I’m asked this question by fellow evangelicals, I respond by sharing how I work with U.N. leaders on religious freedom through my role as advocacy officer at the World Evangelical Alliance. I shared...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Nov 28, 2018 | Opinion
Many of my fellow evangelicals have expressed dissatisfaction with the United Nations, sharing views ranging from “The U.N. is an evil global government” to “The U.N. is inefficient and useless.” One question, among many, is “What is the U.N. doing for religious...
