Benedikt Roemer is a Walter Benjamin Fellow at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Oxford. His research interests include religious diversity in the Middle East, religion and nationalism, diaspora studies, the history and contemporary story of the Iranian Christian community and ethnographic research on religion in Arabic, Persian and […]

The International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) is a network of parliamentarians and legislators from around the world committed to combatting religious persecution and advancing freedom of religion or belief.

Timothy Stacey examines what he calls “spirited” elements in inspiring people to take political and ecological action: myth, ritual, drama, magic, tradition and play.

Gionathan Lo Mascolo is a Berlin-based political adviser with a focus on democracy, extremism and religion. He is editor of the volume The Christian Right in Europe.

Neil Datta leads the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights. Based in Brussels, the EPF is a network of Members of Parliament throughout Europe advocating for sexual and reproductive rights in Europe and abroad.

Béatrice Hainaut is a researcher on space issues for the Institute for Strategic Research, Paris. Her work has focused on the emergence and promotion of behavioral norms relating to the safety of space activities, including religion and spirituality.

Claire Giangravè is a Rome-based reporter for RNS, covering the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Before joining RNS in 2019, Giangravè was at Crux Catholic Media Inc., where she served as a faith and culture correspondent. She also previously worked at CNBC/Class Editori, ForexInfo.it, PBS and MSNBC News. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Roma […]

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is an intergovernmental organization with 35 member countries and nine observer countries. Founded in 1998 by former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, IHRA addresses issues related to the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma. Kathrin Meyer has been secretary-general of the IHRA since 2008. The IHRA’s permanent offices are in […]

Marion Lalisse is the European Union Commission coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred. Press contacts according to country are available on the European Commission’s press page.