Religicide: Confronting the Roots of Anti-Religious ViolenceA brave and timely proposal to name, investigate, and ultimately stop a new crime–the mass murder of millions of people for their faith. Religion-related violence is the fastest spreading type of violence worldwide. Attacks on religious minorities follow a clear pattern and are preceded with early warning signs. Until now, such violence had no name, let alone a set of policies designed to identify and prevent it. A unique attempt to create a new moral and legal category alongside other forms of persecution and mass murder, Religicide explores the roots of atrocities such as the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Bosnian war, and other human rights catastrophes. The authors tap into their decades of activism, interreligious engagement, and people-to-people diplomacy to delve into a gripping examination of contemporary religicides: the Yazidis in Iraq, the Rohingya in Myanmar, Uyghur Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists in China, and the centuries-long efforts to wipe out Indigenous Americans. Yet, even in the face of these horrific atrocities, the authors resist despair. They amplify the voices of survivors and offer a blueprint for action, calling on government, business, civil society, and religious leaders to join in a global campaign to protect religious minorities. |
Contents
The Roots of Religicide | |
Defusing Toxic Scriptures | |
Religion Killing Religion ISIS against the Yazidis | |
State Killing Religion China against the Uyghurs | |
TechAssisted Religicide Chinas Surveillance in Tibet | |
Religion and State Killing Religion Myanmar against | |
Religicide and Indigenous Americans | |
Gaps in the Protection of Religion and Belief | |
A Multitiered Approach to Prevent Religicide | |
A Global Covenant The Missing Piece | |
Bibliography | |
Endnotes | |
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