Location: Decatur Ballroom

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War and conflicts often reshape — and sometimes erase — the religious freedoms communities depend on. From the destruction of sacred sites to the targeting of clergy and believers, conflicts create conditions where faith becomes both a refuge and a fault line. This panel will examine how violations of religious freedom are documented and debated, how religion is framed or weaponized in times of war, and the critical role journalists, researchers, and civil society play in reporting accurately and ethically when the stakes are highest. 

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SPEAKERS

Peter Flew

Dr. Hormoz Shariat

MODERATOR

David I. Klein

David I. Klein is an Istanbul-based journalist covering religion in Europe and the Middle East, with 75+ stories in RNS, a former Europe Correspondent for the Jewish telegraphic Agency, and former reporter for The Forward, The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and CNN.