Stories written by Soraya M. Deen

Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy

By Christine M. Sequenzia and Soraya M. Deen
Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) still sanction the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, silencing their citizens and emboldening violence by non-state actors.

Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws– in the Name of Religious Freedom

By Christine M. Sequenzia and Soraya M. Deen
In nations lacking certain religious freedoms, the bold multi-faith membership of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable’s Campaign to Eliminate Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws, would be forbidden.

Empowering Women through Wisdom

By Caryll Tozer and Soraya M. Deen
During the COVID 19 lockdown in Sri Lanka, seven women from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds came together to deliver Wisdom and their message that women must be empowered and their voices for national unity must be heard through this movement.


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