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unusual facts about United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


Leila Nadya Sadat

She is known for her work in Public International Law and human rights, and from 2001-2003 she served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (she was nominated by then Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt and appointed by Congress).


July 2010 Lahore bombings

Leonard Leo, chairman of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, called on the Pakistani government to protect the freedom of all religious groups and repeal the country's blasphemy laws.

Shia Islam in Indonesia

The 2010 report to the United States Congress by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom noted attacks against the Shia communities in Indonesia, particularly in East Java and Madura in 2008.


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