by Allyson McKinney Timm | Oct 30, 2019 | Human Rights
Last week I saw a remarkable documentary film, “A Thousand Girls Like Me,” about one brave Afghan woman’s astounding quest for justice after years of sexual violence. Khatera, 23 and pregnant, seeks help from no less than 13 religious leaders. Most tell her to pray...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Oct 18, 2019 | Human Rights
While the world faces an unprecedented refugee crisis, our government is slashing a program to welcome a small fraction of those in most danger. Although a commission of global experts confirmed the dangerous racism of our policing system, last week Atatiana Jefferson...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Feb 11, 2019 | Book Review, Human Rights
A Review of Amesbury & Newlands, Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity (2008) Is religion an ally to human rights, or an adversary? How can Christians navigate the apparent tension between the universal scope of human...
