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Elizabeth Shakman Hurd teaches and writes on the politics of religion, U.S. foreign relations, and the global politics of the Middle East at Northwestern University, where she is professor of politics. Her most recent book is Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion (Princeton, 2015).
Democratic forces persist amid brutal regime violence and sectarian conflict.
Disband the International Commission on Religious Freedom
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