International Award
The International Religious Liberty Association, Liberty Magazine, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church honored Asma Uddin with the International Award for her eloquent and efficient advocacy.
“Ms. Uddin’s voice and influence is far-reaching—not just through her work in the courts defending people of many different faiths or her scholarly writing and articles, but also her passionate defense of the principles of religious freedom in the public sphere, through her many speaking and media appearances.”
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While tackling religious conflict as an attorney, Asma Uddin was struck by how little even self-described religious freedom advocates knew about the law. She was excited by strides made in the courtroom but also well aware that culture was lagging behind. “There needed to be someone who bridged the two spaces,” she says.
So Uddin, who is Muslim, wrote two books — “When Islam Is Not a Religion” and “The Politics of Vulnerability” — demonstrating how those who promote political or religious tribalism are only hurting themselves. “Many Christians are feeling a sense of vulnerability or a sense of being under siege,” she says. But when they lash out at other faith groups, it undermines their own cause.