​​​​​The Journal of Peacebuilding & Development (JPD) is delighted to announce the publication of special issue 2, volume 20, devoted to Freedom of Religion, Development, and Peacebuilding. This issue brings together timely scholarship exploring the intersections of religion, peacebuilding, and development across diverse contexts.​

Articles​

1. ​Marching Backward? Conservative Civil Society, Freedom of Religion, and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland by Roberto Belloni

2. Integrating Islamic Educational Values in Higher Education: A Framework for Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding in Aceh by Fuadi Mardatillah, Muchlinarwati Muchlinarwati, and Dayan Abdurrahman

3. “Muslim–Muslim Ticket", Christian–Muslim Relations and Peacebuilding and Development in Nigeria: A Reflection on Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Elections by Saheed Babajide Owonikoko

4. The Supreme Court Ruling on the Hijab Crisis in Nigeria and the Dynamics of Tolerance by Chukwuemeka Nwigwe, Ogechukwu Uzoagba, Nkechi Ukaegbu, Chukwunonso Uzoagba, Henrietta Okafor, Chinyere Ukwueze, and Ezeugwu Onyebuchi

5. Strengthening Hope and Psychosocial Competencies Within Education Communities in Muslim Societies by Ilham Nasser

6. The Ontology of Interfaith Dialogue as a Participatory Approach in Peaceful Coexistence in Rural Northern Ghana by Zachary Pealore, Zuweira Yakubu, and Eunice D. Pealore

7. Zakat Applications in Peacebuilding Activities: Desired and Controversial Applications on Agreeable and Contested Projects. Case Study: Qatar by Ola Alkahlout​

8. The Ambivalence of Religious Freedom, Peacebuilding, and National Development in Ghana by Seth Tweneboah

 Briefings​

1. Towards Youth Leadership on Freedom of Religion or Belief by Rachel Forster

2. Religious Scholars and Political Influence in Afghanistan After 2021: Between Legitimacy and Control by Mohammed Alsousi and Wadee Alarabeed​

​​Resources

• Devoted the Special Issue: Freedom of Religion, Development, and Peacebuilding.​

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