Appeals Court Holds Oklahoma’s Shari’ah Ban Unconstitutional
From Religion Dispatches magazine, 25 March 2012: The court concluded that by singling out Islam for unfavorable treatment in state courts, the law likely violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Human Rights Day 2011, Hindupur
Report on Human Rights Day 2011 in Hindupur Organised by the IARF-RFYN young adults’ network in Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh, India See photos here (opens new tab in Flickr)
International Young Adult Program, Chennai, 2009
September 11th to 13th, 2009@ Dhyana Ashram, Chennai The Role of Young Adults in Human Rights and Duties (PDF, illustrated, 12 pages) Visit Flickr page (new tab)
Dr. Dhalla in Munich, 2011
“Bound to Live Together: Faiths & Cultures in Dialogue”, Munich, Sept 11-13, 2011 IARF’s Dr. Dhalla lights the Lamp of Peace on behalf of the Zoroastrian community worldwide On 11 September 2011, a commemoration ceremony was held in the open for the victims who perished in the tragedy of 9/11 in New York. This was […]
Thomas Mathew on Obama’s election
Dear Friends, Peace Greetings. At last, the whole world has become testimony to change – a change extremely radical and noteworthy.The world received the news that Mr. Barack Obama had been elected as the President of USA with aweand appreciation. The Oval house door is now open for the first Afro-American President in the historyof […]
Chennai inter-collegiate competition “Communal Harmony”, 2011
“We have celebrated International Human Rights Day on 10th December, 2011 at Shri Krishnaswamy College for women, Anna Nagar, Chennai by conducting Inter Collegiate competition under the Topic ” Communal Harmony”. Different colleges were participated. As a coordinator, I requested & invited Director P.V. Prasath, Cine Director (Best Film Kadalil Vizhunthen) (Song Nakka mukka) & […]
January 2012 ToM: Resolution 16/18
Resolution 16/18, a measure adopted “by consensus” – without a vote – at the U.N. Human Rights Council – was introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a coalition of 57 Muslim states. Formally entitled “combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against […]