International Day of Peace, South Asia region
21 September 2012 The IDP was marked in several locales of our South Asia region. The theme of this year’s observances was “Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future“.
European bans of Muslim veil & the freedom of choice
…proponents of bans on veils in Europe see them as a way to liberate women and protect women and girls from societal pressure to veil themselves. As alien as it may seem to some Europeans, veiling can be a choice, in the same way that other convictions or conduct that have been shaped by […]
Islam, Democracy & the Pursuit of Civil Society – Tariq Ramadan
September 10, 2012 Professor Tariq Ramadan at the University of Michigan “From the Arab Awakening, Forward: Islam, Democracy & the Pursuit of Civil Society” (YouTube) The new book: Islam and the Arab Awakening
Pew Report: Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion
September 20, 2012 …third in a series of reports by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. These reports have drawn widespread attention to the fact that a substantial portion of the world’s population […]
United Nations HRC 2012: Joint NGO Statement on Human Rights Education
@21st Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva September 2012 Joint Oral Statement by 21 organisations, including IARF: The World Programme for Human Rights Education [WPHRE] is an essential tool forimplementing the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, a newnormative reference for the international community. We affirm that human rights education and training in […]
Peace Commission statement on Syria
Statement on Syria 09 September 2012 The Peace Commission of the International Association for Religious Freedom has noted with great concern that in the pursuit of geostrategic policies, ill-considered military and material support of ‘popular’ revolutions with poorly-defined aims and structures has led to situations where human rights have been systematically abused, religious freedom has been […]
HRE workshop Bethune College, Kolkata
25 – 26 August 2012 @Bethune College, North Kolkata, West Bengal Facilitator: Asit Basu (Ramakrishna Mission) Report of HRE held at Bethune College PDF, 5 pages illustrated)
Phantom minorities and religions denied: Muslims, Bahá’ís and international human rights
An article by Nazila Ghanea from the SHI’A AFFAIRS JOURNAL, VOL 2 (2009)
HRE training at American College, Madurai
@American College, Madurai7 – 8 August 2012 Facilitator: Brother Albert Xaviour HRE Training, American College, Madurai (PDF, 17 slides illustrated)
Fideology, Trust and Oneness
A talk given by Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke at the “Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative” (GCGI) 10th Annual International Conference, “Sharing the Wisdom, Shaping the Dream: Reclaiming the Moral & Spiritual Roots of Economics & Capitalism”, Waterperry House, Oxford, September 2-5, 2012… Fideology, Trust and Oneness (PDF, 7 pages)