Human Rights Day in Malakapuram, India
By on 11/12/2015
Below is a short report written by Narava Paska Rao, chairman of the BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony, from its 2015 Human Rights Day celebration. The BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony, a member group of IARF India, organised a meeting to observe the Human Rights Day at St. Ann’s College for Women in Malakapuram on Thursday […]
Persecution of Unitarians in Burundi
The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, many of whose member churches are also members of the IARF – has reported on November 19 that Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, pastor of the Unitarian Church of Burundi, was arrested from the church at gunpoint, taken into police custody and interrogated severely, regarding the activities of his church …. was threatened with physical harm […]
70th Anniversary of the UN: IARF and the UN
By on 26/10/2015
24 October was UN Day – marking the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945, 70 years ago. The IARF has a long history of involvement with the UN and the Economic and Social Council, one of its most important instruments. In 1972 IARF gained consultative status with ECOSOC. We currently have two […]
EME Region Conference 2016: First Announcement
By on 06/10/2015
The next IARF Europe and Middle East Region Conference will be held on 22 – 25 August 2016 in Skopje and Tetovo, Macedonia, in collaboration with our local member group, the Bektashi Order (here you can read about IARF’s delegation recent visit to the region which included, among other things, preparations for the Conference). The […]
Pakistan Chapter’s Peace Day Celebration
By on 28/09/2015
Briefly about IARF Pakistan: IARF Pakistan strives to promote peace and harmony among Islam and minority religions, including many Christians, Bahai, Sikh and others. Bahai and Sikh have proper relations and coexist well with Muslims, but there are tensions between the Muslim and Christian communities. We organize peace meetings with representatives of all faiths to discuss and promote tolerance […]
Visit to the Bektashi Order (Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania)
By on 19/09/2015
On 2 – 7 September 2015 IARF delegation paid an official visit to the Bektashi Order in Macedonia, an IARF Member Group, as well as its sister communities in Albania and Kosovo. The delegation consisted of Wytske Dijkstra, IARF President and Derek McAuley, the chairman of our Europe and the Middle East region. Arben Sulejmani, chair of the […]
Independence Day Event in Pakistan
By on 17/08/2015
Briefly about IARF Pakistan: IARF Pakistan strives to promote peace and harmony among Islam and minority religions, including many Christians, Bahai, Sikh and others. Bahai and Sikh have proper relations and coexist well with Muslims, but there are tensions between the Muslim and Christian communities. We organize peace meetings with representatives of all faiths to discuss and promote […]
Bahrain: Arrest of Inter-Faith Activist and Head of IARF Member Group Maytham Al Salman
On Saturday 8th August 2015, Sheikh Maytham Al Salman, chairman of the Bahrain Interfaith Centre, an Associate member group of the IARF, and Head of the Religious Freedom Unit in the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO), was detained at Manama international airport, charged with “inciting hatred against the regime”. The Sheikh has been detained before. We wrote about this […]
Introductory Inter-Faith Meeting in Mombasa, Kenya
By on 06/08/2015
Date: 25th July, 2015 Host: Hamis Juma Kitenje Presiding IARF Kenya Chapter Officials: Rev. Lawrence Adera, Secretary; Bishop Martin Mwambu, Treasurer In attendance were: Hamad S. Mwakilesho – Kikoneni in Kwale county coast Region Tsuma E. Jembe – Chibana Kaloleni in Kilifi County coast Region Janet N. Mwaburi – Kilifi county Timson Maneno – Tana River […]