Visit to the Bektashi Order (Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania)
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
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
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 […]
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Events
About the Foundation: India is a land of religions and diversity. Our purpose is to bring this country back to its original ethos by reviving harmony and peace. The B. V. Foundation for the Promotion of Peace and Harmony was established in 2006 to promote peace in the Visakhapatnam district of India. Our CC holds […]
Iftar Dinner at Mothi Baba Dargah, Chennai
On 14 July 2015 Adv. Varadarajalu Rengapashyam, IARF Council member for India, held an Iftar Dinner (traditional meal eaten by followers of Islam on sunset during Ramadan, the month of fasting, which is often an occasion for inter-religious encounter) at Mothi Baba Dargah Interfaith Centre (you can read more about it here) attended by about 400 persons of different […]
New Office Administrator
Robert Papini, who has been the Office Administrator since 2003, has retired from the association as of this week. His duties were taken over by Łukasz Liniewicz, a resident of the Netherlands. Łukasz was appointed following a thorough recruitment procedure. Though we are sorry to see Robert go, and grateful for his contribution and support to our organization, we have […]
Kenya Chapter – Training of Trainers for Human Rights Education
Jerusalem Centre, Kitale, KENYA10-12 April 2015 Host: Kenya Chapter President Bishop Michael Wafula Facilitator- Mrs. Joyce N. Wamalwa Co. Trainers- Sister Irene Rev. Lawrence Adera Bishop Martin Mwambu Duncan Magero There was a warm welcome from the participants. For few hours we were given sermons by the Chapter President, Bishop Michael, who introduced his team to […]
Introductory Meeting of IARF – Kampala, Uganda, 10may2015
Introductory Meeting of IARF – Kampala, Uganda, 10 May 2015 (PDF 7 pages, illustrated)