The report focuses special attention on key trends such as the impact of political and demographic transitions on religious minorities, who tended to suffer the most in 2011; the effects of conflict on religious freedom; and the rising tide of anti-Semitism. Impacted groups, to name just a few, included Baha’is and Sufis in Iran; Christians in Egypt; Ahmadis […]

News from UK member group   Shortly after attending our EME region’s 2012 conference (19-22 July) in the Netherlands, Derek McAuley – Chief Officer of IARF member group the GAUFCC (UK Unitarians) – had a chance to raise current LGBT issues with the British prime minister at a Downing St. reception on 24 July. More here… […]

  Dr. Thomas Mathew, Chairman of our South Asia regional body, represented IARF in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janerio from June 20-22, 2012. IARF attended the original 1992 Rio conference, and this was an opportunity for him to represent IARF as one of several religion-based voices on Earth issues. […]

Time Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five 7.00am Arrival & Registration Morning Prayer Meditation Yoga Morning Prayer 8.00am Breakfast   9.00am Inaugural Celebration Recalling Yesterday Activities 10.30am Introductory and Ice-breaking Sessions Session Four:- Leaders for the New Century for peace activities Visiting Various Interfaith Centers  Madurai, Rameswaram Session Nine:-  UN Human […]

For Hiroshima Day 2012 (6 August)Sargodha, Pakistan As a contribution to awareness-raising on nuclear issues in the 2012 approach to the annual international remembrance day for the atomic holocaust, our Pakistan chapter launched an awareness-raising exhibition in its home city of Sargodha, titled ‘Never again Hiroshima, Nagasaki never again‘. Guests at the opening, which took place […]

  IARF Tirunelveli Branch (Tamilnadu) and Brahma Kumari Raja Yoga center jointly celebrated the Rakhi Festival on 7 August 2012    

  Her latest book, The New Religious Intolerance, is a vigorous defence of the religious freedom of minorities in the face of post-9/11 Islamophobia.   Guardian interview…  

Human Rights Education & Training (HRET) @Infant Jesus School, Budapadi, Erode, TamilNadu, India21 – 22 June 2012 Facilitators: Bro. Albert Xaviour and Bro. Britto   Report (PDF 2 pages, illustrated)        

  Managed and edited by a multifaith team of seminary students and scholars…