ActivitiesChapters' newsDiscourse
British Chapter AGM: talks
2012 Annual General Meeting of the IARF British Chapter19 May 2012, Unitarian Church Croydon, London “Challenges to Civil & Religious Liberty Today” (350th Anniversary of the Great Ejection of 1662) Rev. Andrew Hill spoke on The Great Ejection in 1662, of two thousand Puritan clergymen from Church of England, which eventually led to the foundation of […]
Resources
Art and Faith, Too
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RF News
UK criminalises forced marriage: Comment
Published on 12/06/2012
Baroness Warsi of the Conservative party summarises the situation, and the arguments. Forced marriage has always been a crime in spirit
ActivitiesChapters' newsSouth Asia
Pakistan Chapter: Interfaith in Youth IARF Cricket Gala 2012
Interfaith Cricket MatchEid-Ghah grounds, Sargodha8 June 2012 This was a floodlit night match with young Muslim, Baha’i and Christians participants, reported in the Daily Aftab and its Sunday magazine. As a boundary wall, banners were hung that carried texts about peace and harmony between religions. Please see photos here (link to Picasa) Interfaith in Youth is a program […]
Resources
Faith and Freedom – a journal of progressive religion
Faith and Freedom – “a journal of progressive religion published at Harris Manchester College, Oxford”, has been produced regularly since 1947. It carries a mixture of articles covering theological, historical, religious and faith topics including sermons, poems and other pieces as well as regular reviews of new publications. The journal is now edited by David […]
Project EventsSouth Asia
HRE training Indore January 2009
@Gujarati Science College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh16-17 January 2009facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour Report: HRE training at Gujarati Science College, Indore – 16 & 17 Jan 2009 (PDF, 9 pages) Photos on Flickr
RF News
Anti-Blasphemy Laws in the Arab Spring
Published on 06/06/2012
The Emir of Kuwait is faced at this very moment with the decision of approving a law that would impose the death penalty against unrepentant Muslims (and varying prison sentences upon others) who exercise their religious freedom of speech in a way deemed blasphemous. So far, this is the most extreme version of such a […]
ActivitiesRFYNSouth Asia
IARF Day
IARF (Foundation) Day, May 25th 2012 @Angelo ITI, Hindupur (Andhra Pradesh, India) The program was organised by RFYN-Hindupur, with Mr. Mohanlal and Br. M.Sengole invited as guests along with students from Angelo ITI & nearby schools. The students performed many cultural programs, and Br. Albert Xaviour presented a PowerPoint about the history of IARF & its activities in […]
ActivitiesUnited Nations
Training on UN Human Rights mechanisms
First IARF Annual Training on UN Human Rights mechanisms Geneva, 26th-27th May 2012 Facilitators: Mandat International (the UN welcome centre in Geneva); the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. More than 30 participants from 10 countries were involved in the course. Under the guidance of Morse C. Flores, IARF’s main representative at UN, and Ursula […]