London Conference on plight of Sabian Mandaeans of Iraq
26th April 2012House of Lords, London IARF was contacted on 20 March 2012 by Dr Layla Alroomi, the spokesperson of the Mandaean Human Rights Group (MHRG), with a request to attend a conference regarding: The plight of the Sabian Mandaeans of Iraq as a Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic minority …getting more serious. Since 2003 this small […]
Policing Belief: The Impact of Blasphemy Laws on Human Rights
Case studies of seven countries—Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Poland—where such laws exist both on paper and in practice.
The politics of religious freedom
…what is religious freedom, and why are we talking about it now? From The Immanent Frame blog (“interdisciplinary perspectives on secularism, religion, and the public sphere”), recent academic articles on the subject.
EME 2012 conference – forms
EME region conference 2012 – Trifold flyer (PDF, 2 pages) EME region conference 2012 – Updated Programme Information (4 July) (PDF, 2 pages) EME region conference 2012 – Registration Form (PDF, 1 page)
Arab world’s Charlie Chaplin sentenced for defaming Islam
Egypt court upholds conviction of top Arab actor The 71-year-old celebrity, described as the Arab world’s Charlie Chaplin, has a long history of legal tangles with Islamists who regard the actor’s work as blasphemous.
Unitarianism & the web
People have often asked me whether the Web design was influenced by Unitarian Universalist philosophy. I have to say that it wasn’t explicitly, as I developed the Web well before I came across Unitarian Universalism at all. But looking back on it, I suppose that there are some parallels between the philosophies.
Islam & Buddhism
The Common Ground project This is an important and pioneering book, which seeks to find common ground between the teachings of Islam and of Buddhism. It is my hope that on the basis of this common ground, followers of each tradition may come to appreciate the spiritual truths their different paths entail, and from […]
TED conversation: A “U.N.” for Religions?
Feb-March 201285 comments I’m thinking of a way to bring the religious leaders of every religion, cult, sect or any other religious beliefs representatives together
Shinto and Japanese New Religions
On Shinto Shinto scripture Shinto Kokusai Gakkai (Japanese research body) Encyclopaedia of Shinto National Christian Council in Japan – Center for the Study of Japanese Religions On “NEW RELIGIONS” Tenri-kyo Konko-kyo