Anti-Blasphemy Laws in the Arab Spring
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IARF-SACC interfaith activities 2011-12
Please download this presentation on the non-project activities in our South Asia region from 2011 to date (May 2012). IARF-SACC interfaith activities 2011-12 (presentation, .ppsx format)
RFYN Madurai meets US Chapter tour
18th May 2012 Madurai, India An encounter of the young adults of RFYN from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a group of graduate students from the University of South Carolina, led by Prof. Hal French, chair of the US Chapter. Report: US Chapter student tour meets RFYN Madurai (PDF illustrated, 4 pages)
Moderate Muslim or reformist Muslim?
Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam Today and Allah, Liberty and Love claims that moderate Muslims are afraid of breaking out of religious orthodoxy and explains why she’s calling for a reformation within Islam. Video, 12 March 2012
Bektashi Order of Macedonia welcomed into membership
The IARF has recently welcomed the Bektashi Order of Macedonia as a new member group. It is a branch of the Bektashi Order of Dervishes which has members in 31 countries, with headquarters originally in Turkey, now established in Albania. It is Alevite in character. The order has its origin in the teachings and life […]
IARF Training Workshop on UN Human Rights Mechanisms
26-27 May 2012 Geneva, Switzerland In response to specific requests during the last 19th Session of the Human Rights Council in March 2012, from grassroots NGO representatives and human rights defenders, IARF in collaboration with the David M. Kennedy Centre for International Studies is organizing an international training workshop on the UN Human Rights Mechanisms – focus on the […]
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 […]