International Young Adult Program, Chennai, 2009
September 11th to 13th, 2009@ Dhyana Ashram, Chennai The Role of Young Adults in Human Rights and Duties (PDF, illustrated, 12 pages) Visit Flickr page (new tab)
Dr. Dhalla in Munich, 2011
“Bound to Live Together: Faiths & Cultures in Dialogue”, Munich, Sept 11-13, 2011 IARF’s Dr. Dhalla lights the Lamp of Peace on behalf of the Zoroastrian community worldwide On 11 September 2011, a commemoration ceremony was held in the open for the victims who perished in the tragedy of 9/11 in New York. This was […]
Thomas Mathew on Obama’s election
Dear Friends, Peace Greetings. At last, the whole world has become testimony to change – a change extremely radical and noteworthy.The world received the news that Mr. Barack Obama had been elected as the President of USA with aweand appreciation. The Oval house door is now open for the first Afro-American President in the historyof […]
Chennai inter-collegiate competition “Communal Harmony”, 2011
“We have celebrated International Human Rights Day on 10th December, 2011 at Shri Krishnaswamy College for women, Anna Nagar, Chennai by conducting Inter Collegiate competition under the Topic ” Communal Harmony”. Different colleges were participated. As a coordinator, I requested & invited Director P.V. Prasath, Cine Director (Best Film Kadalil Vizhunthen) (Song Nakka mukka) & […]
January 2012 ToM: Resolution 16/18
Resolution 16/18, a measure adopted “by consensus” – without a vote – at the U.N. Human Rights Council – was introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a coalition of 57 Muslim states. Formally entitled “combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against […]
Human Rights Day 2011 at Visakhapatnam
At Visakhapatnam Public Library, 10th December 2011 Please visit the photo set on Flickr.
December 2011 ToM: Syrian secularism under transformation
Topic of this month is the demise of secularism in an Arab republic. http://wwrn.org/articles/36648/ Site of film to which above article refers
TED talk by Council member Yehuda Stolov
Dr. Yehuda Stolov, IARF Council representative from our Israel member group the Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA), delivered a TED talk at TEDx Jaffa, 2011.
Japan & U.S. Chapters’ first person-to-person exchange
On 20th October 2011 a delegation of 23 members of the Japan Chapter of the IARF arrived in Washington, D.C., led by former IARF President Rev. Norio Sakai.Please see the reports below. While still in Boston, Rev. Sakai asked Rev. Richard Kellaway if he would help organize a return visit to Japan. This is planned for October 2012. […]