Sanctions, Embargos and Human Rights: British Chapter resolution
18 December 2012 Preamble “Sanctions and embargos directly affect Religious Freedom and other human rights. In December we learned that the United States’ economic blockade against Cuba has forced the postponement of the 6th General Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), scheduled for 19 to 24 February 2013 in Havana, Cuba. (as […]
Peace Commission statement on Syria
Statement on Syria 09 September 2012 The Peace Commission of the International Association for Religious Freedom has noted with great concern that in the pursuit of geostrategic policies, ill-considered military and material support of ‘popular’ revolutions with poorly-defined aims and structures has led to situations where human rights have been systematically abused, religious freedom has been […]
Fideology, Trust and Oneness
A talk given by Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke at the “Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative” (GCGI) 10th Annual International Conference, “Sharing the Wisdom, Shaping the Dream: Reclaiming the Moral & Spiritual Roots of Economics & Capitalism”, Waterperry House, Oxford, September 2-5, 2012… Fideology, Trust and Oneness (PDF, 7 pages)
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 […]
RFYN statement to UN’s International Year of Youth
“The role of youth in the progress of Afghanistan” Work by Afghan members of our youth network (‘RFYN’) submitted for: High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Youth @ UN Headquarters, New York25-26 July 2011 RFYN contribution to UN High-Level Meeting (PDF, 3 pages) Illustrated article “The role of youth in the progress of Afghanistan” […]
March 2012 ToM: Religious violence in Nigeria
Some recent coverage of the rise of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria: Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Lurid Picture of Nigeria’s Muslims in Newsweek (13 Feb 2012) Nigeria names former soldier as suspect in the Christmas Day church bombing (15 Feb 2012) Islamist sect has support in Nigerian government – president Plus: Written statement submitted by the Jubilee Campaign to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
November 2011 ToM: The fate of USCIRF
Has the U.S. Senate “chosen to quietly shut down the independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom” (USCIRF)? Do the American people “need to remind their senators of the importance of religious freedom in foreign policy and of USCIRF’s key role”? Consider this article by Nina Shea.