Congress 2014 venue familiarisation
6 July 2013 Rev. Yoshinobu Miyake, representing IARF’s president Most Rev. Mitsuo Miyake, visited Birmingham together with IARF Treasurer Jeff Teagle and British Chapter committee member Derek McAuley (Chief Officer of the Unitarian General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches), as guests of Shaykh Muhammad Amin-Evans, Chair of the Congress Host Committee. They were given a […]
British Chapter committee member elected to IFN-UK Executive
1 July 2013The British Chapter of IARF has congratulated committee member Derek McAuley on his election to the Executive Committee of the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom. The Inter Faith Network plays a key role in promoting good relations between people of different faiths in this country and advancing public knowledge and mutual […]
EU Guidelines on FoRB Promotion & Protection
On 24 June 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted the Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief, and said the EU will: recall at all appropriate occasions that laws that criminalize blasphemy restrict expression concerning religious or other beliefs; that they are often applied so as to persecute, […]
Announcement of 34th World Congress, 2014
“Challenges for Religious Freedom in the digital age” Sun 24 to Weds 27 August 2014 University of Birmingham,United Kingdom Announcement flyer (PDF) Updates (also on Twitter and Facebook Friends and Event pages) Information to date on the Congress
Tehmina Kazi on Religion, Religious Freedom and Secularism
Religion, Religious Freedom and Secularism – by Tehmina Kazi This article appeared in the March 2013 edition of the IARF British Chapter’s Newsletter and IARF Peacemaking Commission News For the last three and a half years, I have been the Director of a registered charity named British Muslims for Secular Democracy. When I tell […]
TEDx ViadellaConciliazione
Does faith matter in the Technological, Entertained and Designed world? Can religion help to break down barriers and disunity among individuals and nations?
IARF and HRWF co-sponsor HRC UPR side event
UN Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review (UPR)Side Event on freedom of religion in Russia 29 April 2013in conjunction with the review of the human rights records of Russia through the Working Group on the UPR of the Human Rights Council. Jointly organised by IARF and Human Rights Without Frontiers International (HRWFI) Topics & Speakers: The […]
President joins signatories to G8 letter
IARF President Most Rev. Mitsuo Miyake and Council member Rev. Takeshi Nishida were among 80 religious leaders signatory to a letter to the Financial Times urging G8 countries to follow the UK in meeting existing commitments to spend 0.7% of national income on aid. Original FT article requires subscription to view, but this story is reported on […]
IARF Peace Commission Conference 2013
Theme: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY Co-Sponsored by IARF Peacemaking Commission and World Congress of Faiths (WCF) Starts 20 August, continue though 23 or 24 August. @Unitarian Church in Horsham (25 minutes from Gatwick Airport, one hour from London) rooms in the Travelodge 100 yards away. Registration, room and board: £260 (approx $390 US), reduced for shared rooming.£50 […]
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 […]