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)
Shinto and Japanese New Religions
On Shinto
- Shinto Kokusai Gakkai (Japanese research body)
National Christian Council in Japan – Center for the Study of Japanese Religions
On “NEW RELIGIONS”
British Chapter AGM 2012
British IARF AGM 2012 (PDF, 1 page)
Council member addresses Bektashi Sufi symposium, Albania
Council member & Chair of our Europe & Middle East region, Rev. Drs. Wytske Dijkstra, was invited to attend & address on behalf of IARF a symposium of the Bektashi Sufi Order in Tirana, Albania, in commemoration of their late leader Haji Reshat Bardhi Dedebaba (1935–2011).
The audience included the Prime Minister of Albania and other government ministers, civil servants, and representatives of religious denominations from several countries, also Babas and Dervishes of the Bektashi community.
Rev. Drs. Dijkstra spoke on the memory of Dede Reshad Bardi, religious freedom, human rights, and the guiding principles of IARF.
India on USCIRF watch list again (2012)
India, March 21, 2012: The US government panel that monitors global religious freedom has once again listed India among countries that require close monitoring due to religious freedom violation.
USCIRF Identifies World’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators
US Chapter Conference 2012
This year’s IARF-US conference was held February 3-5, 2012 at Hilton Head, South Carolina, at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, in connection with the UN-sponsored World Interfaith Harmony Week (theme: “Faith, Interfaith, and Freedom”).
For reportback, see the relevant Chapter Newsletter (PDF).
Photos (link to US chapter site)
Opening Ceremony performance by college group Cocktails
National Chapter formed in Nepal
A new chapter has been founded in Nepal.
Formed in May 2003, the chapter has already held an inauguration ceremony (attended by 125 people) and sponsored both an art and essay competition at two secondary schools.
In October 2003, the chapter sponsored four half-day programmes in western Nepal (Terai region) that examined the situations of the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist communities respectively. These symposia were attended by a total of nearly 120 participants. Through interaction and open discussion, the chapter gained valuable knowledge about the religious life of Nepal. The symposia also resulted in the formation of several district-level committees to facilitate the chapter’s work to bring religions in the country into closer dialogue.
Human Rights Education training of Dalits & Adivasis, Kerala
May 2009
from the Report (PDF, 2 pages):
In May the second phase of the HRE program in Kerala began enthusiastically, with a new India Chapter branch opening after a program at the Adivasi & Dalit House Settlement Colony at Kurumthar in Pathanamthitta district.
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Human Rights Education workshop 2005, Vishakhapatnam
9 – 10 July 2005
St. Ann’s College for Women, Malkapuram, Vishakhapatnam.
Organized by local member group, Bala Vikas Foundation for Peace & Harmony (BVFPH).
Report (PDF, 4 pages)
Rajahmundry 2004
Under the auspices of SACC and Rajahmundry Interfaith Project, a Two-day Young Adult Programme was organised at Rajahmundry on 26th and 27th June 2004.
Twenty-three young adults from different local colleges and eight young adults from Vizag participated. Among them were 15 male and 16 female participants – 22 Hindu, 4 Christian, 3 Jain and 2 Muslim.
Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, International Council member and Coordinator of SACC, also took part.
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RFYN Rajahmundry 2004 (PDF)