British Chapter meets Canterbury archbishop

Derek McAuley, Chief Officer of IARF member group the British Unitarian General Assembly, met the Archbishop of Canterbury at an Interfaith Reception at Lambeth Palace on Thursday 22 November 2012. The event was held to celebrate InterFaith Week, mark the 25th Anniversary of the UK’s InterFaith Network, and to recognise the Archbishop’s contribution to inter faith […]

Interfaith dialogue in Nepal Chapter

24 November 2012Kathmandu, Nepal   Report: Interfaith dialogue on Religious Tolerance & Citizen’s Responsibility (PDF, 10 pages illustrated) Photos    

Report on 14th India Chapter Conference

30-31 October 2012Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt, Mandya District, Karnataka, India   Report on 14th India Chapter Conference  (PDF illustrated, 22 pages – 13mb)        

British Unitarians raise concerns about growing threats to religious freedom with UK Government

 07 September 2012 IARF British Chapter board member Derek McAuley, Chief Office of our member group in Great Britain the GAUFCC (General Assembly of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches), has raised his concerns about the growing threats to religious freedom in many parts of the world with new government International Development junior minister, Lynne Featherstone MP.   […]

RFYN International Youth Conference 2012

24 to 28 September 2012 @Nobili Pastoral Centre, Madurai, TamilNadu, India Organized in association with the Angelo Province of the Institute of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, India.  A historic gathering for IARF in being a first attempt to be self-funded (that is, funded entirely from local member group contributions). 21 different Sacred Heart bodies around […]

Dutch Chapter seminar report

2012 Thursday, October 4th @ Apostolic Society, Azielaan 155, 3526 SG Utrecht Theme: “Religion and Diversity: Strength or Dilemma?” IARF Dutch Chapter and her partners in Interfaith Dialogue, express their gratitude to The Apostolic Society in Utrecht, The Netherlands for hosting and sponsoring the seminar. The Keynote speech – “Pussy Riot and the refusing civil servant – […]

Bangladesh chapter statement on anti-Buddhist riots

Attack on the Buddhists and their Temples in Bangladesh  A Report by IARF Bangladesh Chapter   07 October 2012 On the night of the 29th September 2012 a militant group of people attacked the Buddhist communities of Ramu, a small town in the district of Cox’s Bazar of Chittagong division in Bangladesh. The culprits set […]

Bangladesh Chapter launches young adult branch

23-25 September 2012@Department of World Religions, Dhaka University, Bangladesh A reception for the visit to Bangladesh by IARF-JLC member Rev. Takahiro Miwa (accompanied by Mrs. Yukari Miwa and IARF-SACC president Dr. Thomas Mathew) was organised by the head of the Bangladesh Chapter of IARF-SACC, Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam (of the Department of World Religions, Dhaka […]

International Day of Peace, South Asia region

21 September 2012 The IDP was marked in several locales of our South Asia region. The theme of this year’s observances was “Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future“.    

HRE training at American College, Madurai

@American College, Madurai7 – 8 August 2012 Facilitator: Brother Albert Xaviour   HRE Training, American College, Madurai (PDF, 17 slides illustrated)