Bangladesh Chapter president honoured
Dhaka, Bangladesh7 December 2012 The Gurudwara of Dhaka celebrated the 500th year of Guru Nanak’s visit to Dhaka and his stay on the present Gurudwara campus, then known as Nanak’s Chapra. About 300 Sikhs from India attended the program. President of IARF’s Bangladesh Chapter, Prof. Kazi Nurul Islam, received special recognition at a reception, in the […]
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 […]
2012 International Human Rights Day in India
10 December 2012 Chennai – Valliammal College, Anna Nagar Chennai – Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology (SVCET), Tiruvallur Visakhapatnam – Integral Institute Of Advanced Management Bangalore – Sri Krishna International Group of Institutions
HRET at Sri Venkateshwara
@Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering & Technology (SVCET), Tiruvallur, Chennai: Human Rights Education training 22-23 November 2012 Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour This training event is among the first in a new initiative in the IARF HRE program, by the young adult network RFYN, to match IARF central funding with self-funding / local contributions. Its report below is […]
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 – […]