Peace Fires – a new tradition unites people around the world
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Rockland Interfaith Symposium: Diversity key in wake of hate crimes
RAMAPO – Rockland officials and faith leaders gathered Wednesday to address rising divisiveness between communities in the wake of the recent shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Hate crimes have been on the rise, and with high profile … Continue reading
Interfaith Outreach After The New Zealand Attack
After the New Zealand attack, there is a surge of interfaith support for U.S. Muslims. Churches, synagogues and other houses of worship are trying to help mosque-goers feel less afraid. Below are excerpts from the transcript from NPR radio station: … Continue reading
Prayers for Victims, for Families, for Peace
IRFWP and our worldwide family of spiritual leaders from Islam, Christianity, and all religions extend urgent and deepest prayers for our Muslim brothers and sisters of Christchurch, for all families, friends and all affected by our tragic loss. We pray … Continue reading
2019 Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Conference Synopsis Researchers, analysts, and policy makers have been trying to find out whether there is a correlation between violent conflict and economic growth. A new study shows evidence of global economic impact of violence and conflict and provides an … Continue reading
Sheikh Abdullah tells of need for greater interfaith dialogue
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, closed the first day of the World Government Summit on Sunday night with a call for religious tolerance and a warning that countries must stand up to all forms … Continue reading
Top cleric urges Middle East’s Muslims to ’embrace’ Christians
The head of Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning has urged the Middle East’s Muslims to “embrace” local Christians. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar in Egypt, told an interfaith meeting in Abu Dhabi attended by Pope Francis … Continue reading
World Interfaith Harmony Week
What is World Interfaith Harmony Week? The World Interfaith Harmony Week is based on UNGA Resolution A/65/PV.34 for a worldwide week of interfaith harmony. It was proposed in 2010 by HM King Abdullah II and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad … Continue reading
Importance of Interfaith Dialogue
A Muslim writing about religion in a newspaper with a predominantly Christian audience is a testament to the value of interfaith dialogue in our society. It is imperative in today’s ever-shrinking world that we do not use others’ faiths as … Continue reading
‘You belong’: Threatened Muslim child receives 500 interfaith letters of support
BOSTON (RNS) — When a 10-year-old Muslim girl looked in her classroom cubby one Friday morning last month, she found a note there with the words, “You’re a terrorist,” scribbled in childish, all-capital letters. The next week, a message appeared, … Continue reading