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Interfaith leader urges religious cooperation Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core Eboo Patel spoke at Langford Auditorium Tuesday night, urging Vanderbilt students and the Nashville community as a whole to rethink their approach to religious differences. Patel is an …

World Interfaith Harmony Week Uplifts UN General Assembly A rare event took place in the UN General Assembly on February 7, 2012: religious and secular leaders from around the world gathered to affirm “Common Ground for the Common Good,” marking …

The World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrated its second successful year spreading peace, compassion and harmony around the globe. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, at the concluding day of the World Interfaith Harmony Week I am pleased to address this special event, …

Over 100 events took place around the world in commemoration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week. A number of interfaith activists and organizations set their differences aside and were united under one roof sharing a meal, chanting prayers, dancing, and …

World Interfaith Harmony Week round the corner! We have just 2 days before the World Interfaith Harmony Week begins; this is still plenty of time to organize an event. Over the past week we’ve seen a near doubling of events …

Interfaith events thriving all over the world in preparation and honor of  the World Interfaith Harmony Week. Breakfasts, lunches, Prayers, Chantings from different religions will all take place during the first week of February for the second year. http://www.facebook.com/#!/world.interfaith.harmony.week http://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com/events-calendar/ …

Imam, priest, rabbi work together to educate Being in a place such as the Quad-Cities, where most residents tend to be tolerant and some are interested in the world’s major religions, makes it possible to host joint classes on Islam, …

Year of Interfaith Understanding to kick off in Muskegon Jan. 10 If Kryssis Bjork and Kay Ostrom have their way, Muskegon will make the world a more peaceful place in 2012. Bjork and Ostrom, who are co-chairs of the Year …

Finding a common word Christians and Muslims “share more than 95 percent of their religion,” said Mourad Amer, a Muslim engineer committed to a joint dialogue in Newport News, Va., that has sought common ground among the two religious bodies …

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: Christmas Message His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem delivered his Christmas Message yesterday, in the presence of his Patriarchal Vicars. During his message he speaks about interfaith dialogue, the ‘Arab Spring’ and Palestine’s application …

Omaha Tri-Faith Initiative Has Unique Approach To Interfaith Relations In cities across the nation, increasingly diverse after waves of immigration and demographic changes, it’s not uncommon to find Christian, Jewish and Islamic houses of worship located just blocks away from …

All set for UNAOC Forum: more than 2,500 delegates from across the world are expected to attend the 4th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum Among the participants are presidents, ministers, leaders of several world forums, representatives of civil societies, …

The Muslim 500, 2011 edition…is Out! After months of research, the 2011 edition of the Muslim 500 is finally out. This publication is part of an annual series that provides a window into the movers and shakers of the Muslim …

Analysis: Catholics, Muslims pursue dialogue amid Mideast tension “We have passed from formal dialogue to a dialogue between friends,” Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Vatican’s department for interfaith dialogue, said at the conference held near the Jordan River site …

Muslim Pilgrims Gather For Hajj In Saudi Arabia Muslims from across the world descended on this holy city ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, many of them with prayers for a peaceful resolution to the wave of uprisings roiling the …

Doha conference stresses interfaith dialogue for peaceful coexistence Making use of modern information and social media in promoting dialogue between the followers of different religious faiths and cultures is the theme of an international interfaith dialogue conference that was opened …

Benedict XVI: “We, the people of faith” and the interreligious dialogue with Islam Pope Ratzinger is a promoter of the Church’s dialogue with the Islamic world, established by the Second Vatican Council, which his predecessor was actively engaged in. But …

MABDA Report 16/10/2011Saudi-backed religious tolerance center opens in Vienna Saudi Arabia inaugurated an interfaith center in Vienna Thursday and its foreign minister said he hoped the spirit of tolerance embodied by the new institution will help change his conservative Muslim …

Targeted and Entrapped: Manufacturing the ‘Homegrown Threat’ in the United States The United States must abide by its international human rights obligations and must ensure the rights detailed above to all within its territory or under its jurisdiction in a …

Interfaith group encourages open religious dialogue A Christian Scientist, a member of the Ethical Culture movement and a Methodist-Unitarian explained how certainty relates to their faith while a Buddhist moderated their conversation at the Interfaith Action of Central Texas Red …

Pope Benedict XVI meets German Muslim leaders Pope Benedict XVI met with top German Muslim leaders Friday, emphasizing the importance of the values shared between the two religions in an increasingly secularized society. In the closed-door meeting in Berlin before …

Jerusalem interfaith dialogue sees increased participation Religious leaders in Jerusalem are more willing than ever before to take part in dialogue with members of other faiths despite growing political turmoil in the region, said Daniel Milo, the director of the …

A decade has passed since terror struck America, and the shadow of  9/11 still haunts its’ people. It was an action that has nourished the term “Islamophobia”. Ever since, American Muslims and Muslims worldwide have been trying to defend their …

White House Launches Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge Since his inauguration, President Obama has emphasized interfaith cooperation and community service – as an important way to build understanding between different communities and contribute to the common good. Interfaith service …

OIC Executive Committee convenes in Istanbul to discuss the situation in Somalia The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee convened in order to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia, and the likely famine. “All in all we …

MABDA Report 12/8/2011 One Nation, One Chicago Strives for Interfaith Understanding One Chicago, One Nation is the product of a post-Sept. 11 effort called One Nation and is largely financed by $200,000 from George F. Russell Jr. of Tacoma, Wash., …

RISSC Report 27/7/2011 The Rush to Blame Muslims and the Meaningless Term “Terrorism” For much of the day yesterday, the featured headline on The New York Times online front page strongly suggested that Muslims were responsible for the attacks on …

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MABDA Report 19/6/2011 An antidote to Islamophobia? Bad news tends to drown out good news, so while Representative Peter King continues his misguided attack on Muslim Americans, it’s good to know that many other people are working to create a …

MABDA Report 12/6/2011 US: Texas Muslims Launch Campaign against Islamophobia On Friday,10 June 2011, the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Texas (CAIR-Houston) held a news conference to launch a billboard campaign designed to help challenge growing anti-Muslim sentiment …

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MABDA Report 29/5/2011 Importance of interfaith dialogue emphasized Deputy Education Minister of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Muammar, emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue in order to promote peaceful coexistence among the followers of different religions and cultures. “It is also …

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Hijab and Muslim women under attack… Irene Zempi, from the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester, is conducting postgraduate research into the victimisation of veiled Muslim women and their experiences as direct victims of Islamophobia in the streets …