Mabda Report 22/01/12

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/ …

Mabda Report 16/01/12

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, …

Mabda Report 08/01/12

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 …

MABDA Report 02/01/12

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 …

Mabda Report 27/12/11

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 …

Mabda Report 18/12/11

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 …

Mabda Report 11/12/11

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, …

Mabda Report 05/12/11

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 …

Mabda Report 27/11/11

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 …

Mabda Report 14/11/11

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 …

Mabda Report 30/10/11

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 …

Mabda Report 24/10/11

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 16/10/11

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 …

Mabda Report 09/10/11

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 …

Mabda Report 03/10/11

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 …

Mabda Report 25/09/11

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 …

Mabda Report 18/09/11

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 …

Mabda Report 11/09/11

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 …

Mabda Report 05/09/11

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 …

Mabda Report 22/08/11

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 12.08.11

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., …

Mabda Report 27.07.11

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 …

Mabda Report 19.06.11

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 13.06.11

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 …

The First UN World Interfaith Harmony Week

The First UN World Interfaith Harmony Week

The First UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Language: English Pages: 100 Cover: Soft The First UN World Interfaith Harmony Week was celebrated in the first week of February 2011. This document summarises the key events leading up to the UN …

Mabda Report 29.05.11

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 …

Islam, Christianity and the Environment

Islam, Christianity and the Environment

Islam, Christianity and the EnvironmentThese are the proceedings from the Symposium ‘Islam, Christianity and the Environment’ which was held at the Baptism Site in Jordan in Sepetember, 2010. Essays by: Dr Ingrid Mattson, Dr Murad Hoffman, Dr Martin Arneth, Dr …

True Islam

True IslamA summary and description of the fatwa’s and international Islamic consensus on the Amman Message up until 2007 with a preface by H.E Grand Imam Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Shaykh al-Azhar. Language: English and Arabic

Mabda Report 10.04.11

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 …

Harmony Beads

Prayer beads have long been valued in sacred traditions which have prescribed a specific number of recitations of prayers. The prayer beads have been used as a counting aid for these sacred numbers of spiritual invocations. However, the function of …

Mabda Report 24.01.11

MABDA Report 24/1/2011 France Hails Jordan as ‘moderate voice’ In Region “At a joint press conference held after meeting with her counterpart Nasser Judeh, French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie commended Jordanian efforts in the peace process, moderate stand vis-à-vis other …

Profile: Conservative chairman Baroness Warsi

As chairman of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi is the first Muslim woman to be a Cabinet minister. Before that, she was shadow minister for community cohesion, with a reputation for speaking her mind. She came to public prominence in …

Mabda Report 17.01.11

MABDA Report 16/1/2011 “World Interfaith and Harmony Week” Round the Corner While certain parts of the world are undergoing chaotic actions and are in turmoil, efforts to support the “The World interfaith and Harmony Week”, which will be taking place …

Mabda Report 10.01.11

MABDA Report 9/12/2011 The first week of the year 2011 witnessed a couple of encouraging interfaith activities. Interfaith goes Environment Friendly A group of interfaith leaders went out on a mission to protect California deserts. Their aim was to encourage …

MABDA Report 02.01.11

MABDA Report 2/1/2011 The events of early morning on New Year’s day in Alexandria show the size of the task ahead of us. Murder, destruction in Alexandria; raising of tensions, suspicions worldwide. One single evil act like the bombing of …

MABDA Report 26.12.10

MABDA Report 26/12/2010 Muslim and Interfaith Peace Rally The leaders of the Corvallis mosque that was firebombed organized a peace rally in Pioneer Square, after the arrest of Mohamed Mohamud’s who allegedly tried to bomb the Christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony. The hour-long “Interfaith …

MABDA Report 12.12.10

MABDA Report 12/12/2010 Historical Revival of Interfaith and Coexistence The periods of time when religious faiths have co-existed fruitfully have always outlasted the times of persecution and wars. This is an important historical lesson to remember when we see examples …