Malaysia Celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week On Monday
By Nur Syuhada Shamsuddin PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 (Bernama) — Tomorrow, Malaysia will for the first time celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week as put forward by the United Nations (UN) with various...
View ArticleDIFFERENCE IN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS NOT THE CAUSE OF TENSIONS, SAYS NAJIB
Bernama PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today that extremist understanding of religion rather than difference in beliefs is a cause of tensions in a country. Extremism...
View ArticlePM: Shun extremism
thestar.com.my PUTRAJAYA: Extremism in any faith – be it among Muslims, Christians, Buddhists or Hindus – will leave a negative impact on the community, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. For this...
View ArticleAn Interview With Ruth Turner of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Rahim Kanani huffingtonpost In a recent interview with Ruth Turner, Chief Executive of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, we discussed the significance of World Interfaith Harmony Week, the work of the...
View ArticleModeration the way forward, say groups
YUEN MEIKENG thestar.com.my PETALING JAYA: Religious groups agreed that moderation is the way forward in a multi-religious country like Malaysia and support the Prime Minister’s proposal to promote...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Build bridges, not walls that divide us
malaysia.news.yahoo.com Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) – One of the most moving images during the massive protests in Egypt that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak was how the country’s majority Muslims...
View ArticleGovt transformation giving what the people really want
Bernama KUALA LUMPUR — In US railroad parlance, a mallet is a very large and powerful steam locomotive. And in the railroad industry, a locomotive that goes off the rails is a pretty disastrous thing...
View ArticleIn Seoul, UPF Celebrates the UN Week of Interfaith Harmony
By Dr. Michael Balcomb, Director of Communications, UPF Seoul, Korea – As events in Egypt moved toward their climax half a world away, UPF convened an International Leadership conference in Seoul in...
View ArticleIntefaith Harmony Week Celebrated in St. Lucia
By UPF – St. Lucia Anse-la-Raye, St. Lucia – St Lucia is a predominantly Christian country. Ninety-nine percent of the people are Christians, and the other one percent consist of Hindus and a few...
View ArticleWeek of Interfaith Harmony in Moldova
By UPF – Moldova Chisinau, Moldova – A round-table discussion on “Interfaith cooperation as the important instrument of establishing the culture of peace in Moldova” initiated by the Universal Peace...
View ArticleWorld Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrated in Tokyo
By UPF – Japan Tokyo, Japan – A commemorative event of the United Nations’ annual “World Interfaith Harmony Week” was hosted by UPF-Japan on January 29 in Tokyo as an opening program of Ambassadors for...
View ArticleSyabas to Penang’s interfaith panel
Thomas Lee The Malaysia Chronicle Penang has become the first state in the country to establish a state executive council portfolio to handle religious matters relating to the non-Islamic religions...
View Article‘Interfaith harmony, peace go hand in hand’
The Jordan Times AMMAN (JT) – Interfaith specialists and clerics on Tuesday explored different means of fostering dialogue among the followers of the Abrahamic religions. The symposium, held by the...
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