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Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue
This conference will bring together members of parliament, religious leaders, civil society, and other experts to engage in dialogue and to jointly explore action points for building more peaceful and inclusive societies.
Inter-Parliamentary Union & Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco
June 13-15 | Marrakesh, Morocco
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In the context of the G20, IMF, and World Bank spring meetings, this vigil and press conference will gather religious and community leaders from around the world.
Jubilee USA Network
April 14 | Washington, DC
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Interreligious Interactions in South Asia
This online colloquium of six 90-minute sessions sought to explore how interreligious interactions are analyzed and theorized in diverse disciplines today, and in what ways historical sources and ethnographic data from South Asia elaborate such interactions.
Cambridge Interfaith Programme
April 3-7, 12 | Online
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Having "Faith" in Reason: Being Secular in the Interfaith Movement
This event explored the spectrum of the secular-atheist identity, the challenges that occur when secular individuals engage in interfaith work, and the opportunity to promote stronger alliances for the work of peace, justice, and healing.
United Religions Initiative
April 4 | Online
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Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives and International Politics
This lecture argued that interreligious dialogue has developed into a central dimension of international politics, as well as that the international segment of interreligious dialogue activities is strongly influenced by international relations.
Central European University
March 30 | Vienna, Austria
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Special High-level Event to Commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
This event featured statements from the president of the general assembly, the UN secretary-general, the secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the high representative of the UN Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC), and academia, followed by group statements and statements from individual member states and observers.
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
March 10 | New York City, NY
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Religions for Peace Annual Report 2022
This annual report shares a few highlights on how Religions for Peace advanced multireligious cooperation for the common good in 2022. This includes several multireligious and multi-stakeholder platforms, programs on the sidelines of international meetings, and partnership collaborations.
(Religions for Peace)
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Faith Action on the SDGs: Clean Water & Sanitation
Published as a supplement to the 2020 Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this document is the first in a series of periodic reports that will highlight new and ongoing activities of faith-based organizations. This issue specifically showcases a sampling of inspiring efforts to collect, conserve, and create access to clean water.
(UNEP Faith for Earth Initiative; Parliament of the World’s Religions; United Religions Initiative; Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology)
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Revitalizing Catholic Social Thought in a Multi-Religious World
This article argues that in order to revitalize Catholic social teaching in today’s world, the Church must enter into critical dialogue with non-Christian religions and harness their contribution to sociopolitical transformation. According to the author, the teachings of Pope Francis, especially in recent social encyclicals, emphasize the importance of such conversations and identify possible paths to pursue.
(Journal of Catholic Social Thought)
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During this hybrid April 3 event, a panel of scholars discussed how religious groups in China are subject to restrictions and, at times, severe oppression, as witnessed in the treatment of the Muslims of Xinjiang. Less severe forms of repression include controls over authorized religious activities and restrictions on leaders among groups as diverse as the Falun Gong and the Catholic Church. Can these actions be attributed to the proclaimed atheism of the Chinese regime, or are there more complex factors in the religious and political history of China that have contributed to this trend? |
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