NEWS

• Aaqil Ahmed to speak at AGM
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• Jim Kenney to speak at Conferences in London and Leicester
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• Children carry Olympic Torch at Interfaith service
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• Karate champion to preach at Interfaith Service - 'Go for the Golden Rule'
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• Rabbi Jackie Tabick stepped down at the AGM to allow her to take up a senior position within the Jewish community
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• At London Central Mosque on the afternoon of 1 February 2012, we began Interfaith Religious Harmony Week with discussions on Healing The world
  Rev Richard Boeke has posted a summary of the meeting here
  
• Our 2012 programme is now available here
  Please download it, and circulate it as widely as you can.
• WCF will be celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week at the beginning of February. If you are arranging an event, or you know of an event during the week, please e-mail us with the details.We will then publicise these on our events page.
• On Sunday 7 December at The Liberal Synagogue, St Johns Wood, Karen Armstrong spoke about 'The Core of Religion' describing many of her Twelve Steps to Compassion
• Our series of joint meetings with IARF(the International Association for Religious Freedom) at the Central Mosque in Regent's Park began on 7 December, with speakers from various faiths on the subject of 'Into the Heart of the World'. Mr Omar Sedekki and Sheikh Fawzi were excellent hosts at London Central Mosque. As the session began, Mr. Sedekki led a short tour of the Mosque. Our thanks to David Horner from Religions for Peace and a volunteer from Brahma Kumaris for taking registrations. As our session began, we were greeted by the Senior Imam, Sheikh Khanlifa Ezzat.
  Rev. Feargus O'Connor introduced the first panelist, Imam Shahid Hussain. His words were followed by a break for mid-day prayer followed during which many of us joined prayers downstairs under the great dome of the Mosque. On return, the Great Compassion, "mahakaruna" was the theme of the lecture by Rev Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, Rabbi Jackie Tabick told us that the Jewish Faith is more about practice than belief. Then some lively discussion, a peace greeting, and a break for tea.
  Jehangir Sarosh, Director of British Religions for Peace, chaired the second panel which was opened by Rev Christopher Hudson MBE. He spoke of his work in peace-making in Northern Ireland, pointing out that understanding was as important as forgiveness. Professor Kamran Mofid called for a "value led, people - nature centered economics ..." (texts are available) As the event closed, British Chapter IARF, held a brief meeting in the cafeteria downstairs. Then we walked to the lecture by Karen Armstrong that evening at the nearby Liberal Synagogue.
  The next meeting will be on 1 February, also at the mosque, when the subject will be 'Healing the World - Oneness and Compassion'....... Read more
• Mitzvah Day, Interfaith Week and the Muslim-Jewish twinning programme
  
  Thanks to the help of the Al-Nisa society, the Leo Baeck College and the hospitality provided by North West Surrey Synagogue in Weybridge, a group of Muslim and Jewish women met together for tea and discussion as part of Mitzvah Day, Interfaith Week and the world wide Muslim-Jewish twinning programme spearheaded by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.. Participants were asked to bring a text from their own tradition of women that had inspired them. The range was enormous, from Deborah, the prophetess to Aisha, one of the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
  
  
  
• WCF confirms its identity...... Read more
• IMAM SAJID to speak in church ...... Read more
• Journey to Compassion ...... Read more
• Ethics, Ecology and the Interdependent Web ...... Read more
• IMAM SAJID attends a meeting of 200 World Leaders at Auschwitz ...... Read more
• World Interfaith Harmony Week 1 - 7 February 2011 ..... Read more
• JUST THIS DAY - Members of the World Congress of Faiths participated in Just This Day on 24 November 2010 in St Martin in the Fields ......Read more
• The Muslim Council of Britain publishes 'Celebrating Faith' see the document here ......Read more
• WCF are involved in many of the events celebrating Interfaith Week ......Read more
• Marcus Braybrooke attends Temple of Understanding and launches a new initiative - The Interfaith Consortium for an Ecological Civilisation ......Read more
• Om Prakash Sharma died. He was for many years a member of the WCF Executie and leader of the Hindu community ......Read more
• WCF and IARF host Commissions in Kochi, India September 2010......Read more
• WCF signs up to the election pledge......Read more
• Barney Leith to give the AnnualYounghusband Lecture in 2010......Read more
• Preparing for the Parliament of World Relgions - our President writes on our blog......Read more
• Archbishop meets Alan Race......Read more
• New website goes live......Read more

• Evolution, Religion and Politics - a debate available on YouTube......Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

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