Women
- Written by: Robin Marsh
- Written by: Alan Sillitoe
'Prevention of Radicalisation' has been a recurrent theme of Universal Peace Federation UK programmes in recent years. During this event, kindly hosted by Baroness Verma in the House of Lords, Dr Emmanuel Dupuy offered a french perspective and included some of the recommendations of the French Senate Delegation report on 'The Local Authorities and the Prevention of Radicalisation' (published April 11, 2017). Humphrey Hawksley, Keith Best, Sheikh Dr Hojjat Ramzy and Dr Afzal Ashraf raised a range of perspectives and provoked contributions from the audience. (Video Playlist )
- Written by: Robin Marsh
Renowned scholar Professor Akbar Ahmed is on a tour around Europe on a research project to write a book on, 'Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Empire'. Last night UPF-UK had the honour to host one of the programmes on the tour. The tour is being supported by 'Muslims, Trust and Cultural Dialogue' represented by Prof. Peter Morey and others last night. One of Prof. Ahmed's team, Asmaa Soliman, who is also a core team member of YouthUPF, was the MC and one of the main organisers of the event.
Professor Ahmed explains, 'The lessons of a society in which different religions and cultures can live together, create art together, and worship freely while respecting each other, is a desperately needed model to guide us today.' He highlights several eras in European history, like Cordoba's 'La Convivencia' when this occurred. Please see below for the written exlanation of the Tour. Photos http://bit.ly/1taBM3P
I had the opportunity to introduce Universal Peace Federation and mention Father Moon's response to 9/11 was to sponsor three intra-Muslim dialogue conferences in Jakarta, London and Washington DC at which the then President of Indonesia (Gus Dur) Wahid and his wife participated along with many other dignitaries from across the Islamic world.
- Written by: Imam Sajid
Recommendations. It recommends in particular that they should:
- take the lead in promoting a public debate on integration and other issues relevant to ethnic minorities that avoids polarisation, antagonism, and hostility among communities;
- take steps to counter the use of racist and xenophobic discourse in politics;
- oppose publicly and vigorously all manifestations of Islamophobia;
- review a number of policies in the light of the prohibition of direct and indirect racial discrimination.
For Further reading see the following:
Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid’s “Islamophobia: A new word for an old fear.” 9 June 2005.Available at : http://pressthat.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/islamop.pdf
For Anti-Semitism Runnymede Trust published a report (1994) “A Very Light Sleeper: the persistence and dangers of anti-Semitism” (London: Runnymede Trust) – (1997) Islamophobia: a challenge for us all (London: Runnymede Trust) For a summary of the 1997 report, see here
http://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/pdfs/islamophobia.pdf
For the follow-up report from 2004, 'Islamophobia: Issues, Challenges, and Action', see here
- Written by: IMAM Dr Mufti Abduljalil Sajid
Islamophobia: Hostility and Discrimination against EU Muslims is denial of their basic Human Rights in Europe: An Islamic Perspective. Are Muslims new Jews of the current century? By IMAM Dr Mufti Abduljalil Sajid.
Islamophobia is on the rise across Europe as Muslims suffer widespread discrimination, physical attacks and verbal abuse, a new European Union report has revealed in a detailed report from the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.
- Countering Religious Tensions in Nigeria
- Rt Hon Tom Brake MP - Riots and Human Rights
- Minority Community Rights in Europe by Prof. Lord Bhikhu Parekh
- Multi-culturalism - A Contribution for Peace?
- Islam, Multiculturalism and the Lessons of Norway
- Forgiveness in our Faith Traditions - Birmingham
- Imam Sajid Islamophobia Recommended Reading
- Joint Faith Celebration November 2010
- Sharing Stories of True Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the lives of People
- 7-7 Muslim Perspectives Booklaunch
- 7-7 Muslim Perspectives
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation June 6th 2010
- Joint Faiths Celebration -‘Mawlid An-Nabi (Birth of Prophet Mohammed), Pesach (Passover), Easter And Vaisakhi’
- Community Cohesion Working Committee
- ‘Reconciliation and Forgiveness’ Conference
- Migration should be based on the facts and not mythology - Keith Best
- Immigrant’s Contribution to the UK
- Successful models of Community Cohesion in Urban Europe
- Integration, Inclusion and Identity: A clash of civilisations; fact or myth?
- Interfaith Children's Home Thank You Meeting
- Request for furniture from the Band of Hope Foundation