Faith Matters held a joint Muslim and Christian dialogue session in Lahore on the 2nd of May 2011. Young people from both faith communities expressed their perspective on being proud Pakistanis and in looking at the multiplicity of identities that people have, rather than singular identities. They also discussed some of the fears and insecurities […]
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This is a unique Iphone and Ipad downloadable programme that is based on the Developing Diversity directory which Faith Matters produced in 2010. The programme provides detailed information on 100 of the most women friendly mosques in England that are rated according to whether they meet 5 or 4 key requirements that Muslim women wanted […]
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Big Society? My Society? is a series of youth-led conferences in three UK cities (London, Birmingham and Derby) in partnership with local partners on the theme of the inclusion of young people in building community cohesion and fighting discrimination. Each conference is organised and led by Faith Matters Youth Forum and gives an opportunity for young […]
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St George’s Day 23rd of April For people of faith and no faith, there are some things that bind us to the places in which we live and to the people that we see and meet around us. Traditions, festivities, national occasions and local gatherings all give us the feeling that we are communities within […]
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During a short trip to the West Bank this November, an interfaith group, most of them British Muslims from the Faith Matters organization, visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Hebron through a Holy Land Trust program for five days. Faith Matters is a UK interfaith and community cohesion-based organization that works “towards conflict resolution and cohesion […]
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Rotherham DVD Launching St George’s Day – The Big Society
Continue ReadingEAST MEREDITH, NY – The current hard-line legislation considered by Israeli lawmakers to ensure “loyalty” of Arab citizens reflects tensions and mistrust on both sides of the Arab-Israeli divide. The climate is leading many to believe that maintaining equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel is unsafe or unnatural. But this conclusion ignores the […]
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Fiyaz Mughal talking about the Righteous Muslims booklet on Sunrise Radio. Remember you can download and view the booklet by clicking here.
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Earlier this week, the interfaith conflict-resolution organisation, Faith Matters, launched a booklet highlighting the overlooked actions of many Righteous Muslims who saved Jews in the Holocaust. Termed “Righteous” by Yad Vashem, they gained nothing financially from their actions, yet they put themselves and their families at considerable risk by saving Jews and standing up against […]
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A GROUND-BREAKING new booklet has been produced about the role of Muslims in helping Jews in the Second World War Holocaust. The booklet, ‘The Role of Righteous Muslim Persons’, has been produced by Faith Matters which is an organisation working towards conflict resolution and cohesion. The booklet was launched this week and aims to inform […]
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