The TELL MAMA project which is co-ordinated by Faith Matters, has been highlighted by Press TV in a 20 minute documentary which was aired in September 2012. The documentary interviews young visible Muslim women who describe their experiences of anti-Muslim attacks. The documentary also lists the work of TELL MAMA and the kinds of cases […]
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What Draws People of Faith to Right Wing Organisations & What Effects Does the EDL Have on Interfaith Relations? Key findings of the report include: EDL attempts to recruit among faith communities Christian leaders should publicly stand up to EDL UK government should examine group’s international funding Jewish Defence League should be banned Christian organisations […]
Continue Reading“We deplore the comments made by the Pakistani Railways Minister, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, who has put a $100,000 bounty on the head of the Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the individual who put together the low-budget trailer for the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film. Fueling the flames of anger and counter-reaction, the statement has once again put Pakistan […]
Continue ReadingFaith Matters developed the Role of Righteous Muslims Booklet in order to document the stories of Muslims, driven by their faith and the code of honour (BESA), to protect the lives of persecuted Jews in the Holocaust. The code of honour or BESA was fundamental to Albania and many Albanian Muslims protected fellow Jewish Albanians […]
Continue ReadingDeclaration of European Muslim and Jewish Leaders at Paris, September 5th, 2012, ‘A Zero Tolerance Approach for Religious Bigotry.’ This is the text of the Declaration which was launched in Paris in September 2012: We, Muslim and Jewish leaders of Europe, affirm together that in order to ensure the security and well being of millions […]
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Joint Statement by the Board of Deputies of British Jews & Faith Matters Against the Abuse of Faith Based Symbols to Promote Hate in the UK As Jews and Muslims we deplore the abuse of our faiths by those who purportedly write in their name to spread messages of hate, threat and contempt. […]
Continue Reading‘Ed Milliband’s View of What it Means to be English is a Refreshing Change from the Narrow Views of Other Politicians And More in Tune with Modern Britain,’ by Fiyaz Mughal OBE, Director of Faith Matters – Published in E-Politix, 11/06/2012 Whether people want to reduce the impact of Ed Milliband by references to Wallace […]
Continue ReadingThe “Muslim Schindler” Remembering Abdol-Hossein Sardari. By Mehdi Hasan, Published 23 May 2012 Jewish, Muslim and Christian clergymen participate in the blessing of an ecumenical chapel at Poland’s new national stadium in Warsaw. Photo: Getty Images Have you heard of the “Muslim Schindler” who risked his life to save Iranian Jews in Paris during […]
Continue ReadingTELL MAMA Cited In Guardian Article on the Backlash Post the Rochdale Child Sex Ring Case Far-right groups are exploiting the conviction of nine men who were part of a gang that groomed girls for sex to create a “climate of hate” against Muslims, community leaders have warned. Muslim groups say they have seen an […]
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