Summary: During the August riots across England, Sikhs and Muslims came together to guard Mosques and Gurudwaras from looters. Sangat TV did their part in helping the police and showed some of the close knit bonds between Sikhs and Muslims, both of whom worked together to defend their businesses and towns. Unfortunately, three young Muslim […]
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD: Political and religious leaders across Pakistan are being urged to sign a new charter demonstrating their dedication to countering religious hatred. Besides condemning violence, the Christian-Muslim Covenant of Non Violence in Pakistan urges signatories to actively tackle the root of religious tension and promote interfaith harmony. The pledge, which has already attracted the high […]
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The UK is seeing a surge in Brits converting to Islam, According to a report by “Faith Matters.” And the vast majority of women who converted also changed their appearance with a significant majority adopting the hijab.
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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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The Our Faiths and Our Shared Futures Booklet is an extension of the work that was initially conducted in the Midlands (Derby) and which was also carried out in the London Boroughs of Haringey, Enfield and Barnet. The ‘Our Faiths and Our Shared Futures’ booklet involved discussions on scriptural texts by religious leaders in the […]
Continue ReadingFiyaz Mughal, the director of non-profit group Faith Matters, argues that a combined ‘hard and soft’ approach should be used to tackle homophobia in Tower Hamlets and east London and that bodies which continue to invite anti-gay speakers should have their funds cut. The posters that have been plastered around Tower Hamlets, promoting homophobia and […]
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Faith Matters has opened an office for interfaith, countering extremism and promoting dialogue work in Lahore, Pakistan. Faith Matters has been working for the past 18 months in Pakistan and the office will co-ordinate work within Pakistan. Director of Faith Matters said: “We have diligently been working in Pakistan to develop dialogue between faith communities […]
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