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October 7, 2010 By Faith Matters

“It’s not race, it’s faith,” says Muslim and Sikh interfaith project

Discrimination against different faiths is more of a problem than racial discrimination, said members of a new interfaith project in West London. Racial differences once formed the basis of prejudice in Britain, but project members said that religion now plays a more important role. Speaking from one of the most religiously diverse areas of the […]

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Launching the Big Society – Rotherham
September 27, 2010 By Faith Matters

Launching the Big Society – Rotherham

Rotherham DVD Launching St George’s Day – The Big Society

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Developing a Local Narrative Against Extremism
September 26, 2010 By Faith Matters

Developing a Local Narrative Against Extremism

The Our Faiths and Our Shared Futures booklet is the culmination of 1 years work with imams, priests and rabbis in Derby. The booklet looks at scriptural narratives that underscore the need for (1) the respect of difference (2) the protection of life (3) countering extremism. The booklet is made up of the work of […]

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MINAB Feature Developing Diversity
August 27, 2010 By Faith Matters

MINAB Feature Developing Diversity

The Mosques and Imams Advisory Board feature Faith Matters and the Developing Diversity Directory that was produced by Faith Matters over an 18 month period.

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Faith Matters lobbying for Muslim and Jewish Communities with the Imam and Rabbis Group
August 27, 2010 By Faith Matters

Faith Matters lobbying for Muslim and Jewish Communities with the Imam and Rabbis Group

Muslim community leaders have expressed anger about the new EU regulations on Halal meat which they say “demonise” their religious practice of food preparation. The are working with Jewish community members who are also concerned on the continuing pressure on Shechita food preparation techniques that are fundamental when preparing food for observing members of Jewish […]

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August 5, 2010 By Faith Matters

Did Arabs contribute to saving lives during the Holocaust?

EAST 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
August 2, 2010 By Faith Matters

Fiyaz Mughal talking about the Righteous Muslims booklet on Sunrise Radio

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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The Righteous Muslims Booklet gets global publicity
July 26, 2010 By Faith Matters

The Righteous Muslims Booklet gets global publicity

NEW YORK (JTA) — In April 1941, members of the Kavilio family of Sarajevo fled their house as Nazis rampaged through the city destroying Jewish homes. As they ran toward the mountainside, a Muslim friend of the family, Mustafa Hardaga, spotted them and offered shelter. Shortly after, when Josef Kavilio thought the family could be […]

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Faith leaders accuse EU of discrimination over compulsory labelling of halal foods
July 21, 2010 By Faith Matters

Faith leaders accuse EU of discrimination over compulsory labelling of halal foods

Jewish and Muslim leaders have accused the European Union of “naked discrimination” by ordering the compulsory labelling of all kosher and halal meat. An advisory group of imams and rabbis at the Office of the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, said it was wrong to single out meat acceptable to some communities while not requiring the […]

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Interfaith support for opposition to food labelling
July 21, 2010 By Faith Matters

Interfaith support for opposition to food labelling

Muslim leaders have joined the concern expressed over new EU regulations which mean Kosher and Halal meat will be labelled “meat from slaughter without stunning”. The European Parliament voted in favour of the amendment to the provision of food information to consumers last month, just two weeks after New Zealand banned the kosher slaughter of […]

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