AFN members attended an evening to celebrate International Dance Day where, for the first time in the UK, these traditional dances that are an expression of the cultural and religious heritage of different parts of India. Tribal dances Garo of Meghalaya, Cheraw of Mizoram and Siddi of Karnataka, Pavara dance of Maharashtra as well as…
AFN members attended an evening to celebrate International Dance Day where, for the first time in the UK, these traditional dances that are an expression of the cultural and religious heritage of different parts of India.
Tribal dances Garo of Meghalaya, Cheraw of Mizoram and Siddi of Karnataka, Pavara dance of Maharashtra as well as a lesser seen adivasi dance, alongside Thiruvathirakali dance of Kerala in the folk genre. The event, titled “Dance and Development” marked International Dance Day in London was organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence. The programme thematically highlighted art, culture and empowerment of tribal communities of India.
The Annual interfaith fun run is a fantastic example of celebrating faith through sport and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Held annually at Stonex Sports Stadium in Barnet and organised by Jewish organisation Macabi GB & FBF it’s become a firm event in the AFN calender. The AFN Team( 7 strong this year) joined hundreds of people…
The Solvay Library in Brussels welcomed, on the 28th of June 2018, the Faith and Freedom Summit. The Faith and Freedom Summit: Practicing what we Preach in Europe was a non-partisan summit that brought together leaders from the various ields of politics, government, academia, activism and the non-for-proit sector from across Europe and beyond, in…
We were pleased to host an interfaith forum (17 March) on important issues of governmental and institutional responses to religious extremism. The debate brought together a number of outspoken speakers. It shone light into areas that interfaith dialogue does not often address, though necessarily should for real dialogue to take place. Amongst several issues tackled, the panel suggested that…
The Word of Life Ministries International held its annual awards ceremony on 7th December awarding Ambassadorships to 6 people who have carried out good works in around the world. H.E The Right Reverend Dr. Michael Steele, CDKA, was Master of Ceremonies and H. E. The Rt. Honorable Dr. Phillip Phinn, DEA, D.C.P.C., Ph.D., keynote speaker,…
AFN members have been helping over the last few week with the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, working other religions, aid organisations and the local councils with hundreds of hours of volunteer assistance.
Human Rights and Religion 26thJuly 2018 The speakers at this event presented perspectives and referenced religious texts from their own religion on how human rights were expressed in their religious texts and traditions – well before the current concept of universal human rights came into existence. Speakers were Ahsan Ahmedi: radio host on the Voice…