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.
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…
On the occasion of the Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend Dr. Martin Warner, visiting the Crawley area, an interfaith meeting was organised by and held at the Ahmadiyya Noor mosque in Crawley.[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half][ezcol_1half_end] [/ezcol_1half_end] A minute’s silence was held in memory of the New Zealand atrocity. The Bishop, along with a number of other…
AFN members attended a conference at the United Nations in Geneva to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. AFN Director, Martin Weightman, moderated a panel on Faith-Based Organisations Committing to the UDHR. He opened with an introduction saying that religions can be used and abused but at the core of…
Four All Faiths Network members attended Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK meeting members from other faiths, parliamentarians, civic leaders and diplomats from different countries, some of whom also addressed the gathering and underlined the convention’s objective of enhancing unity, understanding and mutual respect. His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor…
For the 30th year the Westminster Interfaith Multi-Faith Pilgrimage for Peace with the Hounslow Friends of Faith in the Hounslow area took place. Two members of the All Faiths Network also participated. Launching the Pilgrimage were MPs Ruth Cadbury (Brentford & Isleworth) and Seema Malhotra MP (Feltham & Heston) along with Councillor Nisar Malik, Mayor…
London: The UK’s Interfaith Network (IFN) celebrated its 30th anniversary today. The IFN brings religions and interfaith groups from around the UK together. It was also decided to hold the annual general meeting on the same day. The All Faiths Network was confirmed as a National Interfaith Member Body – one of four formal categories…
