The United Nations General Assembly instituted World Day of Social Justice in 2007. The promotion of social justice has gone hand in hand with advances in human rights awareness, particularly with regard to the duties of States towards citizens. But much remains to be done to translate this awareness into reality.
Month: February 2017
In Suburban New Orleans, Local Clergy Urge Interfaith Dialogue Amid Trump’s ‘Broken’ Immigration Order
A Muslim school in Kenner, Louisiana, played host to a night of inspiring discussion among people from numerous religious backgrounds.
UNITAR Hosts Dialogue on Faith, Peacebuilding & Development
5 February 2016, Palais des Nations, Geneva – Diplomats from permanent missions, staff members from United Nations entities, leaders from NGOs and representatives of major religions gathered at the event, “Dialogue on Faith, Peacebuilding & Development,” to discuss the role of faith in peace-building and how faith-based organizations can support social and economic development in synergy with the new 2030 Agenda.
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Pope Francis Targeted In Fake News Attack At The Vatican
Even Pope Francis isn’t immune from fake news. He was mocked last week in a spoof interview printed on a fake front page that looked like it came from the Vatican’s official publication, L’Osservatore Romano.
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In Phnom Penh, a Jewish Wedding
With the help of Chabad, a couple was married under a white chuppah framed by a golden, Cambodian sunset last week.
New Zealand: Special Classes on the world’s major religions announced
The Religious Diversity Centre of Aotearoa New Zealand has announced the first Programme in its ‘Raising Religious Literacy’ series beginning on February 13, 2017 and concluding on December 14, 2017. The Classes will be offered over four terms in Auckland and Hamilton.
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Pope Francis Meets Hebrew University Officials to plan Interfaith Education Program
Pope Francis met with officials from Jerusalem’s Hebrew University to develop and plan an interfaith educational program seeking to promote civic opportunity and dialogue in the Middle East.
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Babylonian Talmud Online
One of the most accessible Hebrew and English translations of the Babylonian Talmud is going open source. Today, Sefaria, an online nonprofit bringing traditional Jewish texts to the internet, announced that it will be posting the entire compendium with the crisp bilingual translation of Jerusalem polymath Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Even-Yisrael.
USA: Panel discussion on Tolerance: A Key to Religious Freedom
The Religion News Foundation/Religion News Association will conduct a panel on Tolerance: A key to religious freedom on Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 9:30 am -11:00 am at U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 732 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, D.C.
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Australia: Celebration of Interfaith Dialogue
World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) couldn’t have come at a better time. With the recent US travel bans against countries that are predominantly Muslim and persecution of faith groups including Christians at an all-time high; it sometimes feels like there is a war on religion as a whole.