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Israel and UAE announce deal normalising relations
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announce the normalization of relations, marking Israel’s first diplomatic ties with a Gulf Arab nation.
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German church leads crowd funding to buy vessel to aid stranded Mediterranean migrants
Germany’s main Protestant church led a crowdfunding effort that purchased the rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 that is ready for work in the Mediterranean Sea to help migrants trying to reach Europe from North Africa.
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Human Rights Without Frontiers condemns the death penalty of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on blasphemy charges
HRWF (13.08.2020) – Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF) condemns the death sentence by hanging issued by a Nigerian Sharia court in Kano against a 22-year-old singer for allegedly insulting the Prophet in a song that he wrote and circulated on WhatsApp. “Blasphemy laws are inconsistent with freedom of expression, including on religious issues or about religious figues,”…
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Fostering self-sufficiency: FUNDAEC encourages local food production
As the ramifications of the global health crisis intensify, FUNDAEC is spearheading the development of local food production initiatives with a view to the future.
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FoRB Publications launches new book of Rosita Šorytė, on NRMs and the Pandemic
New religious movements are rarely given credit for their humanitarian work. A case in point is the Church of Scientology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents used the epidemic as an opportunity to accuse Scientology of spreading conspiracy theories and not respecting anti-virus precautions.
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Turkmen Court Sentences Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to Two Years in Prison
On August 6, 2020, a Turkmen court sentenced Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to two years in prison for their conscientious objection to military service. The siblings are 21 and 25 years old, respectively. The court refused the brothers’ request to appeal. This is the second time both were convicted for their neutrality.
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Iraqi Religious Authorities Adopt Interfaith Statement on Victims of ISIL
Iraqi Religious Authorities Adopt Interfaith Statement on Victims of ISIL
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Iraq: ISIL’s acts of terror ‘divorced from the values of all faiths’
Religious leaders from communities across Iraq called for greater “healing and reconciliation” during a UN-organized event on Thursday, reaffirming their commitment to support survivors of crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorist fighters. Key signatories of a landmark Interfaith Statement on the Victims and Survivors of ISIL – representing Islam, the Christian church and other faiths –…
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“Making cities belong to those who work to build them”: Baha’i Chair in India looks at urbanization
Baha’i Chair in India invites economists and academics to examine how new conceptions of human nature can enhance long-term approaches to urban development.
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USCIRF Expresses Outrage at the Killing of U.S. Citizen Over Blasphemy Charges in Pakistan
USCIRF Expresses Outrage at the Killing of U.S. Citizen Over Blasphemy Charges in Pakistan