Interfaith tolerance

Morocco: Report Lauds Interfaith Efforts

Source: Eurasia review August 7, 2012  By Hassan Benmehdi Morocco is becoming a trailblazer in the Arab world in terms of countering extremist ideology and promoting “tolerance, respect and dialogue among religious groups”, according to a just-published report. In its latest study on religious freedoms around the world, the US […]

Islamophobia, Sikhophobia and Media Profiling

Huff Post: Simran Jeet Singh   On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shook the American nation to its core. Nineteen individuals associated with al Qaeda coordinated to hijack four passenger jets and use them as weapons of mass destruction. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 claimed approximately 3,000 lives, including all […]

Bangladesh: Refugee Aid Discouraged

Source: NY Times. By Reuteres The government told three international aid agencies on Thursday not to help thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have been fleeing into Bangladesh to escape violence in neighboring Myanmar. The announcement, directed at the aid agencies Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Muslim Aid and Action […]

Christians join rally to support Rohingya Muslims

Source: Ucanews.com Christians on Tuesday joined Muslims in Lahore to protest what they say is genocide being committed in Myanmar against Rohingyas in western Rakhine state. Dozens of Christian joined the protest outside the Press Club in Lahore urging UN intervention to end alleged violence against the minority Muslim ethnic group. Christian leader Saleem Gabriel said […]