Shared Civilizational Values News Today

In the face of war and atrocities, the principles of the 75-year-old document remain sound

President Jokowi believes that the ASEAN community is capable of becoming the epicenter of harmony as well as a catalyst for world peace.

Religion Steps onto the World Stage - In 2022 the G20 Religion Forum was held in Bali; in 2023 it will move to IndiaWhat if religions united humanity rather than divided us? What if religions could clarify the shared civilizational values...

Elder Gary E. Stevenson joined a panel of speakers during the G20 Religion Forum in Bali, Indonesia, to talk about about common ground and building peace.

BY JAMES M DORSEY Religious leaders gather in Bali this week for their first Religion Forum 20 summit (R20) under the auspices of the Group of 20 or G-20 that brings together the world’s largest economies. The religious leaders are meeting two weeks before the G-20’s political leaders are scheduled to gather in Indonesia, the

BY JAMES M DORSEY Religious leaders gather in Bali this week for their first Religion Forum 20 summit (R20) under the auspices of the Group of 20 or G-20 that brings together the world’s largest economies. The religious leaders are meeting two weeks before the G-20’s political leaders are scheduled to gather in Indonesia, the

From the blog of James M. Dorsey at The Times of Israel

Islam is compatible with democracy and religious pluralism, as the recent cultural and political reformations in Indonesia have proved. Will other Muslim-majority nations take notice? And will Civil Islam help young Muslims stay Muslim?