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Francis meeting Sistani sent a strong signal for inter-religious dialogue and coexistence Reuters March 07, 2021 IRAQ: Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najaf to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday to condemn violence in the name of God as “the greatest blasphemy”. The inter-religious events, one in a dusty, built-up city and the other on a desert plain 200 km (125 miles) away, reinforced the main theme of the pope’s risky trip to Iraq - that the country has suffered far to...

‘State to protect rights of every Pakistani’ Peshawar February 19, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman and Special Representative to Prime Minister on Interreligious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Thursday said the state is responsible for ensuring the protection of the rights of every Pakistani living in the country. Ashrafi said: “We are in constant coordination with human rights organisations and NGOs to invite them to seek solutions to different issues through dialogue.”

National February 16, 2021 LAHORE: The Muttahida Ulema Board has termed terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence and killing of innocent people in the name of religion anti-Islam, stating Islamic law and the Constitution have already determined the rights of Muslims and non-Muslims in Pakistan. Addressing a Press Conference here on Monday, Pakistan Ulema Council, Muthahida Ulema Board chairman and Special Representative to Prime Minister on Interreligious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi said the Shariah and Constitution protected the rights of all the minorities. “If any gro...

In Indonesia, KAICIID Fellow Wiwin Rohmawati has launched a COVID-19 mental health support project for vulnerable women.

January 07, 2021 CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Samon Shukardin of Hyderabad, who heads the National Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, has welcomed a new government initiative, the Office for Interreligious Harmony, which has been set up to “help ensure that members of religious minorities do not live in fear.” The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound ...