The Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Commission celebrated World Minorities Rights Day as initiated by the United Nations Charter, in Hyderabad, AP on 18th December, 2013, for the first time in the State, with a very enlightening Seminar on the Rights of all the minorities. The Seminar was attended by a very august gathering. The Hon’ble Chairman Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Commission,
Read moreZoroastrian scholar and Buddhist scholar Kabraji Kersee and Bhante Anuruddho will speak at an inter-religious programme: ‘Religion and Faith’, which is being organized by the Diocese of Poona on October 2. Scholars from different religions will speak on the necessity of faith in all walks of life and its relationship with religion. The programme has been organized as part of
Read moreFriends, Following is a link to a Youtube video coverage of the Blessing of the Waves event that was held in Huntington Beach Pier Plaza on September 8, 2013. Although the whole event takes a long time, my own short welcome speech and short prayer from Aredvisur Nyaish comes at the beginning and does not take much time. I
Read moreThe Hindu monk’s speech on religious tolerance and primacy of man has been hailed as one the greatest orations in history The current issue of Intelligent Life, the culture-technology-lifestyle sibling of The Economist, poses the question “What was the greatest speech ever?” Six writers were asked to give their choices. Mark Tully, BBC’s former bureau chief for India, has chosen Swami Vivekananda’s speech at
Read more9/11 Unity Walk, Sunday, 8 September 2013, on Embassy Row in Washington D.C. Embassies have now joined the Walk !! You can come for free Indian food, be motivated by speeches, visit houses of worship, meet people of all faiths, take part in yoga, tai chi, dancing, charity at the Vatican Embassy. Live stream at: www.911unitywalk.org WHAT EMBASSIES and VATICAN JOIN 9/11 UNITY WALK on EMBASSY ROW
Read more(Text of Paper presented at the Parliament of World Religions, Chicago, 1993 as a representative of the Parliament and not as a member of a religious group. The issues addressed are universal in nature.) Collision of Religion and Society Pervin J. Mistry Introduction: Religion and Society together present the Oneness of Life and the Oneness of Humanity. Religion
Read moreDear Friends and Colleagues, The anniversary of September 11th can be a time of interfaith peace and cooperation. How will you honor and commit to working for greater peace and harmony between faiths this9/11? Religions for Peace USA and sponsoring organizations invite you to the 9/11 Unity Walk — a 1-mile interfaith peace walk in honor of September 11th tragedy. On September 8th from 3PM to 5PM, interfaith leaders
Read moreFriends, The following is the text of a short talk that was given by me recently at a special joint function of Zoroastrian Association of California and California Zoroastrian Center, in Westminster, California: Regards, Maneck Bhujwala Importance of Preserving Unity (CZC 6/16/13) By Maneck Bhujwala Thank you Meher for the introduction, and to CZC and ZAC
Read morePakistani artist Jimmy Engineer believes that his paintings serve as a cultural bridge. Viewers can now judge that for themselves as dozens of his paintings depicting Pakistan’s art, culture and politic are on display in an exhibition that opens tonight at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. The touring exhibition “Culture Harmony between the People of Pakistan and Thailand” is
Read moreThis is an opportunity for our Zarathushti community worldwide to develop and sustain projects for Education for Peace. Homi D. Gandhi Vice President, FEZANA Dear NGO Colleagues, Today, 13 June 2013, we start the 100-day count-down to the International Day of Peace, which is celebrated on 21 September each year. We want to share with you the message that the Secretary-General has
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