During a short trip to the West Bank this November, an interfaith group, most of them British Muslims from the Faith Matters organization, visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Hebron through a Holy Land Trust program for five days. Faith Matters is a UK interfaith and community cohesion-based organization that works “towards conflict resolution and cohesion […]
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Enterprise Enfield revealed the winners of its 2010 Business Awards competition sponsored by The RSA Trust on Thursday 4th November at the Royal Chace Hotel, Enfield. The event was attended by 100 people including: the Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Jayne Buckland, David Burrowes MP, Nick de Bois MP, Joanne McCartney, GLA Member for Enfield and […]
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The Our Faiths and Our Shared Futures booklet is the culmination of 1 years work with imams, priests and rabbis in Derby. The booklet looks at scriptural narratives that underscore the need for (1) the respect of difference (2) the protection of life (3) countering extremism. The booklet is made up of the work of […]
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The Mosques and Imams Advisory Board feature Faith Matters and the Developing Diversity Directory that was produced by Faith Matters over an 18 month period.
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The Muslim and Sikh Media Monitoring and Response project was primarily targeted towards Sikh and Muslim communities within West London and targetted a variety of groups such as students, parents, religious and organisational leaders and individuals involved in the political life of this country. The programme has worked primarily within the London Borough of Ealing […]
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NEW YORK (JTA) — In April 1941, members of the Kavilio family of Sarajevo fled their house as Nazis rampaged through the city destroying Jewish homes. As they ran toward the mountainside, a Muslim friend of the family, Mustafa Hardaga, spotted them and offered shelter. Shortly after, when Josef Kavilio thought the family could be […]
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Earlier this week, the interfaith conflict-resolution organisation, Faith Matters, launched a booklet highlighting the overlooked actions of many Righteous Muslims who saved Jews in the Holocaust. Termed “Righteous” by Yad Vashem, they gained nothing financially from their actions, yet they put themselves and their families at considerable risk by saving Jews and standing up against […]
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A GROUND-BREAKING new booklet has been produced about the role of Muslims in helping Jews in the Second World War Holocaust. The booklet, ‘The Role of Righteous Muslim Persons’, has been produced by Faith Matters which is an organisation working towards conflict resolution and cohesion. The booklet was launched this week and aims to inform […]
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LONDON – A new publication highlighting Muslim acts of heroism during the Holocaust will be published on Wednesday, chronicling the role played by Muslims who defended Jews during World War II. The 34-page booklet, titled “The Role of Righteous Muslim Persons,” was initiated by Faith Matters, a London-based interfaith organization that works toward reducing extremism […]
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The title of Christina Patterson’s piece “Moderate Islam must find its voice” (24 June) suggests that there are two forms of Islam, moderate and extreme, when in fact there is a set of beliefs that people can interpret, as do believers of other faiths when they read their scriptures. The article implies that religion produces […]
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