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  • 13 Aug 2011
    Saturday at the Festival

    Those who follow sports programmes on television will be aware of the advertising ploy that is 'Super Saturday', when broadcast packages are aggregated to entice the viewer into a whole day of watching. Well, I suppose you could say that Saturday 13 August is the equivalent of that at the Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh... except without the gauche publicity!

  • 13 Aug 2011
    Bishop set to challenge 'sexual apartheid'

    A bishop from Uganda, presently in Edinburgh, is set to challenge the 'sexual apartheid' of discrimination and oppression against LGBT people.

  • 8 Aug 2011
    A better society is the people's work, says Salmond

    Working for a better society depends on ordinary people - not just political, civic and faith leaders - standing up to injustice, Alex Salmond says.

  • 7 Aug 2011
    Conversation is the foundation of lasting peace, says bishop

    Conversation, which is a cornerstone of human relationships, is crucial to achieving peace in a world of conflict and injustice, says Bishop Brian Smith.

  • 7 Aug 2011
    Edinburgh festival season invited to 'reawaken a spirit of peace'

    Edinburgh's Festival season is not just a 'commercial jamboree', but an an opportunity to recapture the vision of peace in the human community.

  • 1 Aug 2011
    Festival to highlight nomadic life in the heart of the city

    A Persian Nomadic Tent will be a centrepiece of Edinburgh's Festival of Spirituality and Peace, flagging up the most ambitious programme in its 11-year history.

  • 13 Jul 2011
    Celebrating spirituality and peace after 9/11

    The Festival of Spirituality and Peace, which runs this year in Edinburgh from 6 - 29 August 2011, seeks to reawaken the heart of the Edinburgh festival for people who, ten years after 9/11, want to work together for a peaceful future. The director, Donald Reid, introduces its main theme.