Category - jewish

Faith school judgement fails to consider human rights angle

staff writers — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:44 +0100

Supporters of inclusive schooling have expressed disappointment at a high court judgment that fails to consider seriously religious discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Muslim scholars seek improved relations with global Jewish community

staff writers — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:48:12 +0000

The Cambridge based Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations (CSMJR) is promoting an open letter from leading Muslim scholars to the international Jewish community seeking improved understanding and contact among them.

Northern Irish and US faith groups tackle environment, poverty and peace

staff writers — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:15:23 +0000

Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the province.

European Parliament marks international holocaust remembrance

staff writers — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:47:12 +0000

A commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is being held today in the presence of the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering and a range of guests, including around 150 parliamentarians.

Jewish and Muslim schools seek to build bridges

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:04:31 +0000

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has advertised for a Muslim schools adviser to develop links between Jewish, Muslim and other minority faith schools, amid concerns about social cohesion among children educated separately.

Rethinking religion in an open society

Simon Barrow — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:43:16 +0000

Though the role of religion in society has come back onto the agenda with a vengeance in recent years, the political, spiritual and intellectual resources at our disposal for handling the issues involved seem perilously thin on all sides in public life. This paper aims to reconstruct some key terms in the debate and to offer a positive case for a 'disestablished' form for religion within a plural social and political order. In particular it suggests that the alternative to hegemonic religion or attempts to exclude religion from public life lies in the rediscovery of an alternative form of politics rooted in practical 'goods' and 'virtues' derived from different communities and traditions, accompanied by the development of a 'civil state' framework.

Simon Barrow

Jewish and Muslim groups cooperate across Canada and USA

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:59:03 +0000

Two major religious organizations, one Jewish and the other Muslim, have unveiled a shared interfaith dialogue project which is intended to reach hundreds of thousands of their members across the United States and Canada.

Welcome for end to UK Muslim boycott of Holocaust day

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:32:44 +0000

Leaders of Britain's 250,000 strong Jewish community are among those welcoming a decision by the Muslim Council of Britain, the country's largest Islamic organization, to end its boycott of Holocaust Day on 27 January every year.

Jewish group protests at Israel's treatment of Christian delegation

staff writers — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:39:35 +0000

The International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations has asked the Israeli government to investigate the circumstances surrounding a group of Austrian Catholic clergy recently prevented from paying respects at the Western Wall.

Jerusalem church arson attack thwarted by alert Jewish neighbours

staff writers — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:19:08 +0000

A Christian church in central Jerusalem which is used by several different groups survived an arson attack last week as a result of prompt action by Jewish neighbours who called the emergency services and stopped the potentially lethal fire spreading.