World Jewish leaders hail interreligious initiative

Leaders of the World Jewish Congress have endorsed a call by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia for more dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims worldwide to reinforce common values among the Abrahamic faiths – writes Maurice Melanes. “It...

Ask tough questions about religion, says Vatican cardinal

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has said religions should be prepared to ask difficult questions and he asserts it is unrealistic to live as if there was only one global faith –...

Europe gears up to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2008

Organisers of events to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday 27 January 2008 say that a large number of civic and faith groups across Europe are due to take part, including British Muslims. The day of remembrance was initiated by the European...

Jewish and Muslim groups cooperate across Canada and USA

Two major religious organizations, one Jewish and the other Muslim, have unveiled an interfaith dialogue project intended to reach hundreds of thousands of their members across the United States and Canada – writes Cheryl Heckler. At its biennial convention in...

Alex Salmond launches Scottish inter-faith week

Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond is this weekend launching a Scottish Inter-Faith Week, during which people from across the country are being invited to meet their neighbours and to build new friendships. The Week is aimed at helping all Scots to learn...