In recent years, increased immigration, economic uncertainty and the threat of terrorism have heightened inter-religious tensions in urban areas throughout Europe. URI Europe’s Cooperation Circles are uniting to build social cohesion in their communities by holding peacebuilding trainings in Russia, organizing rural development programs in Eastern Bihar, UK, providing interfaith urban conflict resolution trainings in Spain, and disseminating values education programs in Belgium.
January 5, 2012 10:47 AM
Antwerp-based CC recognized for its interfaith work.
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December 19, 2011 11:24 AM
Kiran Bali of the U.K. recognized by the Asian Diaspora's Achievement Awards and the Huddersfield Interfaith Council.
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November 21, 2011 11:11 AM
Click here to read URI-Europe's May-Sept. 2011 newsletter. Read more...
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November 21, 2011 10:48 AM
The German Muslim League Bonn (DMLB) CC's film "Encounters in Dialogue" won an award at the Balfest International Film Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, a project of the Help the Needy Foundation CC. This year's theme was "Arts - YES! Violence and terrorism – NO!"
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October 25, 2011 3:17 PM
Children's home of my town is in a very bad state. Situation those children are in is hard itself, and bad financial state of the children's home isn't making their situation any easier.
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October 21, 2011 9:14 AM
Twenty Bulgarian teens came together on September 12-14 to learn about volunteering and citizenship—both EU and national—in a training organized by URI Youth Ambassador Rosen Dimov.
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October 18, 2011 3:12 PM
On October 1, 2011, URI-Europe organized a conference in Pristhina, Kosova. The aim was to promote the ideals of interfaith cooperation for peace, justice and healing and to give practical support for... Read more...
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September 20, 2011 8:47 AM
Father James Channan and Maulana Abd-ul Khabir Azad to receive stone of gratitude.
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August 18, 2011 3:07 PM
Thirty-five participants came together in Baia Mare, Romania, on August 5th for a week-long youth conference on the topic “European Consciousness through Action for Peace.” The youth, most between the ages of 15 and 25, came from Romania, Switzerland, Germany, UK and Hungary.
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August 4, 2011 12:17 AM
Altaian ethnic groups have gone through, what can be called “ clinic death” in the XXth century, nowadays it is the time of “recovering” which is not an easy process. “Progress of humanity can not be led by incidents, the Creator have no “small deeds or small people”, for everything in the life serves to the Big”-says the Eastern Wisdom. In the course of Altaian history the biggest syoks(tribes) have become more vivid, while some small of them have almost been erased out of the people’s memory towards the end of the XXth century, so we see a great spiritual potential for Tubalars in the words of the Eastern Wisdom. The time of the revival of Tubalar consciousness, has come; they should become recognized as a respected, knowledgeable syok within sacred Altai and within a big World Nation of People.
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