URI Stories of Impact

Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Pakistan
A panel discussion with 
Father James Channan, Anasuya Sengupta and Sabahat Rafiq

Last year when I visited Egypt, it felt heavy. For three decades, Mubarak’s forces succeeded to subdue the once innovative Egyptian people. But in his absence, a palpable sense of.

Three new Cooperation Circles were approved on May 18, 2011: Voices from Iraq CC from Iraq; We Are Palestine CC from Palestine; and the Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area CC.

Gaining trust to visit an American governmental institution is one of the things that increased my interest of being a student in the USA and a URI youth Ambassador. A lot of people try to limit our ambitions as Arabs, even worse as females. But you see, a hypothesis will always be in doubt until proved right. I am writing today to give a tiny example of how Intersectionality can be challenged.

The United Religions Initiative at the United Nations joined with the Sacred and Transcendental Arts Working Group of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY to celebrate Golden Rule Day at UN headquarters on April 5, 2011

Tony Blair, Founder and Patron of the Tony Blair Foundation, recently announced the selection of 30 young people from the UK, US, Canada and India to join his Faith Foundation's youth leadership.