URI Stories of Impact

I am sure all of you are well aware that Pakistan has been going through a very difficult time for the past couple years as religiously motivated violence has become very common. We are making every effort possible to raise our voices for peace and interfaith harmony in Pakistan. 

In response to the pain of watching civilian lives lost in Yemen, the Rev. Dr. George Armstrong of United Religions Education CC prepared this letter as a template to assist others around the world who also wanted to speak in favor of a nonviolent path.

On March 31st, 2015, URI youth ambassador and URI Africa Administration officer Annirene Nyambura Mundia visited the Kilelengwani school.

Since starting an interfaith Cooperation Circle, Lori Whittemore has met a rich array of people from groups she had no idea were even a part of her community.

On Thursday morning, I spoke to 20 student from several African Nations (including Kenya) on the topic of "Achieving Harmony between Ethnic and Religious Groups."

These Cooperation Circles are working to improve the quality of life in Spain and Kenya by encouraging educational opportunities such as interfaith learning, human rights awareness, vocational training, and mentorship programs.

Special Event Organized on the Occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, and The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations Friday, February 6, 2015, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm; Trusteeship Council, United Nations.

On March 27, approximately 200 members of the faith communities from across Contra Costa County, California formed a Ring of Solidarity around the Islamic Center of San Ramon Valley, just as the Muslim community recently encircled the Jewish community in Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen recently. 

In the midst of the increasing chasm of discord and misunderstanding that exists between the Middle East and the West, the 7th CARAVAN Exhibition of Visual Art titled The Bridge will open on April 4 in Cairo, Egypt.