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Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
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Sheik Samir Aasi - A True Ambassador for Peace
- Thursday, November 20, 2014
Jerusalem, Israel - A day after the Nov. 18, 2014, massacre in a synagogue in Jerusalem, Sheik Samir Aasi arrived with other religious leaders to express support and sympathy for the affected community. Several hours later, acid was thrown on his car.
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Interfaith Conference on Religions as Peacebuilders
- Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Sydney, Australia - UPF-Australia held an interfaith conference entitled “Religions as Peace Builders” in Sydney Nov. 11, 2014.
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Montreal Interfaith Forum: The Question of Religion in a Secular State
- Saturday, November 8, 2014
Montreal, Canada - UPF-Canada held a conference Nov. 8, 2014, in Montreal on the theme ‘‘The Question of Religion in a Secular State: Should Religion Be Removed from the Public Sphere?’’
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Interreligious Seminar in Taiwan on Orthodoxy and Heresy
- Friday, October 24, 2014
Taipei, Taiwan - UPF-Taiwan organized a seminar on Oct. 24, 2014 at Taiwan National Chengchi University with the theme “Orthodoxy and Heresy from the Perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Unificationism.”
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Australians Explore Interfaith Approaches to Peacebuilding
- Saturday, October 18, 2014
Melbourne, Australia—A seminar on “The Role of Interfaith in International Relations and Peacebuilding” was held at Monash University.
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Interfaith Lunch at the Jewish Museum in Buenos Aires
- Monday, September 29, 2014
Buenos Aires, Argentina - A fraternal environment prevailed among diverse spiritual and community leaders during a lunch at the Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires on Sept. 29, 2014.
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Promoting Interreligious Cooperation in Argentina for Peacebuilding
- Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Cordoba, Argentina - “Interreligious Cooperation in Peacebuilding” was the title of a speech by Mr. Miguel Werner, UPF-Argentina’s secretary general, on Sept. 3, 2014, at a congress on “Religious Freedom in the 21st Century: Religion, State, and Society.”
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UPF Session on 'Building Trust through Interreligious Dialogue' at Alliance of Civilizations Forum
- Saturday, August 30, 2014
Bali, Indonesia - UPF sponsored a side event on the theme of “Building Trust through Interreligious Dialogue” at the UN Alliance of Civilizations’ Sixth Global Forum in Bali, Indonesia, Aug. 29-30, 2014.
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Forum in the Netherlands on Religion in China and Indonesia
- Thursday, August 28, 2014
Utrecht, Netherlands - UPF-Netherlands held an Ambassadors for Peace meeting on Aug. 28, 2014, in Utrecht focusing on Christianity in China.
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Interfaith Prayer Vigil Held in Dublin
- Saturday, August 9, 2014
Dublin, Ireland - UPF-Ireland organized a prayer vigil at the Lantern Interfaith Center in the heart of Dublin on Aug. 9, 2014, to take a stand on the escalation of violence around the world.
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Jews and Muslims Join Hands in a Paris Peace Demonstration
- Sunday, August 3, 2014
Paris, France - UPF-France supported the initiative of a young student who raised her voice and organized a gathering in Paris on August 3, 2014, to show a peaceful relationship between Jews and Muslims in France. The theme was "Gathering for Peace, Jews and Muslims, Hand in Hand."
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Interfaith Prayers for Peace between Israel and Gaza
- Wednesday, July 30, 2014
As the war between Israel and Hamas continued to claim victims, and cause suffer and misery in both Israel and Gaza, two prayer meetings took place to offer interfaith prayers for peace during the day in Daliat El-Carmel and Nazareth on July 30, 2014.
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