Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - UK
London, UK - UPF-UK hosted Prof. Akbar Ahmed on May 18, 2014, as part of the renowned scholar's tour of Europe on a research project to write a book entitled Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration and Empire.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Franco Famularo, Secretary General, UPF-Canada
Montreal, Canada - Ambassadors for Peace, friends of UPF and others gathered in Montreal on May 5 to revisit the place of religion and religious values in modern society.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Chai Mai Hsien, Secretary General, UPF-Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - Ven. Chen, Gui Xing, founder of Xuan-men Zhen Zong, a new Daoist group, brought 120 members and staff to UPF's headquarters in Taipei on May 4, 2014, for a discussion about UPF's principles of peace.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh — A special lecture for students, staff and faculty at Dhaka University on May 3, 2014, focused on the UPF founder’s role in building bridges among people of different religions and cultures.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Israel
Netanyah, Israel - The Jerusalem Interfaith Forum for Understanding and Cooperation Among Religions marked its 12th meeting in the Netan-Ya Reform Jewish Synagogue in the city of Netanyah with a forum on "The Role and Responsibility of Religious and Spiritual Leaders" on April 8, 2014.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - After receiving the news about the Middle East Peace Initiative program in Jerusalem in May, an appointment was made with the ambassador for Palestine in Peru, who has spoken at some UPF-Peru events. He suggested the possibility of a delegation from UPF meeting with Palestinian leaders as part of the schedule of activities.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - Many Ambassadors for Peace and members of the Interconfesional Alliance of Peru attended a seminar on April 1, 2014, organized by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights entitled “Religious Liberty and Interconfessional Dialogue.”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Mr. Chai, Mai Hsien, Secretary General, UPF - Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - At the UPF General Assembly on March 29, 2014 the Taiwan Clergy Leadership Conference and Taiwan Interreligious Peace Council were inaugurated.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Alan Sillitoe, UPF-Luxembourg
Luxembourg - Continuing with the theme “Toward a Society Worthy of Man and Woman,” a forum on the topic of “Morals with or without God” took place at the Centre Sociétaire on March 29, 2014.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Canada
Montreal, Canada - The profound differences in views between urban centers that are multi-religious and multicultural in contrast with culturally homogeneous rural segments of Quebec were discussed at a Montreal forum on March 20, 2014
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Ishinomaki, Japan - Faith leaders representing various creeds offered ritual prayers at a cemetery on March 7, 2014, for those who died as a result of the tsunami and its cause, the East Japan Great Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Geoffrey Prentice, UPF-New Zealand
Ellerslie, New Zealand - UPF-New Zealand embarked on a new level of interfaith interaction on March 2, 2014, when the monthly meeting moved from the Peace Embassy to the Pu Shien temple in Ellerslie.