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Its work is bringing together "faith groups, religious leaders, and teachers to promote peace and sustainability". [87] In 2011, President Obama issued the Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge by sending a letter [88] to all presidents of institutions of higher education in the United States. The goals of the Challenge included ...
This deity is associated with concepts of peace and providence. Ovia's historical origins can be traced back to the ancient Kingdom of Benin, known for its cultural traditions and governance structure. Emerging during a period of relative stability, Ovia was regarded as a symbol of peace and prosperity within the kingdom.
Currently he is the president of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies. [7] Bin Bayyah is involved in a number of scholarly councils including the Islamic Fiqh Council, a Saudi-based Institute. He was also the vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. [8] from which he resigned in 2014.
Project Ploughshares is a Canadian non-government organization concerned with the prevention of war, the disarmament of weapons, and peacebuilding. Though it is an agency of the Canadian Council of Churches and is sponsored by the nine national churches of Canada, Project Ploughshares is run by and for people of a variety of different faith backgrounds.
The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE), formerly known as the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace (CMIP), is an Israeli non-profit organization that monitors the content of school textbooks, [3] specifically how they educate in relation to religion, societies, cultures, democratic values and the 'Other'. [4]
The FBISE was established under the FBISE Act 1975. [2] It is an autonomous body of working under the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. [3] The official website of FBISE was launched on June 7, 2001, and was inaugurated by Mrs. Zobaida Jalal, the Minister for Education [4] The first-ever online result of FBISE was announced on 18 August 2001. [5]
“To be in a position to make a positive difference in the world and hopefully bring about more understanding and peace and reconciliation between people of diverse cultures and faiths. It’s a time where all of us as humans are being forced to learn to live together, and the only way that we can is in peace.
"A Common Word between Us and You" is an open letter, from October 13, 2007, from Muslim to Christian leaders. It calls for peace between Muslims and Christians and tries to work for common ground and understanding between both religions, in line with the Qur'anic command: "Say: 'O People of the Scripture! come to a common word as between us and you: that we worship none but God" and the ...