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| | Just a friendly reminder that the 9th Annual National Interfaith Forum (NIFF 2012) is coming up fast, to be held in Hamilton next month from 17-19 February 2012. If you plan on attending, please make sure to send in your registration details as soon as possible. Both private room on-site accommodation and seats for the bus tour are limited and filling up fast, so make sure to get your registration forms in now so you won't be disappointed.
For more information on the Forum, including on-site accommodation, an updated draft programme schedule, and map to the Forum venue, please visit the Forum website at http://wifco.wikispaces.com/.
Many thanks, and we'll look forward to seeing you in Hamilton next month!
in peace,
The NIFF 2012 Organising Committee: (Alan Leadley, Andrew McKean, Anjum Rahman, Barry Cope, Carrie Barber, Douglas Pratt, Gayl de Boer, Louis Paulussen, Michael Walmsley, Su Ellis, Sylvie Rabinovitch-Bolstad, todd nachowitz)
| | | The Human Rights Commission has recently (5 Jan 2012) published a new resource that raises awareness of issues that may arise and offers guidance in understanding and accommodating religious diversity in the workplace.
New Zealand’s population is constantly changing and growing. It now includes significant communities of Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Jews − all playing an important role in the country’s economy. Out of this diversity, a need has grown for guidance in managing religious diversity in the workplace for workers, employers, union officials, human resource personnel and religious communities.
| | | The 2011 edition of the must-own book about the movers and shakers in the Muslim World is now available.
Which Muslims actually influence the Muslim community? If you relied on the general media for this answer you just might walk away with an understanding that the only Muslims with influence are those on the extreme fringe. Studies have shown that although they make up less than 1% of the Muslim population they dominate the nearly 95% negative coverage of Muslims in the media.
We asked ourselves if it was entirely their fault for not researching more or was there something we could do to help this situation. It's easy to sit back and blame the media but it takes quite a bit of effort to figure out what information do journalists need in order to cover the Muslim world more objectively.
We needed to come up with a book that would give everyone reporting on, or dealing with, the Muslim World about who is actually shaping this vast nation of disparate people at their fingertips.
Until 2 years ago there was no clear place to turn to in order to find answers to these questions. Now there is.
Although we put much effort into making the print version greater than before, we still offer off the same exact content on a FREE pdf version at http://themuslim500.com/download.php which you can download this very minute.
| | | The 9th Annual National Interfaith Forum, with the theme “Spiritual Identity in a Secular Society”, will be held in Hamilton at Church College, Temple View, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February 2012. The Church College facilities in Temple View (just a few minutes outside Hamilton) are being provided by the LDS Church. Accommodation on site is also available at low cost. The 2012 Forums are being hosted by the Waikato Interfaith Council (WIFCO). Highlights of this year’s Forum include on-site accommodation, a conference dinner with music and cultural performances, keynote speakers (still to be confirmed), concurrent sessions on Sunday of the Annual Youth Interfaith Forum and the Annual Women’s Interfaith Forum, the first National Men’s Interfaith Forum, an optional 3-hour bus tour of local religious centres, and an Interfaith Film Festival. The National Interfaith Forum this year also includes a multi-faith service on Sunday, 19 February from 9-10am, which will be led by local and regional faith leaders. The service is open to the public and will be held in the 700-seat LDS Auditorium. Registration for the Forum is now open and can be completed by visiting the Waikato Interfaith Council website. For more information, please visit the website or contact the Waikato Interfaith Council secretary. |
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