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Increasing Young People’s Social Understanding of Religious Diversity
Kilifi County is located along the Kenyan coast, north of the city of Mombasa. The county is home to Kaya elders from the Mijikenda community. The Kaya elders’ preference for upholding their traditional religious practices makes…
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The Ecological Approach Towards Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB)
In Indonesia, Muhammadiyah promotes inter-religious collaboration by responding to climate change. Climate change has many faces in Indonesia. Indonesians living in Sumatra and Kalimantan know it through increased rainfalls which have increased the risks of flooding. People in Java,…
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Faith to Action Network Shaping the Future of Refugees in Addis Ababa
During our recent conference on “Welcoming the Stranger and Living as Neighbours”, faith actors found that freedom to move freely is a fundamental right and must be accompanied by safe havens. Unfortunately, everywhere, refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants…
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“Walk This Path Of Faith With Us” Christian Faith Actors Unite To Advance Women’s Rights
Doesn’t the Bible call for gender justice? Paul is very clear when he says “For in Jesus Christ you are all children of God through faith. There is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, slave nor free,…
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An Islamic Perspective on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Faith to Action Network recognizes that there are barriers that have contributed to the discrimination against women. One of the barriers is the misinterpretation of scripture; religious scriptures have been misused to justify discrimination, inequality, and violation of women’s rights. The other barrier to…
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Let’s Talk About Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Faith leaders and organizations have a significant influence on the norms, attitudes, and beliefs of African society. Faith leaders ought to provide a welcoming environment where young people’s issues about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are acknowledged in…
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Faith to Action Network News Alert_Issue 2
Faith to Action Network wishes to share with you our bi-weekly news alerts featuring stories from our network, upcoming events, a case study and job opportunities that might be of interest to you. We hope that the stories we have been…
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IMPACT BRIEF: COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – EGYPT
Sectarian violence in Egypt ranges from coordinated terror attacks to mob assaults, usually directed towards Coptic Christians and Sufis. Violence can break out in response to inter-sectarian romances, attempts by Christians to build or renovate churches, or property disputes. The Islamic State has claimed…
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IMPACT BRIEF : COMMUNITIES RICHER IN DIVERSITY – BURUNDI
Religious leaders are influential figures in Burundi and can play instrumental roles in promoting social cohesion in a context where the risk of ethnic polarisation is high. Fault lines in political power, economic wealth and ethnicity reinforce one another. While some faith…
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Interfaith Grassroots Peacebuilding: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence in West Nile, Uganda. Case Study Series No. 6
This case study uses the concept of grassroots peacebuilding to assess the impact of interfaith peacebuilding activities in the Yumbe District in the West Nile Region, which the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and the Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) implemented from…
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