The Story Of Human Rights

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Wolverhampton Prayers For Peace 2010

Muslim Prayer For Peace

In the name of Allah,
The Beneficent, The Merciful.
Praise be to the Lord of the universe,
Who has created us and made us
Into nations and tribes,
That we may know each other,
Not that we may despise each other.
If the enemy inclines towards peace,
You too, must also incline towards peace,
And trust God, for the Lord is the one,
That hears and knows all things.
And the servants of God, Most Gracious,
Are those who walk on the Earth
In humility, and when we address them,
We say “PEACE”.

—

Only Breath

Not Christian or Jew or
Muslim, not Hindu,
Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen.
Not any religion

or cultural system. I am
not from the east
or the west, not
out of the ocean or up

from the ground, not
natural or ethereal, not
composed of elements at all.
I do not exist,

am not an entity in this
world or the next,
did not descend from
Adam and Eve or any

origin story. My place is
the placeless, a trace
of the traceless.
Neither body or soul.

I belong to the beloved,
have seen the two
worlds as one and
that one
call to and know,

first, last, outer, inner,
only that breath breathing
human being.

Sufi Mystic – Shaykh Jelaluddin Rumi – 13th century

From The Essential Rumi, page 32. Translated by Coleman Barks.
© Copyright, 2004, HarperSanFrancisco. (fair use intended)

A presentation of sacred dance, presented by
young members of the Hindu community.

Wolverhampton Prayers For Peace 2010

Wolverhampton Prayers for Peace is an annual event, organised by Wolverhampton Inter Faith Council. Although it’s not a religious service, it is a “prayer event”, where people of different faiths in Wolverhampton come together to pray for peace in our city and our world.

Please join us and our friends in faith at 3:00pm, Sunday 31 January, in St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton City Centre as we share prayers for peace.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2010

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is commemorated internationally on 27th January each year. This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the day in 1945 on which the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Each year, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust urges everyone in the UK to pause and reflect on what can happen when racism, prejudice and exclusionary behaviour are left unchecked. On HMD we take the time to see how the lessons of the past can play a part in our communities today.

HMD provides a time for us to:

• Remember the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and those affected by subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and during the ongoing atrocities in Darfur.

• Ensure that the historical events associated with the Holocaust continue to be regarded as being of fundamental importance.

• Raise awareness and understanding of the events of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides as a continuing issue for all humanity, based on a recognition that it could happen again anywhere and at any time, unless we ensure that our society opposes discrimination, persecution and racism.

• Highlight the values of a society which respects and celebrates the differences between individuals and communities, based upon the notion of universal dignity and equal rights and responsibilities for all its citizens.

You can read more about the remit of HMD in our Statement of Purpose.

Please join us at 10:45am on Wednesday, 27 January at the Wolverhampton War Memorial as we remember, lest we should ever forget, the tragedy of the Holocaust, genocide, persecution and human suffering. Only through being united in our shared humanity, can we prevent similar from occurring again, ensuring a brighter future for us all and our children.

DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal

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Meeting with Bnei Baruch Association UK

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong of Wulfruna Sufi Association meeting with members of Bnei Baruch Association UK, at their event “Studying the Zohar with Rav Michael Laitman” on January 3rd 2010. Kabbalah is an ancient wisdom and spiritual path, helping to connect us to our Creator and in unity with one another. Kabbalah has much in common with Sufism.

Happy New Year 2010!

Merry Christmas 2009

Wishing everyone a joyous and blessed Christmas,
and all the very best for the New Year!

Anuna : Jerusalem [Extract]

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