Moderate Burmese Monk who Advocates for Religious Freedom, Dies in ThailandNovember 1, 2022 — 11/01/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Burmese Buddhist monk Ashin Ariya Vansa Bivansa, commonly referred to as “Myawaddy Sayadaw,” died at age 71 on October 27 of a heart attack...
Catholic and Muslim Groups Sign Deal to Work on Interfaith PeaceJune 12, 2022 — 06/12/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic lay group based in Rome and Indonesia’s largest moderate Islamic organization have signed a deal to continue working together to promote interfaith...
Religious Leaders Meet in Jakarta to Promote Religious HarmonySeptember 29, 2021 — 09/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 27, religious leaders from different faith gathered to attend the Dialogue of Religious Council Leaders in Jakarta. This meeting resulted in a...
Prominent Burmese Monk Donates to Catholic COVID-19 FundApril 20, 2020 — 04/20/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On April 16, Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay Archdiocese received US$10,000 from the Burmese prominent monk, Ashin Nyanissara, also known as Sitagu Sayadaw....
Indonesian Conservative Muslim Group Wants to Halt Interfaith FestivalFebruary 7, 2020 — 02/07/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – An interfaith festival due to take place in the cities of Bandung and Cirebon on Feb. 15 is now being opposed by local conservative...
Muslims Barred from Praying Alongside Non-Muslims at Interfaith EventSeptember 6, 2019 — 09/06/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Under a directive issued by an agency under the Prime Minister’s Department, joint prayers at unity events involving both Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia...
Interfaith College Group in Indonesia Seeks Permission to Fight RadicalismAugust 17, 2019 — 08/17/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As radicalism continues to rise in Indonesia, an alliance of interfaith student groups at university level has called on the Indonesian government to issue...
Interfaith Christmas Dinner in Malaysia Calls for Tolerance and UnderstandingDecember 14, 2018 — 12/14/2018 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – At an interfaith Christmas dinner on December 13, the Federal Territories (FT) Mufti, an Islamic scholar who interprets and expounds Islamic law said, “peaceful co-existence...
Moderate Muslim Group in Indonesia Launches New Group to Combat ExtremismAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: As Indonesia faces growing radicalism and an upcoming presidential election in 2019, moderate Muslims have launched a new grassroots group on August 1 to promote inter-faith tolerance, mutual respect,...
Christian and Muslim Youth Have Interfaith Dialogue in Battle-scarred MarawiApril 18, 2018 — ICC Note: 30 Christian and Muslim youth in war-torn Marawi, Philippines have come together for an inter-religious dialogue to share life and faith experiences and find solid grounds of unity...
Indonesia Engages Youth to Tackle Religious IntoleranceApril 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Indonesian interfaith groups held a special peace-building gathering on April 7 featuring 50 young children from various faiths, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists, in an attempt to...
Interfaith Custody Battle could set Precedent for how Future Cases are TriedFebruary 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In the latest court hearing between parents of differing faiths and the custody of their children, the findings could be substantial towards future court hearings pertaining to religion....
