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The Abraham Fund

Posted on March 6, 2012

The Abraham Fund Initiatives has been working since 1989 to promote coexistence and equality among Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens. Named for the common ancestor of both Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund advances a cohesive, secure and just Israeli … Continue reading →

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Cordoba Initiative

Posted on March 6, 2012

The Cordoba Initiative is a multi-national, multi-faith organization dedicated to improving understanding and building trust among people of all cultures and religions. The name Cordoba was chosen to symbolize the time in history when Muslims, Jews and Christians lived together … Continue reading →

Posted in English, NGO, North America, Organizations | Tagged Christians, cultures, harmony, Jews, multi-faith organization, multi-national NGO, Muslims, peace, religions, undestanding | | ', '' ); ?>

EUROCLIO Special Report — Georgia: Uncovering Diversity in History

Posted on February 29, 2012

This special report from EUROCLIO details the methods, conclusions, and preliminary results of a EUROCLIO project on Tolerance Building Through History Education In Georgia. One of the project outputs was a teaching tool “How We Lived Together in the 20th … Continue reading →

Posted in East Europe, English, Links | Tagged Georgia, history education, migration, multiculturalism, regional strategy, religion, southeastern Europe, teaching citizenship, tolerance. | | ', '' ); ?>

Islam (Instruction) in State Schools: An EU Lifelong Learning Project

Posted on February 21, 2012

This project addresses the teaching and learning challenges and the need for successful integration through education of Muslim migrants in Europe, as well as providing officials, directors and teachers in school an understanding of international norms for freedom of religious … Continue reading →

Posted in East Europe, English, ERB Journal, Links, West Europe | Tagged education about Islam, education about religions, Europe, law about religious instruction, Muslim migrants, research output | | ', '' ); ?>

Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Posted on January 24, 2012

Report of the Special Rapporteur. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, in this report released December 2011, provides an overview of his activities for 2011. He then focuses on the varying meanings of … Continue reading →

Posted in English, ERB Journal, Links | Tagged Annual Report, education about religions, Religious Education, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief | | ', '' ); ?>

Guidelines for Educators On Countering Intolerance and Discrimination Against Muslims Released

Posted on December 22, 2011

These Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination Against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education has been jointly developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Council of Europe and UNESCO, with input from academic experts, … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Guidelines, International, Links, Resources | Tagged Council of Europe, Curriculum planning, Discrimination against Muslims, education about religions, Educator Guidelines, Intolerance against Muslims, OSCE, UNESCO | | ', '' ); ?>

Race Equality and Racist Bullying

Posted on December 10, 2011

The papers in this collection are to do with countering racist bullying in schools, within the wider contexts of promoting race equality and countering bullying more generally. They can be used as handouts in staff training sessions and discussions, and … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged bullying, culture, education, equality, racism, religion, Schools, youth | | ', '' ); ?>

Reuters: FaithWorld

Posted on December 10, 2011

This blog contains news posts about religion, faiths and ethics, written by Reuters journalists and correspondents. All major world religions are covered.

Posted in English, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged dialogue, education, ethnics, faith, news, religion | | ', '' ); ?>

Teaching and Talking in Schools About 9/11

Posted on December 10, 2011

Many of the materials mentioned in this list were especially compiled or updated for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in Autumn 2011. Most but not all have a specific focus on teaching, in both formal and informal settings. The list … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged 9/11, America, education, parents, religion, teachers, terrorism, youth | | ', '' ); ?>

The 2011 Attacks in Norway: Links

Posted on December 10, 2011

This paper was compiled on the morning of Tuesday 26 July. It contains links to a small selection of the thousands of articles, commentaries and blogs that were been published on the internet over the following days. It starts by … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged Christianity, education, fundamentalism, Islam, Norway, religion, terrorism | | ', '' ); ?>