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Foundation For Interreligious And Intercultural Research And Dialogue
The Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue (FIIRD) is a registered charitable organization in Alberta, Canada. The main program of the FIIRD is to enhance knowledge and the critical examination of the wellsprings of each religious tradition and then to acquire the linguistic and strategic tools needed to study the normative scriptures of these religions without syncretism or proselytism. It was founded in 1999, and sponsored by the Levant Foundation with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. FIIRD later became known as FIIDI. Projects and Goals In 2006 the FIIRD has published a boxed set of three holy books: the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Holy Qur'an. Another goal of the FIIRD, supported by the Levant Foundation, was to create a post-doctoral program at the University of Geneva in the field of interreligious and intercultural dialogue whereby several Fellows, each possessing a Ph.D. in multiple subjects, and those who are dedica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levant Foundation
The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean in South-western Asia,Gasiorowski, Mark (2016). ''The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa''. }, ), meaning "the eastern place, where the Sun rises". In the 13th and 14th centuries, the term ''levante'' was used for Italian maritime commerce in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Egypt, that is, the lands east of Venice. Eventually the term was restricted to the Muslim countries of Syria-Palestine and Egypt. In 1581, England set up the Levant Company to monopolize commerce with the Ottoman Empire. The name ''Levant States'' was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. This is pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
The Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation () is an organization created by Abul-Qassim Khoei, a Grand Ayatollah who was considered by much of the Shia world as his time's premier leader of Shias across the world. It is an international religious charitable institution. History The Al-Khoei Foundation began relief work in parts of southern Iraq after the first Gulf War, delivering relief supplies in defiance of US-imposed sanctions. '' The Guardian'' wrote: On April 12, 2003, the Al-Khoei family revealed that they are determined to continue the work of their murdered Abdul Majid al-Khoei who was killed in Najaf. References {{reflist External links New York branch of the Imam Al-Khoei FoundationAlkhoei.com (Arabic) Shia Islamic websites Shia organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interfaith Organizations
{{short description, None An interreligious organization or interfaith organization is an organization that encourages dialogue and cooperation between the world's different religions. In 1893, the Parliament of the Worlds Religions held, in conjunction with the World Colombian Exposition, a conference held in Chicago that is believed to be the first interfaith gathering of notable significance. In the century since, many local, national and international organizations have been founded. International organizations * American Jewish Committee (AJC) Dept of Interreligious Affairs, established 1906 * Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University * Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC), established 2008 * Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, established 1988 * The Elijah Interfaith Institute, established 1997 * European Council of Religious Leaders, established 2002 * Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guila-Clara Kessous
Guila Clara Kessous is a French human rights artist and academic. She was nominated UNESCO Artist for Peace for her dedication in the arts and human rights and Knight of Arts & Letters by the French Ministry of Culture for her work on the influence of French culture overseas. Academic work Kessous has a PhD in French literature from Boston University and another in Ethics and Aesthetics, an MBA in Cultural Business and a MA in Comparative Dramaturgy, Cinema, and Pedagogy. She created the "Theatre and Human Rights" curriculum at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and taught the program at the Carr Center of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has also taught at other institutions including Boston University, Oxford University, University of Geneva, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Alliances Françaises, Wiesel Institute and St Petersburg Conservatory. At Harvard University, she was nominated "Fashion Ambassador" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damaskinos Papandreou
Damaskinos Papandreou ( gr, Δαμασκηνός Παπανδρέου) is Greek name and surname that may refer to three different Orthodox Hierarches: * Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens (1891–1949), was the Head of the Church of Greece as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1941–1949) and the Prime Minister of Greece (1945) * Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Hadrianpolis (1936–2011), was the Hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ... * Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Johannesburg (born 1957), is the Hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George H
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Bush
Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955) is an American businessman and investor. He is the fourth of six children of former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush (née Pierce). His five siblings are George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States; Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida; the late Pauline Robinson Bush; Marvin Bush; and Dorothy Bush Koch. Early life On January 22, 1955, Bush was born in Midland, Texas. Bush was named after a good friend of the family, Henry Neil Mallon, chairman of Dresser Industries, George H. W. Bush's employer. As a child, Bush spent some summers and holidays at his family's estate in Maine, the Bush compound. At age 11, he enrolled in the exclusive St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He struggled through school; a counselor told his mother that he was doubtful the boy had the potential to graduate. He was later diagnosed as having dyslexia, and his mother spent much time assisting him with his learning disability. Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Adamakis
Emmanuel Adamakis (in modern Greek: Εμμανουήλ Αδαμάκης), also known by his episcopal name Emmanuel of Chalcedon, was born on December 19, 1958, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. He is an Orthodox bishop and religious prelate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He served as the Orthodox Metropolitan of France from January 20, 2003, to March 20, 2021. Additionally, he was the president of the Conference of European Churches from 2009 to 2013 and the president of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France. Since his departure from Paris, he has been the Metropolitan of Chalcedon under Bartholomew of Constantinople. Biography Early life and education Emmanuel Adamakis was born on December 19, 1958, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. After completing his studies at the Normal School of Heraklion, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Letters of the Catholic Institute of Paris and at the Saint-Serge Institute. He furthered his studies in the history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyed Jawad Al-Khoei
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatima and his cousin and son-in-law Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). While in the early islamic period the title Al-Sayyid was applied on all the members of the of banu hashim, the tribe of Muhammad. But later on the title was made specific to those of Hasani and Hussaini descent, Primarily by the Fatimid Caliphs. Female ''sayyids'' are given the titles ''sayyida'', ''syeda'', ''alawiyah'' . In some regions of the Islamic world, such as in Iraq, the descendants of Muhammad are given the title '' amīr'' or ''mīr'', meaning "aristocrats", "commander", or "ruler". In Shia Islam the son of a non Sayyid father and a Sayyida mother claim the title Mirza. In Sunni Islam a person being a descendant of Muhammad, of either maternal o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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