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ECRL: Religions for Peace issues a declaration on Advancing Human Dignity – through human rights and traditional values

ECRL-membersThis declaration made at our first meeting in Russia, is in continuity with previous declarations of the European Council of Religious Leaders. It continues our work to further interreligious dialogue and a culture of peace

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A Statement by the IRGC marking the 16th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

IRGC-logoThe IRGC is appreciative of the fact that the Canadian Parliament has adopted a resolution commemorating and honoring all the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide. It is a noble and important gesture that the Canadian Parliament has made in calling on all Canadians to commemorate appropriately the anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide.

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Reisu-l-ulema's speech at UN

res-njujork-juni-2011-1Without question the last century was the bloodiest century in modern history, far more violent in relative as well as absolute terms than any previous era. That 20th century was unprecedentedly violent may seem paradoxical. After all, the last hundred years were a time of unparalleled progress. For my country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, though the 20th century

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Criminalization of Islam

Logo_Pokret_Pravde_za_BiH_1Islam is a religion which today is the biggest in the world in terms of followers, and also is the fastest growing and spreading religion in the world. That, in and of itself, is unquestionably being viewed and taken as a threat to all other religions. Islam, in addition to the religious and spiritual contexts also contains a worldly aspect, which pertains to a specific way of life, in addition to the traditions and practices which are common values in other religions.

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Letter of IRGC regarding the lecture of Srđan Trifković in Vancouver

IRGC-logoThe Institute for Research of Genocide of Canada {IRGC} was informed that Srdja Trifkovic, a Serbian-American 'scholar', will be holding a lecture on Thursday February 24th at 5pm at the University of British Columbia. It is organized by the Serbian Students Association. IRGC is shocking that the University of British Columbia would allow Srdjan Trifkovic

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Giant 500-year-old copy of Koran so fragile it can no longer be displayed is given new lease of life online

 A rarely-seen manuscript of one of the world's most important copies of the Koran is to be published online. The hand-written holy book, estimated to be around 500 years old, is so precious and fragile scholars have been unable to put it on display. Now experts at the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library are using digital technology

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Letter of the IRGC

IRGC-logoIAGS's membership numbers remain highly questionable and they are certainly not representative of the majority of international scholars. IAGS is an obscure organization led by Prof. William Schabas, an academic who regrettably reduced himself to the position of being a genocide denier. Please be advised that the IAGS president, Prof. Schabas, offered his expertise to Serbian defendants at the Hague Tribunal

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Terrorism is certainly not a Muslim monopoly

Islam_vs_terrorism_large"All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." This comment , frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty, if not a monopoly. The facts are very different.  First, there is nothing new about terrorism. In 1881, anarchists killed the Russian Tsar Alexander II and 21 bystanders. In 1901, anarchists killed US President McKinley as well as King Humbert I of Italy. 

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