Cultivating Harmony
Groups join forces in condemning religious extremism and terrorism Global Pulse staff March 26, 2015 Italy A coalition of Catholic and Shiite Muslim leaders strongly condemned terrorist acts by radical Islamic groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State. “Religious leaders who legitimize violence are neither religious, nor are they being leaders,” said Maytham Al-Salman, […]
By Inés San Martín (March 25, 2015) Vatican correspondent ROME — A summit in Rome between Shi’ite Muslim and Catholic leaders on Tuesday produced a strong condemnation of terrorist acts by radical Islamic groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIS in Iraq and Syria. “Religious leaders who legitimize violence are neither religious, nor […]
Sh. Maytham Al Salman has participated in the Catholics & Shiites Dialogue conference that was held on the 24th of March 2015 in Roma, Italy. He presented the following paper which explains, from an Islamic perspective, the guidelines towards managing, enhancing and promoting religious diversity among societies. Catholics & Shiites Dialogue Conference: Guidelines towards Managing […]
Source: United Nations, Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
The Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO) revealed a significant rise in the rate of violations of religious freedom during the annual religious commemoration of Imam Hussein, Ashura. This rate has rised to 56% in comparison with the violations documented in the previous year (Ashura 2013). Sheikh Maytham Alsalman spoke at a press conference in Manama, […]
Al Salman welcomes the report of the U.S. State Department on “International Religious Freedom” and calls for the US to exercise effective pressure on Manama to stop religious persecution. Sheikh Maytham Al Salman, Head of Religious Freedom at BHRO, has welcomed the International Religious Freedom Report issued by the U.S. State Department on Monday, July […]
We, the British Shi’a community, are increasingly concerned by the continued discrimination against Shi’a Muslims in Bahrain by the Bahraini government. In times of difficulty it is imperative for us to voice our concerns. As the Archbishop of Canterbury so eloquently said in November 2013: “we have responsibilities to speak, even when it might be […]
Bahrain Interfaith has welcomed tens of prominent guests participating in “The Conference on the Dialogue of Civilizations in the Service of Humanity”, during 5-7 May 2014. The conference is being held while the country is in deep crises and the people are in deep rift due to the inherent official policy of discrimination against the […]
GENEVA (24 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, today urged the Government of Bahrain to stop the harassment and persecution of the most senior religious leader of the Bahraini Shi’a Muslim community, who was reportedly forced to leave his country following threats from state security […]
By Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser The following op-ed appeared in the Global Post on April 10, 2014. WASHINGTON — Last week’s Formula 1 automotive racing event spotlighted the host country of Bahrain, which remains home to the region’s largest United States naval base. As a recent fact-finding visit revealed, the Kingdom continues to be a stark study in contrasts […]