Religion or Belief
Islamic Information Centre - Bristol
The Islamic Information Centre Bristol is a charitable Education Trust, established to help fulfil the religious educational needs of the local community. Its aims is to be an integral part of the community in acting as source of Islamic knowledge from which all ages can benefit. Many of the books that we have available in the library are classical texts which cover topics such as Tasfeer, Aqidah, Fiqh, Tabaaqat (histories), Hadith studies and much more besides.
Buddhism & Meditation - Cheltenham & Gloucester
Whether you have wanted to try meditation for a long time but never found a suitable class, have started to meditate but found it difficult to make progress on your own, or are an experienced meditator looking for advice on improving, the classes offered by Akanishta Centre may well be just what you are looking for. Our classes are especially suitable for those who have busy lifestyles and would like to learn to meditate to improve the quality of their lives.
Radio Salaam Shalom - UK's first Muslim and Jewish Radio Station
Radio Salaam Shalom is the UK's first Muslim and Jewish radio station aimed at encouraging dialogue and understanding between the Muslim and Jewish communities in Bristol, the UK and beyond. It broadcasts a mix of intercultural music and speech.
To find out more or to listen on line you can visit: http://www.salaamshalom.org.uk/
The Association of Muslim Lawyers - Regional Branch Wales and South West
The South West and Wales Association of Muslim Lawyers seeks to provide active encouragement and support of vulnerable groups in the procurement of legal services in accordance with Shari’ah law, to work towards the furtherance of Muslims’ legal rights within the UK and to ensure that views of minorities are accounted for in local governmental policies, to work with the AML in London to facilitate national understanding and proactive lobbying for fair and equal treatment of ethnic and religious minorities and to promote community cohesion between Muslim and non-Muslim groups in furtherance of the fulfilment of AML aims and objectives.
British Humanist Association
The British Humanist Association is running a Local Development Project aiming to increase the participation of Humanists and non-religious people in local community equality initiatives. To read more about Humanism within equality and diversity please see: http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentViewArticle.asp?article=1442
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society
The Bristol Muslim Cultural Society's aim is to empower the Muslim community in Bristol and the surrounding area to further the economic (employment, enterprise, training) educational, recreational, cultural and social needs of the Muslim community, while encouraging their active participation in mainstream society, and provide support to interested stakeholders. To read further please see: http://www.bmcs.org.uk/
Plymouth Centre for Faiths & Cultural Diversity
Their main objective is to promote education of world religion and cultural diversity based on the values of respect and tolerance. The Centre aims to achieve this by creating opportunities for interfaith and multicultural awareness, dialogue, understanding and celebration. To read further please visit their website: http://www.plymouthcfcd.co.uk/
To read further please visit their website: http://www.aml.org.uk/_region.php or email: Nyla Qureshi nyla.qureshi@aml.org.uk
Bristol Multi Faith Forum
Bristol Multi Faith Forum (BMFF) was established in 2004. BMFF seeks to achieve its aims by: Giving a voice for people of faith following a decade where faith has been greatly sidelined; Serving as a Forum for Faith Communities to enter into dialogue with each other and with relevant organs of the statutory, private and voluntary sectors; Developing and nurturing leadership in the faith communities, in partnership with those communities, in order to do the above and also to be a platform for focus on commonalities and shared objectives amongst the faiths. To find out more: http://www.bmff.org.uk/
LINKS TO FOLLOW FROM OUR WEEKLY E-BULLETIN
To sign up for our weekly e-bulletin please contact jinny.uppington@equalitysouthwest.org.uk for a contact form or download it here: Contact Form
Faith Groups Charity Law and Governance
The first case to be heard by the Charity Tribunal was initiated earlier this year by a former trustee of Sivayogam, a Hindu charity that runs temples in Tooting and Wembley. The case is an appeal against the Charity Commission's decision to remove the appellant, Nagendram Seevaratnam, as a trustee of the charity. To read more please see: Faith Groups Charity Law and Governance
Faithnetsouthwest - Chief Executive
Faithnetsouthwest are currently advertising for a Chief Executive, to read the advert for the position and for details of how to apply please see: CE Advert to read the brief for the position please see: CE Brief
