The Secretary-General of the AIDLR talked with ANNA RURKA, President of the Council of Europe’s Conference of INGOs , during the World NGO Day Seminar: ‘From the Past to the Future: A Living Civic for a Living Democracy’, on the subject of the AIDLR’s cooperation with the CoE
“A Living Civic for a Living Democracy”: The Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe, organized at the Council of Europe’s office on 28 February 2020. During that seminar held in Brussels, the President of the Conference of the INGOs, Ms. Anna Rurka underlined: “A closing civic space impacts all forms of independent civil society and appears […]
His Excellency Mr. DAVID ZALKALIANI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, President of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe, talked with Dr. Olteanu on the AIDLR’ support for the priorities of the Georgian Presidency
H.E. David Zalkaliani, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Georgia, and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe (from November 2019 to May 2020), talked with Dr. Liviu Olteanu, Secretary-General of the AIDLR, during the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg in January 2020. The Presidency of […]
H.E. Shaykh ABDULLAH BIN BAYYAH and Dr. ZESHAN ZAFAR, invited Dr. Liviu Olteanu, Secretary-General of the AIDLR, to the launch of the NEW ALLIANCE OF VIRTUE CHARTER held at the SIXTH ASSEMBLY of FORUM FOR PROMOTING PEACE to join the event held in Abu Dhabi
I begin my press note by expressing my gratitude for the honor done to me by the kind invitation of His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Islamic Societies, Mr. Zeshan Zafar, the Executive Director, and the most gracious host, the government of the UAE, represented by His Highness […]
Meeting of the Secretary-General of the AIDLR with H.E. ADAMA DIENG, the UN Under-Secretary-General Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide and the President of the Honorary Committee of the AIDLR, at the launch of the Global Tolerance Charter regarding the ‘New Alliance of Virtue’ in Abu Dhabi
His Excellency Dr. Adama Dieng, the UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General, and the President of the Honorary Committee of the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDLR), participated in Abu Dhabi at the launch of the historical document ‘Global Tolerance Charter’, initiated by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim […]
The Secretary-General of the AIDLR, talked in Abu Dhabi with Rev. Dr. EFRAIM TENDERO, the current SECRETARY-GENERAL of the WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, on the challenges facing Christians around the world, and those of other religions such as Jews, Muslims, and some religious minorities
At the launch of the Global Tolerance Charter initiated by Sheikh Bin BAYYAH from the United Arab Emirates, an event that took place during the Forum for Promoting Peace held in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Liviu Olteanu, Secretary-General of the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty, had a very informative discussion with Dr. Efraim Tendero, the […]
During the SIXTH ASSEMBLY in Abu Dhabi of the FORUM FOR PROMOTING PEACE, the Secretary-General of the AIDLR, Dr. Liviu Olteanu, expressed his appreciation for the historic initiative on ‘tolerance and religious freedom’ and signing the ‘Global Tolerance Charter – The New Alliance of Virtue’
GLOBAL TOLERANCE CHARTER – A group of the world’s most respected Islamic scholars, faith leaders joined by experts from governments, and representatives of civil society organizations signed a new charter to build global peace, based on tolerance and religious freedom. Launched and endorsed during the final day of the sixth Assembly of the Forum for […]
Dr. Liviu Olteanu, the Secretary-General of the AIDLR, whilst in Abu Dhabi, congratulated a HERO, the Imam ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI from Nigeria, who risked his own life, to save 262 Christians in June 2018
Dr. Olteanu, Secretary-General of the AIDLR, was impressed during the Forum for Promoting Peace in Islamic Societies, by the empathy and spirit of sacrifice displayed by the elderly Muslim leader, Abubakar Abdullahi, the Imam of Nghar village in Plateau State, Nigeria, who saved the lives of 262 Christians fleeing a murderous attack by Muslim Fulani militants in […]
GAMAL FOUDA, the IMAM of Al Noor Mosque in the New Zealand city of CHRIST CHURCH, and the mosque-attack SURVIVOR FARID AHMED, shared (the former in Dubai at the World Tolerance Summit, and the latter in Abu Dhabi at the Forum for Promoting Peace) with the Secretary-General of the AIDLR, their personal ‘story’ of the dramatic tragedy that took the life of 51 Muslims, during the terrorist mosque mass shootings
On March 15, 2019, two attacks occurred during Friday prayers, initially at the Al Noor mosque and later at the Linwood Islamic Centre, allegedly perpetrated by an Australian-born white supremacist. Imam GAMAL FOUDA, had begun giving a sermon at the Al Noor mosque when the gunman entered. Having witnessed and survived the attack, he believes “terrorism […]
Dr. AISHA AL-DAWIYA, FOUNDER OF WOMEN IN ISLAM, talked with Dr. Liviu Olteanu the Secretary-General of the AIDLR on the role of religious leaders, specifically concerning how women can confront the contemporary crises and challenges of our Century based on religious identity
One of the most active women on human rights, religious liberty and social justice is Aisha Al-Adawiya, the Founder and President of Women in Islam. Dr. Al-Dawiya is an international expert on Gender Equity, Conflict Resolution, Cross-Cultural Understanding, and Peace Building. Dr. Liviu Olteanu had a lengthy conversation with Dr. Aisha Al-Adawiya during the Assembly and […]