To celebrate the Interfaith Harmony Week 2013 Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR) will organize Seminar on "Interfaith harmony is need of hour" people from all walks of life in which politicians, religious leaders, lawyers, educationists and students etc belonging from all religions in Pakistan will participate in the seminar. After the seminar awareness walk will also be organized to aware the general public that to combat against terrorism and extremism interfaith and intercultural harmony is essential.

Due to the inhabiting events in Egypt and elsewhere, people may give up. This retreat motivates the participants through prayers and meditation to see beyond the darkness the light that is coming which we are part of by our prayers and actions. We call this process 'migration to the future, and pilgrimage around the center of light" one hundred and twenty people are gathering from Feb. 8 to Feb 11 in Ain El Sokhna

The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne is hosting a Morning Tea in Queens Hall, Parliament House Melbourne, Australia, for religious, spiritual and community leaders to celebrate the third World Interfaith Harmony Week. Our partners this year are the Faith Communities Council of Victoria, the Islamic Council of Victoria, Religions for Peace Australia, the Shepparton Interfaith Network and the Australian Multicultural Foundation. Speakers will include Bishop John Bayton AM, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, and Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim, Abbess of The Seon (Zen) Centre. Together with the Islamic Council of Victoria we will launch a DVD which shares images of ‘harmony’ as defined in the Confucian concept of 'beautiful and dynamic interaction between different elements within a whole'. Weaving in words, images of people, places, and sacred artworks, the DVD exemplifies the common values that bind us together as a community, as well as respecting the differences. As part of Celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week, the DVD will be randomly displayed throughout the Week on the Big Screen at Federation Square and the Atrium from Friday 1st February to Friday 8th February, 2013 along with 15 scheduled screenings. In this way the meaning of the World Interfaith Harmony Week will be spread to the wider community. Federation Square is Melbourne’s ‘Meeting Place’ and one of the State of Victoria’s most popular tourist destinations.

Our topic is promoting unity in modern Finland. You are also welcome to bring your own prayers and texts! Languages English and Finnish

Our topic is promoting unity in modern Finland. You are also welcome to bring your own prayers and texts! Languages: Finnish and English

In line with the UN proclamation for World Interfaith Harmony Week, please join us February 1 to celebrate the New Year by releasing the hardships and limitations faced in 2012 and to claim the New Year with positivity and without hate. Program includes: *Buddhist Tolling of the Temple Bell *Guest Speakers to describe "new year" practices from their various religious traditions - Jainism, Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, Unitarianism, Christ Science healing and more to be announced *New Year Scattering of the Flowers *Toshi Koshi Soba Noodles and refreshments *Interreligious Dialogue and Conversation Hosted by Midwest Buddhist Temple Developed by Carisse Ramos, Artist, and Suzanne Morgan, Sacred Space Ambassador

Warm and delicious "Harmony Soup" based on vegetables will be served to everyone passing by on sunday the 3rd of February 2013. The soup event will take place on a public plaza in the residential area of Noerrebro in Copenhagen, Denmark. In this neighborhood many newcomers from other parts of Denmark and from abroad settle to start a new life. 57 different nationalities are represented in the area. We look forward to serve Harmony Soup in Copenhagen for the third time during World Interfaith Harmony Week. A few blocks away another Harmony-project will take place, a musical event with children and adults from the city of Copenhagen. We expect these participants to come buy and enjoy a cup of our Harmony Soup as well.

The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable officially kicks off Interfaith Month 2013 with a special breakfast meeting, Thursday, January 31, as members symbolically join others around the world in recognizing World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1-7. The Roundtable consists of over 220 individuals working to promote love, harmony, and an increased understanding among persons of all faith traditions, cultures, and belief systems everywhere. Interfaith Month is the highlight of the Roundtable’s year and an important part in helping the organization meet its goal of fostering understanding and cooperation among faiths. All events will be presented in an atmosphere of respect, harmony, and peace. “This is a wonderful opportunity to view area faiths from their perspective, as opposed to misinformation or rumor,” says Roundtable Board Chair Alan Bachman. There are numerous activities posted at www.interfaithroundtable.org. They include the Roundtable’s guided bus tour of four Salt Lake City places of worship; a youth service project at an interfaith family shelter; evening lectures on diverse, faith-based subjects; and many other wonderful activities. The Roundtable gratefully acknowledges all those who have worked so diligently in organizing these Interfaith Month events. An Interfaith Musical Tribute will be held the 10th of March. Go to www.interfaithroundtable.org for more information. All events are free and open to the public of all ages.

Organizers: Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy and Noorus Salam In line with our continuing effort to engage religious groups and other sectors in peace building and harmony among Filipinos of all faiths, the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID), in partnership with the Noorus Salam, will conduct an interfaith dialogue in celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW). In the Philippines, it was the PCID that led the celebration of the WIHW in 2011 with a Solidarity Dinner held in the Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City, Mindanao. 150 faith leaders joined in this celebration of peace. The World Interfaith Harmony Week is a celebration adopted by the United Nation, which was proposed by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2010. This is based on the pioneering work of The Common Word Initiative, which started in 2007. It calls for Muslim and Christian leaders to engage in a dialogue based on two common fundamental religious Commandments: Love of God and Love of Neighbor; without having to compromise their basic religious tenets. This Interfaith Week will provide a platform for all interfaith groups and groups of goodwill to become aware of each other to build and improve their relationships, and strengthen their movement and positions by building ties and avoiding duplicating each other’s efforts. This year marks the 5th year of PCID’s efforts to bring the message of A Common Word to the grassroots. For the past 5 years, PCID had been engaging the Muslim religious teachers in infra-faith workshops about the importance of harmony among Muslims and Christians and the need for interfaith dialogue. Many of the participants, while supportive of the ideals of the historic document, stressed the need to popularize and contextualize the highly doctrinal “A Common Word” in the context of the social, political and cultural issues that animate Muslim communities in the Philippines. On November 9, 2011 PCID finally held a national interfaith conference in the University of the Philippines, attended by faith leaders from the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ, National Council of Churches in the Philippines, Catholic Women’s League, Loyola School of Theology Ateneo, Peacemakers Circle, United Church of Christ of the Philippines, among many. Dr. Rick Love of the Peace Catalyst International, who has been a strong advocate of ACW and interfaith dialogue, flew from the United States to join the forum. The celebration of WIHW organized by PCID and Noorus Salam this year will be held simultaneously in 4 major cities: Quezon City for the National Capital Region, Cebu City for the Visayas, Zamboanga City for Region 9, and Iligan City for Region 10. The events will be intimate, a gathering of 20 to 25 faith leaders, to share how harmony among peoples of all faiths is essential for genuine and lasting peace to take root in our communities. The dialogue will elicit sharing from the participants of their ideas and understanding on the theme: “A Common Word, A Common Peace.” Inshallah, the dialogue will also elicit their commitment to spread the message of A Common Word: Love God, Love your Neighbor. PCID feels that much more effort is needed to let interfaith harmony take root. In our experience, beautiful statements are released at the international and national levels but these do not reach the grassroots. We need to intensify interfaith discussions, which highlight the themes of Love of God and Love of Neighbor, as the foundation for serious dialogue and peaceful engagement between Islam, Christianity and other religious sectors. Thus, a video will be prepared and disseminated to share the message of interfaith harmony with the wider community. Further, this year we are working closely with the Noorus Salam, an organization of Muslim women religious teachers and civil society leaders, to propagate the meaning of ACW and the true relevance of interfaith harmony. The simultaneous events in 3 major cities are organized by the Noorus Salam and PCID, supported by members of the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines. In the National Capital Region, the event will be held at the NCPAG Annex Building Conference Room, University of the Philippines, Quezon City. In Zamboanga City, it will be held in the Women Support Center, RT Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City. In Cebu City, at the National Commission on Muslim Filipino (NCMF) Office. In Iligan City, at Mahad Al-Nur Al-Islamiya, Ceanuri Village, Camague. PCID HARMONY LINK VIDEO, below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LuRKbpvUEg&feature=youtu.be