interfaith harmony week 2013
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ArgentinaAustriaBrazilCanadaDenmarkEcuadorGermany
IndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaMoldovaNepalNew Zealand
PakistanRussiaSlovakiaThailandUkraineUS
The UN designated the first week of February every year as
World Interfaith Harmony Week with the motto of
"Love of God and Love of the Neighbor" / "Love of the Good and Love of the Neighbor."
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Interfaith prayers at a youth service program
VIENNA, AUSTRIA: An event at the International Center promoting a culture of peace
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: A forum of religious leaders at the Sao Paulo City Hall
MONTREAL, CANADA: Ambassadors for Peace forum on pluralism
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: A gathering for interreligious prayers
QUITO, ECUADOR: Interfaith conversations and prayers for harmony among religions
MUNICH, GERMANY: Interfaith prayers for peace
STUTTGART, GERMANY: A gathering at the House of Religion introducing meditation practices
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Winner of a university debate competition
LUCKNOW, INDIA: Lighting a lamp to begin an interfaith program
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A program at the auditorium of the People’s Conscience Party - HANURA
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Student response to a program at the Government High School SMAN 6
TOKYO, JAPAN: Offering prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine for victims of the earthquake and tsuami
TOKYO, JAPAN: A Shinto priest offers prayers at an interfaith Ambassadors for Peace gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Faith leaders joining in a peace ceremony
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: Interfaith volleyball tournament
KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Winner of a student essay contest about interfaith harmony
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Making new friends after presentations about different faiths
MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Muslims, Hindus, and Christians at an interfaith breakfast
MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Candlelight ceremony at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Shams Tabrez
MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Participants in a debate and essay competition at the Pastoral Institute
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Ambassadors for Peace shared experiences of working in interfaith settings.
KAMENSK, RUSSIA: A discussion about the question “Harmony of beliefs as a road to peace?”
NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA: Joining for prayers from various faith traditions.
PERM, RUSSIA: Children make pictorial greetings that will be sent to students in Kyrgyzstan.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: A roundtable on promoting intercultural and interfaith understanding
UFA, RUSSIA: Learning about various faiths during a Religious Youth Service Project
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA: Ambassadors for Peace learn about various faiths.
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA: People brave winter weather to attend an interfaith prayer service.
BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seminar on interreligious principles for strengthening families
KIEV, UKRAINE: Plans were made to promote ideas of interfaith tolerance and understanding.
SALT LAKE CITY, USA: Annual interfaith awards ceremony
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK: A program at the UN General Assembly Hall