12th March, 2020 Faith leaders in Scotland have made a joint statement on Coronavirus. Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, Director General and Chief Imam of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, The Most Rev Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Leo Cushley, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh; and […]
6th March 2020 A very positive and encouraging meeting with Mr Martin Johnson, Deputy Director Brussels, for the Scottish Government and our Chair, Mr Shabir Beg OBE discussing civic engagement, diversity, community equality and well-being this morning.
4th March 2020 Imam Razawi was delighted to have been a part of a delegation of faith leaders at the Service at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey where the Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons. The service, which was attended by parliamentary staff, representatives of the […]
3rd March 2020 A very positive and encouraging meeting between the Church of Scotland, the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society discussing civic engagement, diversity, community equality and well-being.
1st March 2020 The SABS Youth team, with the support of Jafaria Foundation, undertook another community-wide collection of items and donations for the next container to be shipped to Syrian refugees in the Middle East by Edinburgh Direct Aid. Thank you to all who dug deep and made donations!
3rd March 2020 SABS was honoured to have spoken to students of Ministry at the Edinburgh Theological Seminary upon the gracious invitation of the Reverend Duncan Peters. SABS members spoke to future Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland about Shi’a Islam in an engaging class discussion that touched upon important points concerning both Islam […]
27th February 2020 Very positive and encouraging meeting between Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society’s Chairman Mr Shabir Beg OBE and Mr Sabir Zazai, CEO of the Scottish Refugee Council discussing civic engagement and social cohesion and well-being yesterday.
1st March 2020 Members of the SABS Youth Committee were pleased to have participated in the Edinburgh Interfaith Association’s Community Meal on the theme of the Climate Emergency. Along with a meal, a talk was delivered by an energy and carbon saving advisor from Changeworks on their Heat Hero initiative. This was a significant event […]
27th February 2020 SABS was delighted to have participated in the meeting of the Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees co-ordination group. With thanks to the kind hospitality of the Scottish Refugee Council. We learnt of the inspiring work of Amma Birth Companions who provide support to refugee women before, during and after birth.
19th February 2020 Our thanks extend to Roddy Gow OBE, Chairman and Founder of the Asia Scotland Institute, for extending his invitation to SABS to a ground breaking event with Alexander Downer, Executive Chairman of King’s College International School for Government, on Global Leadership in the Twenty First Century – What it Takes to Succeed. […]