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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2019

The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society was privileged to have attended the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the Moderator’s reception at Parliament Hall. We congratulate the Rt. Rev. Colin Sinclair on his appointment as this year’s Moderator. We look forward to furthering our engagement with the Church and strengthening our tie with the Moderator as we […]

SixTripleEight showing in Glasgow

We thank Principal Officer Ellen Wong and US Consulate Edinburgh a showing of the movie SixTripleEight at University of Glasgow hosted by War Studies Glasgow- an incredible story about an all-female all black unit who served overseas during the second world war. In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women’s […]

Walking Together Interfaith Event in partnership with PPWH

14th May 2019 The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, in partnership with The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, hosted a ‘Walking Together’ Interfaith Event at the hospice’s new premises in Bellahouston Park. The event was a great opportunity for Scottish faith and civic actors to come together and learn more about the work of the […]

Service on The Fast and Prayer for Peace 2019

12th May 2019 The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society are grateful to St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, and particularly the Provost, the Very Rev John Conway, for having again given members of the Shi’a Muslim community the opportunity to share in dialogue at a service of the Cathedral. The congregation welcomed members of our community as we […]

Scottish Religious Leaders Forum 2019

SABS executive committee were privileged to have participated at Interfaith Scotland‘s biannual Scottish Religious Leaders’ Forum on the 1st of May. Leaders and representatives of various faiths gathered at Glasgow Central Mosque, for dialogue and discussion, demonstrating the constant will shared by the leaders to come together for the benefit of the nation and to […]

Second Global Summit, ‘Peace, Security and Religion at UN Geneva

(30 April to 1 May 2019) Director General Imam Razawi speaking on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of faith in respect to refugees and minority groups at the second global summit, ‘Peace, Security and Religion’. The Global Summit was organised by the International Association for the Defense of the Liberty of Religion […]

Faith Leaders Commit to Tackle Slavery in Scotland

Monday 29 April 2019 SABS Director General Imam Razawi and Chairman Shabir Beg were both delighted to attend and support a seminar held by (SOHTIS) Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland at the Dundas Castle to eradicate human trafficking and modern slavery in Scotland. Senior faith leaders across Scotland, made a commitment to work together […]