Meeting SFAR Co-ordination group

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…

Eid e Zahra Celebrations Scotland

Aberdeen : Dundee : Edinburgh We would like to thank all the brothers and sisters in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee for organising these educational and spiritual lectures in honor of the Lady of Light, Fatima Zahra (ع). SABS DG, Sayed Ali…

2018 Being Human Festival; Bloodscape

The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, in promotion of the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign Scotland, worked in partnership with the University of Edinburgh on a unique initiative as part of this year's Being Human festival called Bloodscape.…

Wallneuk North Interfaith Service & Lunch

SABS were pleased to have attended the Wallneuk North Interfaith Service & Lunch, organised by Wallneuk North Church & Renfrewshire Interfaith Group, on Sunday. The event was centred around the theme of families connecting generations…

Interfaith Summit 2018

Present at this year's Interfaith Summit with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Aileen Campbell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, and Scottish Faith Leaders, organised by Interfaith Scotland. Picture…

Reception Celebrating the Centenary of the 1918 Education Act, Edinburgh Castle

14/11/18 - Mr Ameed Versace, SABS’ strategic engagements director, representing SABS at the Edinburgh Castle with pupils and staff from Catholic schools around Scotland celebrating the centenary of the 1918 Education Act. Event was organised…

Scottish Government’s annual Remembrance Service

Mr Ameed Versace, SABS' strategic engagements director, gave a reflection at the Scottish Government's annual Remembrance Service at St Andrews House. The Service was organised and hosted by Lesley Evans, the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish…

Remembrance Sunday 2018

Edinburgh – Mr Shabir Beg, Chairman of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, laid a wreath at the annual remembrance service in Edinburgh at the City Chambers on Remembrance Sunday to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the armed forces personnel…

Arbaeen in Karbala, Iraq

ARBAEEN The 40th Day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in 680 AD. Today, tens of millions of people have gathered in Karbala, Iraq, as they do every year, to visit the resting place of this Noble…

URC Induction Service

18/10/18 - Many congratulations to the Rev John Bremner who was inducted as Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer for the United Reformed Church National Synod of Scotland. It was a privilege for SABS to have shared in the induction service, and…

Canonisation of Archbishop Oscar Romer

It was a privilege for SABS to have attended the Canonisation of Archbishop Oscar Romer (1917-1980) who spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations, and torture. In 1980, Romero was assassinated while offering Mass in the chapel…