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…

Ramadan 2018 Charity Collection for Refugees in Partnership with Edinburgh Direct Aid

13/06/18 - As we come to an end of this Month of Ramadan, a collection of donations from the Shia Muslim community of Edinburgh was undertaken by the SABS Youth Committee. Clothing, toiletries, and cash donations were among goods collected for…

#MissingType Campaign 2018

Happy Blood Donor Week! (Monday 11 to Friday 15 June 2018) Spotted any A’s, B’s or O’s missing recently? The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society is once again delighted to support the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service in the international…

NHS 24 Youth Forum

09/06/18 - Members of the SABS Youth Committee took part in the NHS 24's first ever Youth Forum at the Scottish Youth Theatre. The meeting aimed at discussing what the NHS means to young people from across Scotland and constructive ideas…

Multi Faith Blood Drive USA

Sayed Razawi, as Director General of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, represented Scotland and, particularly, our City of Edinburgh at the United States' annual Festival of Faiths. Our Alim used the work that is undertaken in Scotland to inspire…

Christians and Muslims walking ‘shoulder to shoulder’

The Church of Scotland this year invited Sayed Razawi, Director General of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, to address the General Assembly on Friday the 25th May. The moving meeting and address highlighted a milestone moment in our meaningful…

UN Under-Secretary General Meeting with the RT Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland

9th-10th May 2018 The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society and its Director-General Imam Razawi were privileged to have invited a senior United Nations official to Scotland for a 2-day visit to engage religious, civic, governmental and political actors…

Farewell dinner with Moderator and Under Secretary General

Farewell dinner in honour of Mr. Adama Dieng with our special guests the Right Rev Dr Derek Browning, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church and the Very Rev. Iain Torrance, Kt, OStJ, TD, FRSE, Church of Scotland Minister, Theologian,…

UN Under-Secretary General Scottish Parliament Seminar sponsored by Bill Kidd MSP Chief Whip Scottish Government

10 May 2018 Scottish Parliament Seminar 2: ‘Our collective role in tackling ‘Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism & Hate crime’ A special programme for dialogue with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility…

UN Under-Secretary General Meeting at Cathcart Old Parish Church

 'The Unique Partnership of Caring People' Programme on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect at Cathcart Old Parish Church. Welcome to Our City by the Rt Hon Eva Bolander, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of the City…

UN Under-Secretary General Meeting with the Deputy Presiding Officer Linda Fabiani MSP

Mr Adama Dieng, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, meeting with the Deputy Presiding Officer Linda Fabiani MSP at the Scottish Parliament. The Deputy Presiding Officer then invited the delegation…