Restoring Dignity: A Toolkit for Religious Communities to End Violence Against Women | Soul Beat Africa

The religions of the world have a major role to play in restoring peace and equal rights. The nobility and dignity of every human being
hinges on our ability to end the prevalence of gender-based violence. Churches, mosques, temples and every religious fellowship, in their access to
vast populations might use this toolkit to launch campaigns and build programs in their communities to raise consciousness and alter the thinking
of individuals. Violence, in all of its forms, in both peacetime and wartime calls into question the very soul of a family or a nation and marginalizes
its prospects for success. Religious practice, if it calls itself righteous, cherishes women and girls and supports a better quality of life for them.
Men play a major role in these efforts. Since men dominate in clerical roles in most traditional religions for the moment, mens' involvement in
raising the standards of human behavior and modeling true manhood are essential starting points for achieving equality.

Restoring Dignity: A Toolkit for Religious Communities to End Violence Against Women | Soul Beat Africa

Rio rallies for YARAN-imprisoned Iranaian Bahai's

Brazilians in Rio are supporting the awareness campaign of Iranian Baha'is imprisoned for their Faith. The Baha'i prisoners, currently referred to as the seven "Yaran", have been imprisoned for several years in an effort to wipe out this religious community. Around he world, men and women of peace, social justice, and freedom are is being mobilized. In the US, the "Education Under Fire" campaign being toured with actor, Rainn Wilson, is calling attention to the additional violation of the right to an education being denied to Iranian Baha'i youth. In an effort to provide Rio has diligently mobilized its' citizens to respect religious diversity. For three centuries, the Baha'i Faith in Iran has suffered on-going persecution. With the establishment of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, the persecution of the religious rights of citizens means that Iran has been a relentless violator of those rights and ignores its obligations as a member of the family of nations. Baha'is are only one of the oppressed minority communities in Iran.