The importance of narratives

The importance of narratives

Vivian Wineman, Trustee of URI UK, offers an insight into the relevance of Inter Faith Week within the context of current conflicts in the Middle East. The current war in the Middle East, in addition to causing enormous damage to life and property in Gaza and Lebanon,...
Midlands+ Interfaith Conference

Midlands+ Interfaith Conference

The Government’s new Minister for Faith, Lord Khan of Burnley, will address an evening conference of inter-faith activists at Coventry University on Tuesday, 12th November. Lord Khan is set to highlight the Midlands’ role in encouraging and promoting...
Faith and Belief open letter

Faith and Belief open letter

URI UK welcomes the Open Letter which has been sent by the ‘Faith and Belief Policy Collective’ to an incoming Government, setting out its hopes for the Government’s future engagement with faith groups in the United Kingdom. Please click here to access the...
URI Welcome to the UK

URI Welcome to the UK

United Religions Initiative members from Europe and the USA visited the United Kingdom to discuss the organisation’s work and share new ideas. Among the high-profile members were Preeta Bansal, a former senior policy advisor to President Obama and the executive...
URI Visit

URI Visit

Preeta Bansal, President Obama’s former senior policy advisor, will visit the West Midlands, Leicester, and London between March 1 and 4. Ms Bansal, an American social entrepreneur, is the Global Chair of the United Religions Initiative (URI), the world’s...
Inter Faith Week

Inter Faith Week

Thousands of people of different backgrounds and ages participated in the 15th Inter Faith Week, which ended on Sunday, 19 November 2023. Millions more have encountered its positive messages through social media. The Co-Chairs of the Inter Faith Network for the UK,...
Gaza Crisis

Gaza Crisis

URI UK Chair, Deepak Naik MBE, was honoured to be invited to represent the Hindu community of the West Midlands at a special vigil at Coventry Cathedral on Wednesday, 18th October 2023 Reflecting the status of Coventry as the City of Reconciliation, representatives of...
Embracing Unity

Embracing Unity

A Transformative Experience at the 2023 United Religions Initiative Assembly in Lienz, Austria. In a world often divided by religious differences, the United Religions Initiative (URI) stands as a beacon of hope, promoting interfaith dialogue, understanding, and...
Multi-Faith Households

Multi-Faith Households

According to an analysis of census data collected and published for the first time, almost 300,000 households across England and Wales have people of different religions living alongside each other, reports The Independent.  The figures have been hailed as reflecting...
Celebrating the King’s Coronation

Celebrating the King’s Coronation

We are delighted to report that United Religions Initiative UK, supported by Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Tividale, together with other local community organisations and other government bodies, service provider successfully honoured and celebrated the...