Dr Karan Singh receives Saint Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize
The Temple of Understanding is proud to acknowledge the award received by Dr. Karan Singh, International Chair of the Temple of Understanding- India.
Mourning the Deaths of Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin
The Temple of Understanding mourns the violent deaths of Iman Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin in Queens, New York. In solidarity with these organizations devoted to interfaith education, we would [...]
Statement on the Homophobic Massacre of LGBTQI Community Members and Allies in Orlando
The Temple of Understanding stands with the Parliament of World's Religions in grief and anger...
In Philippines, Police fire guns at farmers in peaceful assembly
Article about violence at a peaceful assembly in the Philippines.
Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopian Political Leader, Released from Prison
Professor Ephraim Isaac, member of the Temple of Understanding Board of Trustees, headed a Coalition of Ethiopian Elders that helped cause Ms. Birtukan Mideksa to be released from prison.
Papal Address to Interreligious Dialogue Organizers
Papal Address to Interreligious Dialogue Organizers – We See the Possibility of a Unity Which Is Not Dependent Upon Uniformity
Faith and Values Organizations Form Coalition to Advance UN Decade for Inter-religious Cooperation for Peace
Forty-five religious, interfaith, and value-based organizations from five continents agreed to form a coalition to advance a “United Nations Decade for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, [...]
‘Speaking Truth to Power’: An important statement by the Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama has made an important statement about his role and Tibet’s future in which he admits that his faith in the present Chinese government is ‘thinning’. He also advances a historic [...]
