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Celebrating 60 years of the National Health Service

by Barney on 3 July 2008

NHS at 60

Birth of the National Health Service
I can’t think why I’ve only just realized that I was born before the National Health Service came into being. Now, that may not strike non-UK readers as important, but those of us who’ve lived with and been treated by the NHS most or all of our lives are very [...]

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Multi-faith job interviews – the day’s interesting experience

by Barney on 13 March 2008

A Jew (man), a Christian (woman), a Muslim (woman), a Hindu (man) and a Baha’i (man) were interviewing candidates for the post of Assistant Director of the Inter Faith Network for the UK. Sounds like the opening line of one of those jokes, but it isn’t. This is exactly what happened today – and I [...]

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Dr Tarek Heggy visits UK Baha’i Centre

by Barney on 28 February 2008

Egyptian thinker and commentator, Dr Tarek Heggy, visited the UK’s National Baha’i Centre in London, this afternoon, at the suggestion of some Egyptian Baha’is who are based in the UK.
Dr Heggy, a Muslim, is absolutely delightful, and a number of us enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation with him. He is very taken with the Baha’i [...]

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Iranian mendacity about religious freedom

by Barney on 6 February 2008

I was astounded to read this on the IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) website today:
Iranian Constitution has granted full freedom for religious minorities in the country, Foreign Ministry official said.
He said that Iranians from religious minorities enjoy religious, educational, cultural, social and economic freedom.
The remarks were in reaction to concern expressed by British Foreign Office [...]

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