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Contact SAF
By Email: saf@eauk.org
By Telephone: 0207 207 2131
By Post: South Asian Forum, 186 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4BT
Become a Member
SAF is open for members - individuals, churches and organisations.
Find out more about becoming a member of the South Asian Forum.
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A Partnership with Hope
Hope ’08 was significant in uniting churches but one of its challenges was to link with the ethnic group churches and the black majority church in the UK. That’s why I was thrilled when SAF wanted to partner with Hope going forward to 2014 , working together through words and actions. When we can embrace our diversity but focus our unity on the purposes of Christ and his mission, there God blesses as found in Psalm 133 and John 17. It is when we see the big picture of the Kingdom of God, that we are part of the same family, that God blesses communities.
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South Asian Forum Newsletter
Read our quarterly SAF newsletter for our members to profile the work of our member churches and organisations, to aid networking and raise awareness of the mission work done for the South Asian community across the UK.
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Jesus through Asian eyes
'Jesus through Asian eyes – 15 frequently asked questions' is a new booklet produced by the South Asian Forum of the Evangelical Alliance. The aim of the booklet is to dispel common misconceptions that Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Buddhists have about the Christian faith. The A5 booklet is informative, engaging and enlightening and aims to pay equal respect to people of other beliefs. The booklet costs just 50p per copy and is available from m.raithatha@eauk.org. It comes with guidelines on use for group discussions.
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Assisi 2011 - Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace
October 27th marked a 'Day of reflection, dialogue and prayer for peace and justice in the world' as 300 leaders representing a rainbow of faiths gathered together as 'Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace.'
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Prayer Points
South Asian Forum is committed to prayer, and we would be delighted if you could pray with us. Please pray for the evangelistic booklet 'Jesus through Asian eyes' - particularly that churches are encouraged to use it and that we are successful in the training we give to churches on how to reach out to South Asians. We also ask you to pray for our partnership with Jewels in His Crown in the delivery of training events across the country to help galvanise and equip churches for mission to South Asians.
Read Prayer Points
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Pakistan Briefing - CSW
The assassinations of two prominent politicians within the first three months of 2011 for their opposition of the country’s ‘blasphemy laws’ have catapulted some of Pakistan’s primary religious freedom issues into the public consciousness, in a context relevant to Pakistanis of all faiths. The deaths of Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab, and Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, are symptomatic of growing division and lawlessness in Pakistan, as well as being symbolic of the silencing of voices seeking to confront extremism.
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India briefing CSW
“Communal violence is not inevitable; it not the norm in a maturing democracy, an economic and political superpower, and a caring multi-cultural society such as India wants to be in the 21st century.” says Dr John Dayal, member of Communal & Sectarian Violence Bill Advisory Group. This briefing is concerned principally with recent trends of communal violence against Christians, the factors which underlie this, the state responses to such violence, and ongoing violations of religious freedom in law.
Read India briefing CSW
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Minority takes on might of an old empire
On Saturday 2 July the British Pakistani Christian Association hosted its third annual peaceful demonstration in London calling on the UK government to press its Pakistani counterpart into changing its blasphemy laws. The BPCA says Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws have been used as a tool for oppression and an opportunity to settle personal vendettas between tribes and families. They're asking that the laws are revised so that they can better protect people of all faiths and in particular those of minority religious groups such as Christians. In the first protest of its kind, Britain's Pakistanis enlisted support from leaders of Britain's Sikh, Hindu, Muslim and Jewish communities.
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UN experts: ’40,000 civilians’ massacred in Sri Lanka
Up to 40,000 civilians were massacred during the final stages of the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the separatist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a UN Panel of Experts, set up by UN Secretary-General last June, who have stated they have credible information to believe the information. "Shelling of safety zones, bombing of hospitals and summary executions by the government forces" and "forcibly conscripting and using civilians as human buffer by the Tamil Tigers" are some of the gruesome but credible allegations, states the report, after analysing...
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Current Members
Here you will find details of the current Churches and Organisations who are members of the South Asian Forum. Why not join us? Please explore our Become a Member section.
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Manoj Raithatha on 4thought.tv
South Asian Forum Co-ordinator Manoj Raithatha appeared on 4thought.tv to talk about converting from Hinduism to Christianity.
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In the News
We keep you informed about the current headlines and latest developments that impact the South Asian community and those who are involved in ministry to South Asians. If you would like to notify us of relevant news items, please email us at saf@eauk.org.
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Introduction to the South Asian Forum of the Evangelical Alliance
The South Asian Forum of the Evangelical Alliance (SAF) is a new grouping within the Evangelical Alliance, set up to provide a forum for South Asian Christians in the UK to encourage, support and equip each other for mission, and to represent their concerns to Government, media and the wider Church.
Subject: South Asian Forum (SAF)
Author: South Asian Forum
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