INSaF Inter-Relegious Forum
16 July 2008
No Comment
The Bahá’ís of Malaysia joined friends of other faiths at the Inter Religious Forum on “The status of Women In Society” organized by the Inter Faith Spiritual Fellowship (INSaF) at the Pure Life Society premises 15 June 2002.
Madam Lily Chinniah, the Bahá’í speaker, read out a speech on equal status for women. In her speech, she likened men and women to two wings of a bird and emphasized that women should fully and equally participate in all affairs of human life. She stressed that the equality of the sexes is the cornerstone of universal peace, reminding us all that mothers are the first educators of children.
Among the speakers representing the other faiths were Puan Sharifah Zuriah representing Islam, Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan who represented the Hindu Faith and Dr. Lim Chin Chin who spoke on behalf of the Christians. The Buddhist representative was Ms Ng Ah Lan and Mrs. Charamjit Singh spoke from a Sikh viewpoint.
The Chairman of the Panel, Dr. Peter Shepherd in winding up the talks by the various speakers was proud to say that the points generated at the gathering were sufficient to submit a thesis for PhD. He fully agreed that the women are certainly the first educators in society and that educated women make better mothers. More than 60 people attended the Inter-Religious Forum.
Leave your response!