FMR 48 - From the Editors
An introductory note on FMR 48, 'Faith and Responses to Displacement', from the Editors.
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Faith and displacement (Forced Migration Review 48)
The role of faith in the humanitarian sector is not easy to measure. Faiths generally advocate welcoming the stranger and there are many organisations and individuals inspired by their faith...
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20 of 44 episodesFMR 48 - Religious leaders unite to disarm hearts and minds
In the Central African Republic, where religion has been used as a tool to divide and manipulate the population, religious leaders have come...
FMR 48 - Local faith actors and protection in complex and insecure environments
Faith leaders, faith-based organisations and local faith communities play a major role in the protection of people affected by conflict, dis...
FMR 48 - The value of accompaniment
Friendship and compassionate companionship with the most vulnerable provide a powerful type of humanitarian service giving priority to perso...
FMR 48 - How local faith communities can aid asylum seekers
Local faith communities are able to offer assistance to asylum seekers in ways that faith-based organisations, constrained by eligibility cr...
FMR 48 - The role of religion in the formation of cross-community relationships
Spiritual life is a priority in many conflict-affected communities. It is rarely prioritised by aid agencies, yet may be central to the form...
FMR 48 - The contribution of FBOs working with the displaced
Faith-based organisations take from their religious traditions both strong motivations & access to a long history of thinking concerning soc...
FMR 48 - Faith and the secular: tensions in realising humanitarian principles
There is good reason to engage faith-based organisations and local faith communities in humanitarian response but doing so raises challengin...
FMR 48 - Faith motivation and effectiveness: a Catholic experience
CAFOD’s ability to partner with other FBOs and communities brings significant advantages for its work with displaced people. However, modern...
FMR 48 - The dignity of the human person
Catholic Social Teaching’s emphasis on the dignity of the human person is a lens that Catholic institutions use to evaluate how we as a glob...
FMR 48 - Journeys of a secular organisation in south Lebanon
A secular NGO’s experiences in south Lebanon demonstrate that it is possible for non-faith-based organisations to develop productive relatio...
FMR 48 - Reflections from the field
Working with religious leaders is an essential element of serving local communities, as is an understanding of the religious life of local c...
FMR 48 - The asylum seeker: a faith perspective
An organisation based on faith will listen and try to understand when unjust laws, traditions, cultures or ideologies cause refugees to flee...
FMR 48 - Christian civil disobedience and indefinite, mandatory immigration detention in Australia
A new movement of Christian activists in Australia is using radical direct action to challenge their country’s policy of mandatory detention...
FMR 48 - Guided by humanitarian principles
Caritas Luxembourg’s work with refugees, IDPs and migrants in Colombia, Lebanon and Luxembourg offers some examples of the ways in which a f...
FMR 48 - A Luxembourg government perspective on faith in partnership
While flexible in partnering with agencies best placed to assist affected populations, Luxembourg requires its partners to adhere to humanit...
FMR 48 - Not in our remit
When secular organisations are responding to the needs of displaced people, the religious practices and needs of the communities may not be...
FMR 48 - Faith, relief and development: the UMCOR-Muslim Aid model seven years on
Seven years ago, a strategic partnership between the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Muslim Aid in Sri Lanka was formalised into a...
FMR 48 - Church Asylum
Church asylum, or sanctuary, is a practice to support, counsel and give shelter to refugees who are threatened with deportation to inhumane...
FMR 48 - Offering sanctuary to failed refugee claimants in Canada
Despite the anti-refugee sentiment demonstrated by Canada’s recent legislative changes and the government’s hardening attitude towards those...