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In the media Times of India - 27th October 2009

Belgian, Pakistani bag UN prize for promoting Gandhian ideals

A Belgian human rights activist and a Pakistani philanthropist have bagged a coveted United Nations prize which draws its inspiration from apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi's life.

News Paris, France - 1st October 2009

UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence Jury Meeting

The meeting will take place in Room XIV on minus 2 floor at the UNESCO Bonvin building -1, rue Miollis, 75015 Paris.

In the media SHSVIEWS - 4th September 2009
News 30th July 2009

The UNESCO Director-General has designated Dr. Kamal Hossain, as a jury member of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize

The UNESCO Director-General Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura has designated Dr. Kamal Hossain, Chairman, SAF-Bangladesh chapter, as a jury member of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.

News 26th May 2008

Inauguration of the Institute for Kashmir Studies by Her Excellency H.E. Shrimati Praibha Patil, President of India

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for Kashmir studies (UMIKS) has been established under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 21st August 2007, between SAF and the University of Kashmir. It is the latest of the eight institutions of excellence which SAF is in the process of establishing in SAARC countries. In addition to group scholarships, it will offer fellowships to academics and professionals to undertake research, publish books, journals, working papers and bulletins, as well as organize national and international conferences, seminars of “Kashmiriyat” in a broader historical and worldwide context