2015 Oasis News

The news    comes from Iraq with the title “Islamic State brand Christmas festivities ‘heretical’. The news    comes from Iraq with the title “Islamic State brand Christmas festivities ‘heretical’. This is one of the many alarming news that circulate in the world today as part of a growing radicalism that makes good Muslims uneasy […]

In the midst of  so many alarming  news of violence  we  the Friends of  Zamboanga  Watersheds Movement  led by the Silsilah Dialogue  Movement,  with many partner groups and individuals of Zamboanga City,  are happy to share our solidarity  with the  United Nations (UN)  Climate Change  Conference  in Paris  from November 30 to December  11, 2015.

A joint effort between the parish of  Quiapo, in Manila and the Silsilah Dialogue Dialogue Movement was the beginning of the Ministry of Inter- religious Dialogue-Quiapo in 20111 when the  parish priest of  Quiapo, Monsignor  Clemente Ignacio,  asked the collaboration of Silsilah to  be present in the multi cultural and multi religious   presence of Quiapo. 

Silsilah Dialogue Movement, faithful to its tradition to send a message to Muslims on the occasion of the month of Ramadhan and to Christians during Advent and Christmas time, reaffirms its mission of harmony, solidarity and peace in this difficult time for mankind and invites all to continue to work for the common good with

The 50th Anniversary of the Vatican II Council declaration entitled “Nostra Aetate”, ”a Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions”, reminds us the importance of this document of Vatican II. It is one of the shortest documents of Vatican II Council, but it created a kind of revolution in the Church. From

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of Paris on November 30 up to December 11, 2015 will present for the first time in over 20 years of UN Negotiations, a binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world. Indeed, all nations need to come together to care for what Pope

Manila, Philippines—In celebration of the United Nations’ (UN) INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE celebrated every 21st of September recognizing the efforts of people andorganizations geared to end conflict and promote peace, various non-government organizations and academic communities in the Philippines conducted the 2015 Pamana ng Kapayapaan [Inheritance of Peace] held on October 1 and 2, Thursday

Quiapo is one of the districts in Manila where there are Christians and Muslims living together in the area. For this reason theQuiapo Church has organized the Ministry for Interreligious Dialogue four years ago on September 20, 2011 in collaboration with the Silsilah Dialogue Movement to build better relations among Christians and Muslims. The Past

Zamboanga City will never forget September 09, 2013. It was the beginning of a siege and a war that caused so much pain, hatred and death. Many still live in fear reflecting “what will be the future of Zamboanga for me and my family?” and “what will be the Muslim-Christian relations if the alarming practice

The Friends of Zamboanga Watersheds Movement (FZWM) welcomes the initiative of Pope Francis to designate September 1 annually as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This is a sign of the times and an urgent need that the pope shares when he wrote his Encyclical on the care of our common

The Harmony Chain Initiative is part of the continuous effort of Silsilah Dialogue Movement to promote dialogue and peace starting from a spiritual approach. Since the beginning in the year 1984, the first group of Muslims and Christians has taken the commitment to pray for peace which we still continue to do so every day

August 2, 2014. Cry for Genuine Environmental Care: Challenge and Advocacy – this was the theme for the Kapihan sa Silsilah, recently held in Zamboanga City. Now in its 34th conduct, the activity highlighted the present reality that is happening in the environment worldwide. In the light of the latest papal encyclical letter Laudato Si’,

Committed to the work of promoting Culture of Dialogue as the path to a sustainable and lasting peace in the society, Silsilah Dialogue Movement initiated programs that render services and formation for all. One of these programs is Silsilah Peace and Development Program (SPDS), the social action arm of the movement. Anchored on the principle,

Today we have reached a very alarming stage with all of humanity under the threat of terrorism. ISIS is the visible point of the iceberg that looms in our horizon. The recent attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait, France, Somalia and the on going terror attacks of ISIS in Iraq and Syria bring us to a very

This is the last stage of a long journey of the peace agreement in Mindanao known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Silsilah Dialogue Movement, on many occasions, has affirmed that the Movement has the mission to be a “voice of conscience” and to link people willing to build together a sincere and sustainable dialogue