AUTHOR

Qamar Rafiq

For more than a decade, Qamar has promoted freedom of religion or belief, social justice and championed the rights of faith communities. He works on the subjects of religion, politics and global society with a focus on the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities worldwide. Qamar has made oral and written submissions to numerous international bodies and writes frequently in various newspapers and international blogs.

TOLERANCE
I have never met Queen Elizabeth II, but I won’t lie her death has broken me. By being such a relentless source of inspiration, acceptance, and an object of pride, the Queen became a guiding compass to people of all faiths in the UK and across the Commonwealth.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
At a time when the world is increasingly unstable and extreme, the FoRB Summit emerged as an indispensable global effort to give a voice to the planet’s most vulnerable people who are struggling to be heard.