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.
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.
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.