Seeing Freedom, Religion, and Belief in Pakistan
In April and May of 2021, a group of people living in Pakistan with different religious backgrounds gathered for a series of Interfaith Photovoice meetings. Participants snapped and shared photographs about the ways they live out their religious beliefs, practices, and values. They explained how they are helping their communities experience religious freedom. And they discussed how they build and maintain bridges across religious divides.
This project is a collaboration with the Freedom of Religion or Belief Learning Platform and the NORFORB network (Norway) and the Al Amana Centre (Sultanate of Oman).
This page we now consider retired. To honor and preserve the stories shared by the project participants, the webpage will remain live.
تنوع میں خوبصورتی ھے (Diversity is Beauty)
“The only need is to understand each other and this understanding will make a difference and strengthen the whole society.”
Help for Development
“Helping the needy is a noble task, as by doing so we empower them.”
God is Omnipresent
“I hope that our effort to promote the art of religious places of worship will increase the chances of understanding each other as faith friends and promote the peace that prevails for unity.”
Unity is Power
“In the present scenario, if all faiths are united, then there is no hurdle in the progress of our country.”
Equality and Respect
“Our faith teaches us equality and respect…Transgendered people have the same emotions and aspirations as any other person.”
Children are Agents of Peace
“Without acceptance, there is no peace.”
Love Multiplies Love
“When we chose who to love and care, that is not true love. “
اتفاق ھماری طاقت ھے (Together We Stand)
“I have a firm belief that we can kick out the hate and other ills if we are united.”
مسکراہٹیں بانٹو (Smile Back)
“Smiling back at deprived children gives them confidence and makes them feel that the world is good.”
اور واقفیت آگاہی (Knowledge and Awareness)
“I believe that for every individual such knowledge and awareness is important.”
Faith Around Us
“It reflects the idea that humanity is above all religions, castes, and ethnicities.”
امن کا سفر (Passport to Peace)
“Education is the soul of society which passes from one generation to the other.”
کسی کو مان لینا ھی مساوات ھے (Equality is Acceptance)
“Equality is called the soul of liberty where all human beings from any faith can enjoy liberty.”
دنیا میںمثبتیت پھیلانا (Spreading Positivity to the World)
“After knowing and having full grip on the concepts of social cohesion and interfaith harmony, I wanted to create awareness and spread these concepts on local grassroots level.”
منتقلی کے راستے پر قدم رکھیں: آگاہی (Step Toward Change: Awareness)
“At Daste Shifa we aim to create awareness by conducting seminars and pep talks with our children.”
اونچائی سے دیکھنا کافی نھی (Seeing from the Top Isn’t Enough)
“This photo was taken from a hill showing camping in the jungle near Islamabad. “
آپ کی مہربانی کسی کی امید ہے (Your Kindness is Someone's Hope)
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
خدا ھر جگہ موجود ھے (God is Everywhere)
“When I saw Muslims saying prayer at Lahore Sacred Heart Cathedral, it touched my heart and affirmed my concept of God: He is everywhere and all people should enjoy liberty in His kingdom.”
Learning Respect
“It is a way for me to help her to learn to respect all religions.”
دستِ شفاء (Gift of Curing the Sick)
“It’s our duty to make sure people from other religions are not discriminated anywhere in any way.”