RE-ENGINEERING MINDS TOWARDS PEACE
The Way to Peace
CPS explains in all its activities that the practical way is to establish peace for its own sake, without linking it to justice and other conditions. As such peace is not desirable for the sake of justice. It is desirable to establish normalcy. When normalcy is established it opens all doors to opportunities, the peaceful availing of which leads to development, obtaining justice and all constructive initiatives. The formula for peace and development is:
The Need
In a world of pluralistic societies with conflicts, confrontation, extremism, civil and global wars, there is a need to offer practical solutions for peace. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Peace Foundation has been established under the aegis of CPS International to fulfill this need by offering solutions like countering extremism, peace-making, peace-building and re-engineering minds towards a culture of peace.
Ignore the problems, and avail the opportunities.
Peace Foundation Activities
The foundation is using all peaceful means to undertake the following
activities:
1. CPS Programme to re-engineer minds towards peace.
2. Culture of Peace Programme to transform minds towards peace by ignoring the problems and availing the opportunities.
3. Countering Extremism to make stakeholders understand the issue of extremism and counter it.
4. Islam and Peace Programme to deradicalize extremist mindsets on Islamic lines.
5. Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building by using the non-confrontational approach.
Interfaith Dialogue and Peace-making
Follow one and respect all
The Maulana and the foundation members are regular invitees to interfaith, peace and spiritual gatherings in which they spread the message of peace.
Awards and Recognition
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has been nationally and internationally recognized for his contribution to world peace, having received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award by the Nuclear Disarmament Forum AG; and the title of ‘Ambassador of Peace’ by the International Federation for World Peace, Korea. The Maulana was awarded the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies at Abu Dhabi under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. He has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
On national front the Maulana has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, the National Integration Award, the Communal Harmony Award, the Diwaliben Mohan Lal Mehta Award, the National Amity Award, the Dilli Gaurav Award, the FIE Foundation Award, the Urdu Academy Award, the Aruna Asaf Ali Sadbhavna Award and the National Citizen’s Award resented by Mother Teresa.
He is considered as one of the most influential scholars according to the book, The 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2017, published by Georgetown University, Washington DC. Called “Islam’s Spiritual Ambassador to the World”, his approach, the book points out, is “popular among Indians, both Muslim and people of other faiths.”
CPS Global Network
The foundation has a global presence. The CPS Global Network is being developed to act as a hub for networking through the New Delhi Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Peace Centre and Quran Foundation Centre with Peace Centres, institutes and partners worldwide to spread the message of peace. It will, further network with the Ambassadors of Peace globally through personal and e-Interactions, interfaith programmes, CPS programmes, CPS outreach, academic programmes, educational programmes and more...
Ambassadors of Peace Training
The Ambassadors of Peace Training are facilitated at the New Delhi Foundation. It prepares Ambassadors of Peace (AoPs) as peace activists to organize the activities of the New Delhi Centre, Peace Centre, partner institutes and organizations as well as setting up new Peace Centres globally. The Programmes trains Ambassadors of Peace in:
- The ideology of life.
- The ideology of peace.
- The principles of peace.
- Peace activism.
- Interfaith dialogue for mutual learning and peace-making.
- Culture of peace.
- Countering extremism.
- Islamic ideology of peace.
- Conducting the activities of the Peace Centres.
- Setting up new Peace Centres.
Ambassadors of Peace Training
The Ambassadors of Peace Training are facilitated at the New Delhi Foundation. It prepares Ambassadors of Peace (AoPs) as peace activists to organize the activities of the New Delhi Centre, Peace Centre, partner institutes and organizations as well as setting up new Peace Centres globally. The Programmes trains Ambassadors of Peace in:
• The ideology of life.
• The ideology of peace.
• The principles of peace.
• Peace activism.
• Interfaith dialogue for mutual learning and peace-making.
• Culture of peace.
• Countering extremism.
• Islamic ideology of peace.
• Conducting the activities of the Peace Centres.
• Setting up new Peace Centres.
