that has initiated interfaith dialogues with religious minorities in Pakistan. Its founder is the Chairman of the 'Muslim Christian Dialogue Forum' to highlight and promote their citizen rights. The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has formally recognised and granted a 'Special Consultative Status' to Minhaj-ul-Quran International for its work. In September 2011, Minhaj-ul-Quran organised a major "Peace for Humanity" conference at Wembley Arena in London at which, under the auspices of Tahir-ul-Qadri, its 12,000 attendees announced a global declaration denouncing racism, interfaith intolerance, extremism and terrorism. Minhaj-ul-Quran strategist Joel Hayward wrote the declaration text for Qadri and was its second formal signatory after Qadri himself. Notably, senior Al-Azhar University leaders and dignitaries then signed it before Minhaj-ul-Quran opened it up via the internet for public signing. They aim to get one million signatures within a year. The London Declaration for Global Peace and Resistance against Extremism is intended as an interfaith document which unequivocally condemns all extremism and terrorism, "because at the heart of all religions is a belief in the sanctity of the lives of the innocent". The Declaration adds: "The indiscriminate nature of terrorism, which has in recent years killed far more civilians and other non-combatants than it has combatants, is un-Islamic, un-Judaic, un-Christian and it is indeed incompatible with the true teachings of all faiths". The London Declaration also "unequivocally condemn[s] anti-Semitism (including when sometimes it is disingenuously clothed as anti-Zionism), Islamophobia (including when it is sometimes disingenuously dressed up as patriotism) and all other forms of racism and xenophobia". Some extremists have already tried to prevent the success of the Declaration via cyber-attacks on the website hosting it. Tahir-ul Qadri announced the largest March in modern times in Pakistan; a march to take place on 14 January 2013 at 'Tahrir Square' Islamabad. The agenda of long march is to voice elimination of feudalism, introduction of real democracy, rule of law and implementation of constitution. The Government of Pakistan gave Minhaj-ul-Quran the status of an examination board for religious seminaries under the name of Nizam al-Madaris. A new syllabus was unveiled that would meet the modern day requirements. Forums and sub-organisations The Minhaj University Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF) Al Hidayah References External links Minhaj-ul-Quran International - Official site Minhaj-ul-Quran International at Peace Program site Interfaith organizations Non-profit organisations based in Pakistan Sharia in Pakistan Sufi organizations Sunni organizations Organisations based in Lahore Islamic organisations based