Bosnia was the scene of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since the second World War, so it was encouraging to see local leaders of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish communities recently make a joint call for peace between their respective communities. Serb Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej announced to several thousand people at an annual …
I like to refer to Dr. Chandra Muzaffar as my friend. In truth, I only met him in person once, but he has always been very gracious to me in correspondence since. I met him back in the 80’s in his home-town of Penang. Dr Muzaffar had come to my attention because of the way …
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God bless you, Chris Hedges, for writing this article, though it puts a knot in my stomach! We Australians are familiar with these barbarities too! My beloved friend, Sheikh Mansour, was deported without trial from this country and thus denied his fundamental right to habeas corpus (see savethesheikh.com for details). As Hedges says, the issue …
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The following article was first published on the Inside Islam and is absolutely spot on! The big breakthrough for our church community came when we first held a fellowship meal with the community from the Imam Husain Islamic Centre. It turned out to be the first of a number of such meals, and with each …
Lebanese Archbishop Speaks of Solutions in the Middle East ROME, APRIL 20, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Born in the mountains of Lebanon in a small village called Akoura, Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem was appointed in 2005 the Apostolic Nuncio of Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Apostolic Delegate in Arabia, which includes Saudi Arabia and Oman. …
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An article from The Daily Pennsylvanian reports on Christian, Muslim and Jewish groups uniting behind a faith-based approach to the BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) Movement. For many, faith was both a source of solidarity and a cause for action at this weekend’s national Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference — whether they attended the event …
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