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Jordan Armed Forces
AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Monday marked the World Interfaith Harmony Week.
During the ceremony at Prince Hassan College of Islamic Sciences, JAF Mufti Brig. Gen. Majed Darawsheh highlighted the values of Islam in relation to coexistence, tolerance and respect to different religions and cultures, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Centre, Father Nabil Haddad, highlighted that interfaith harmony is part of the Kingdom's diplomacy and political ideology, highlighting the role of the Amman Message in this arena.
The annual event was firstly proposed at the UN General Assembly on October 20, 2010, by His Majesty King Abdullah, and it is marked in the first week of February.