School of Rhythms and International Friends are welcome you to World Interfaith Harmony event … music and religion: the parable of different languages of love.  Our event is addressed to the youth and children from the ALA high school and primary school. We are eager to represent in front of you our diverse cultural backgrounds and religions. We would like to showcase the beauty of our traditions, what unites us, as well as what differentiate us. We also want to point out that differences are not a reason to fight with one another or dominate each other, but an opportunity to gain a mutual understanding through respectful interactions. We believe that harmony is ultimately an expression of unity while preserving diverse identities. Love is the only force that can create such harmony. We truly believe that Love of God, Love of the Good, and Love of the Neighbor will set us free from the darkness of our own fears, as …

What will happen: Musical part • School of rhythms Drums Orchestra performance • creating Boomwhackers Orchestra with youth and children • and our international friends solo performances: Maria from Equador Christian prayer song Ismail from Marocco Gulshan from Azerbaigan Kmar from Tunesia Muslim prayer song Gulshan from Azerbaigan – Mather nature song Mradul from India Piotr form Poland tablas&congas drums language Short Lectures part – building bridges, not walls: • Finding similarities between Christianity, Islam and non-believers • Reading the Bible, Koran and Beauty of Nature • Lent – Ramadan – Fast Islamic, Christianity and secular traditions • The universal rhythm : Love of God, Love of the Good, and Love of the Neighbor Question and answer session with the youth and children.