Fr Joe Kalathil SJ spoke about his initiatives for peace between India and Pakistan. The discourse on peace between these two neighbors is mainly political and diplomatic. Often the agents of peace and mutual understanding are either ignored or seen to be unpatriotic. In this context, with much care and due respect to the sovereignty of both nations, Joe involve children as peace-makers. Following him, Rev Thomas Birla presented his understanding of the Hizmet Movement and its efforts for peace. The members of this movement wage a struggle against poverty and illiteracy through education all over the world. While the first session emphasized the cognitive aspects of dialogue, the second session presented the heart of dialogue in action.

In the session that was held at Jamia Millia Islamia Prof Leo D Lefebure (Georgetown University, Washington DC) in his learned paper laid out the stimulating story of change in Catholic attitudes towards Islam that was brought about by Pope Paul VI. He told his listeners that “to appreciate the new spirit that Pope Paul brought to Christian-Muslim relations, it is necessary to have a sense of the earlier relationship”. He briefly noted some characteristics of the “old spirit” of Christian, and in particular, Catholic attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. He said: “at a time of widespread suspicion and hostility, Louis Massignon played a decisive role in developing warm relations with Muslims and in preparing his friend and colleague, Giovanni Battista Montini, for his later papal ministry as Pope Paul VI”. He briefly mentioned the new path in interreligious relations and religious freedom that was begun by Pope John XXIII and then discussed Pope Paul’s involvement in the interreligious events. Following him, Prof Akhtarul Wasey, the Director of Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia New Delhi talked briefly about “A Common Word” Initiative. He was one of the signatories of the document that was sent to Pope Benedict VI and 27 other Christian leaders inviting them for dialogue with Muslims. He said that Christians and Muslims should work together for peace between them and in the world at large. They have the inner spiritual resources within their communities. These resources are also a common treasure between them.

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An interfaith conference – Religious extremism: causes, impact and way-out – was held in the city on Thursday under the auspices of International Human Rights Commission in collaboration with Centre for Human Rights Education-Pakistan and South Asian Communalist Council. People from different walks of life attended the event. Ayaz Latif Paleejo (president Awami Tehrik), Dr Shahid Amin Khan (chairman International Human Rights Commission), Rt Rev Bishop Munawar Rumal Shah (former Bishop of Peshawar), Farooq Tariq (general secretary – Awami Workers Party), Irfan Mufti (deputy director – South Asia Partnership), Saeeda Diep (chairperson – Institute for Peace and Secular Studies), Samson Salamat (director – Centre for Human Rights Education), Shakair Qurashi (president – Caravan-i-Fiker UK) and Abdullah Malik (president Civil Society Network-Pakistan) spoke on this occasion.

Pacifica Institute of Utah will present Turan Kayaoglu, associate professor of International Relations at the University of Washington-Tacoma and author of the recent paper, "A Rights Agenda for the Muslim World? The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Evolving Human Rights Framework."

Four schools in an interfaith program funded by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park took a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) on Feb 6. Students from Kinneret Day School (KDS) in Riverdale, the Solomon Schecter School, the Islamic Leadership School and Al-Ishan Academy listened as Islamic Cultural Center of North America Chairman Sheikh Drammeh gave the opening presentation.

Lead speakers: Phil Butcher,Catholic Diocesan Coordinator for Marriage & Family Life Rabbi Maurice Michaels, Lecturer in Jewish Liturgy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Imam Dr Mohammed Fahim, South Woodford Mosque

5K walk/jog/run

a meeting with Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Anglican Bishop of Chelmsford, with the theme: “Drawing Closer to God”.