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The key role played by young people during the transformations in the Arab world throughout the past year was a recurrent theme for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Christian-Muslim consultation on Christian Presence and Witness in the Arab World held in Lebanon in January. Read the full text of the communiqué Sheikh Hamdi, a Salafi parliamentary candidate in the Egyptian elections, has gained the endorsement of the local Coptic Orthodox priest of his village, Fr. Yu'annis. Read more Christians and Muslims are uniting in Nigeria to reject the violence advanced by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. The violence has also been condemned by Australian Muslims in a statement The influential Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt says it will set up groups to guard churches during the Coptic Christmas in January in a bid to prevent deadly attacks on Christian places of worship. Read more
The Affinity organization has marked a decade of community service in the area of inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue across Australia with celebrations including a Reception in Sydney Town Hall and a concert by the Whirling Dervishes. Read newsletter here The Interfaith Observer (TIO) is an electronic journal newly created to explore interreligious relations and the interfaith movement. In providing historical perspectives, current interfaith news, and maps and sign-posts for newcomers, it will offer a context to explore and respond to the new religious world around us. Website: http://theinterfaithobserver.org/ NEWS FROM 2011....NEWS FROM 2010.... |
January-FebruaryNonviolent leadership for Interfaith peacebuilders – an 8-day residential program for young people aged 18-30 years, Melbourne. Module 1: 4.30 pm Sunday 29 January – 4 pm Friday 3 February 2012. Module 2: 9 am Wednesay 11 April – 4 pm Friday 13 April 2012. See www.nonviolentinterfaithleadership.org For more information contact simon.reeves81@gmail.com FebruarySun 5 United Nations Inaugural World Interfaith Harmony Week (www.worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com). Celebration of interfaith harmony at the Chapel By The Sea at Bondi Beach (www.chapelbythesea.unitingchurch.org.au) at 7 pm Tues 7 Interfaith gatherings in Cronulla recommence on the first Tuesday of each month. Join us for beautiful, soul nourishing music, readings & meditations from our shared spiritual traditions and delicious, friendly fellowship after. Location: Meeting Room 2 of the Cronulla Central Complex, 38-60 Croydon St, Cronulla at 7pm. Parking available in the adjoining carpark. Contact: Rev Shalani McCray. Enquiries:manypathsonejourney@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/creatingpeace A newly formed Interfaith Meditation Group will meet on the 1st Sunday of each month in 2012 from 5-6pm in the meditation room of St Francis Xavier Parish Centre, 20 Mackenzie St, Lavender Bay (adjacent to North Sydney station). Contact Paul or Judi Taylor palmy@ozemail.com.au, ph. 9954 1037. See flyer
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