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Friday, 20 May 2011

[wanita-muslimah] Re: Call for mutual understanding between Muslims, Christians

 

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> Call for mutual understanding between Muslims, Christians
> Publish Date: Friday,20 May, 2011, at 12:55 PM Doha Time
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> By Peter Townson/Staff Reporter
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> Religious leaders Jihad Youssef, Molana Ibrahim Mogra, Rowan Williams, Dheen Mohamed and Samy Shehata at the seminar
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> Religious leaders yesterday called for more collaboration between members of the Muslim and Christian faiths to help deal with challenges facing the global population.
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> Speaking on the final day of the tenth 'Building Bridges' seminar at Georgetown School of Foreign Services in Qatar, community leaders reiterated their call for increased mutual understanding, whilst praising Qatar for the country's efforts to encourage dialogue and co-operation between Muslims and Christians around the world.
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> The seminar, chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, brought together representatives of Muslim and Christian communities from various countries to develop mutual understanding by discussing issues surrounding prayer.
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> Participants explained that by increasing understanding among community leaders, they hope to disseminate tolerance throughout their communities and congregations to create better relationships between different faiths.
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> "The problems facing the world at the moment are so severe, that no one faith community alone can respond, but we need to work together," said Williams. An area of the world currently suffering as a result of a lack of understanding is Egypt, and Anglican priest Samy Shehata spoke about recent violence between Muslims and Christians in his home country.
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> He said that following church burnings and attacks that have taken place this year, members of both faiths have united to form a committee to take evidence for an investigation into the events.
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> "In Egypt, Muslims and Christians love each other, although we are very concerned about recent events" he said, adding "the only solution is to achieve unity, and I am very optimistic as far as the future is concerned."
> "We have to exert a number of efforts," he said, "the problem we have is a lack of awareness - we need to remind people how to work and live together."
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> Williams emphasised that the purpose of the seminar was to improve understanding among scholars and community leaders, rather than to issue any political statements.
> However, he explained that none of the leaders would wish to separate religion from politics, as they are both integral to peoples' identities.
> "The crises of the region are a challenge to Muslims and Christians alike, and this week has reinforced the sense that we face them together," he said.
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