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'When you see wrong, do something about it, but also consider whether you have some responsibility for it. Fight, but turn the searchlight inwards.' Rajmohan Gandhi, President, IofC-International
At a time of heightened political tension, with national elections scheduled for April and South Sudan due to hold a referendum in 2011 on possible secession, The Imam and the Pastor in Arabic was launched in Sudan on 16 January. The event, which took place under the theme 'Faith values are the basis for peace and coexistence', was organized by the Sudan Inter-Religious Council. This report was sent by Alan Channer and Imad Karam, who produced the film and work with Initiatives of Change UK.
La Fundación Jacques Chirac para la Prevención de Conflictos premió al Imán Ashafa y al Pastor Wuye, en presencia de Kofi Annan y Nicolás Sarkozy.
Information on The Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention. The Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention aims to improve awareness of these risks and to help and support those who invest so much, in time and resources, to prevent conflicts from the outset. Its purpose is, by necessity, to improve international recognition of their efforts, to encourage people to take up the conflict prevention mantle and to encourage financial support.
A versão árabe do premiado documentário O Imame e o Pastor foi lançado no Líbano em 27 de Março sob o slogan ‘Juntos a Serviço de Reconciliação Sustentável’. O lançamento foi parte de um programa de reconciliação organizado pela ADYAN: Fundação Libanesa para Estudos Inter-religiosos e Solidariedade Espiritual.
'O filme acrescenta o que o Islã ensina e o que o Cristianismo ensina'. O líder muçulmano perguntou a todos sobre que mudanças poderiam ser feitas em suas vidas após assistirem a esse filme.
Una serie de proyecciones y debates significativos se llevaron a cabo en Egipto, del 27 de mayo al 5 de junio, marcando así el lanzamiento en el país de la versión árabe del premiado documental El Imán y el Pastor. El lanzamiento coincidió con la visita del Presidente Barack Obama a Egipto y su histórico discurso en la Universidad del Cairo, sobre las relaciones entre los Estados Unidos y el Mundo Musulmán. Imad Karam, quien trabaja en el Reino Unido conFLTfilms de IdeC, y su esposa Amira, reportan.
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At a time when many in the world are wondering whether friendly relations are possible between those of Muslim and Christian background, the...
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