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Four-way meeting for dialogue in Washington Cathedral

An innovative meeting for dialogue between Christians and Muslims, held at Washington Cathedral 1-3 March 2010, involved four religious leaders representing Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican/Episcopal Church. Each leader was supported by a small delegation comprising members of their respective religious traditions. There were also two Jewish observers present at the meeting.

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Christian Muslim Digest

Focus on Sudan, Pakistan, Programme for Christian Muslim relations in Africa, Egypt, Iraq, Malaysia, Nigeria and UK

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Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa celebrates 50th anniversary

The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) celebrated 50 years with a conference held in Nairobi between 19th and 23rd November.

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Blasphemy law in Pakistan: petition presented to Pakistan High Commission

The online petition to change the blasphemy legislation in Pakistan, of which NIFCON (the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns) was one of the sponsors, was presented to the Pakistan High Commissioner in London on Tuesday 8 September. The petition followed a recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, condemning attacks on Christians in Pakistan.

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Advocacy for Christians in Pakistan

Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan to repeal the law against blasphemy.

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New Issue of the Christian-Muslim digest is now available online

The July 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available on this website at  http://nifcon.anglicancommunion.org/digest/docs/digest09.cfm

The issue looks at news from China and the oppression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region; Iraq and bombing of churches in Baghdad; Malaysia and whether or not Christians can use ‘Allah’ for God; Somalia and the killing of Christians; Pakistan and the Taliban’s introduction of jizya in Malakand; then at a Global Study of Interfaith Relations conducted by Gallup Poll, which concentrates on the integration of Muslims in Europe.


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