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On May 4th Imam Hamid Slimi made history as the first imam to speak at a Neighbourhood Interfaith Group dinner.
The annual dinner was hosted by Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Beauchamp, who is an Anglican, said he encourages people of all the different faiths to sit together on the same table to encourage dialogue.
The Moroccon-born imam spoke about Islam and its beliefs:
“Islam is very simple. There’s one God in heaven and God is merciful,” he said. “There is this unfavourable thinking of Islam and Muslims. I can’t deny that there are extreme thoughts – it happens in every religion.”
The imam dispelled the myth that all Muslims are taught to hate the Jewish people:
“Everyone is loved by God,” he said. “I grew up in a district where we had Jews and Christians. We were never taught to hate [them.] The prophet said that [Muslims] can marry Jews and Christians, who are the people of the Book.”
Rabbi Schild reminded them all their have something in common:
“We’re all citizens of Canada...In Canada, people with different ethnicities and religions can live together in harmony.”
On May 4th Imam Hamid Slimi made history as the first imam to speak at a Neighbourhood... more
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"Today we emphasise that the right of return is as holy as Jerusalem. It is inalienable, non- negotiable, and sacred," Bishop Atallah said In a 3 day convention in California which began May 16 and added "The occupation failed at killing the resistance and the evidence is you," he added.
He went on further and said:
"Whoever has a key or documents, hold onto them because you're coming back. You are returning"
ZIONISM
"We have one enemy, the Israeli occupation that displaced our people in 1948 and occupied Jerusalem in 1967,"
The Bishop said Christian Zionism justifications are "satanic" and "racist". Many Orthodox Jews also reject Zionism as against Judaism and God.
UNITY
"My presence with Sheikh Taiseer is a focus on our unity," said Bishop Atallah. "Our religions can never divide us. We are proud of both Christians and Muslims." something which was also echoed by Sheikh Taiseer.
The land of Palestine/ Israel is Holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians due to its connections to the Prophets. Over 1,000 Palestinians attended this convention alongside people like Richard Becker supporting the right of return. "Today we emphasise that the right of return is as holy as Jerusalem. It is... more
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The sixth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue opened on 13th may with Muslim leaders, Rabbis (incl. 2 from Israel) and Christian leaders coming together from across the globe in Qatar.
The conference was titled "Religious values: Perspective on peace and respect for life," and was organised jointly by the Qatar University, the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Opening the conference at the Doha Sheraton, H E Faisal bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, said, "We all see from the theme of this conference and its discussions a clear evidence of the success it achieved in terms of interfaith dialogue as well as the goals we wanted to achieve through the previous conferences. In addition to this, there is the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, which is a real achievement of the previous recommendations."
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter religious Dialogue (Vatican City) said:
"I noted with satisfaction that the Qatari people are courageous and maintain their promises. For example, they promised to widen the conference to include Jews and to create an international structure for dialogue- both promises have been maintained."
"As religious leaders let us promote a sound pedagogy of peace, which is taught in the family, in the mosques, in the synagogues, in the churches, in our schools, in our universities. Religions do not make war, unfortunately- as history teaches us-their followers sometimes make war," said Tauran. The sixth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue opened on 13th may with Muslim... more
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In a world where Muslim's are stereotyped to be "Holocaust deniers" a Muslim Arab created the first Holocaust Museum in Arabic in what is said to be Jesus's (pbuh) hometown of Nazerath in 2005.
''Jewish people everywhere, not just in Israel, have a feeling of persecution" because of centuries of anti-Semitism that culminated in the Holocaust, said the museum's founder, Khaled Kasab Mahameed. ''This feeling of persecution shapes their consciousness. . . . Every aspect of life is affected by this feeling of persecution, which is very deep in the Jewish soul."
''If Arabs really understand this, they should understand that they must act with all their force to protect Israel and defend Jews against Nazis and other killers," he said. ''And when the Jewish people see that the Arabs understand, they will be able to give the Arabs their rights."
Majali a resident of Nazerath said:
''We were not part of this Holocaust as Arabs, but as Arabs now involved in conflict with Jews, we have some kind of responsibility to say 'Jews, we are with you.' " ''They want security. . . . We want an independent Palestinian state, but aside from this, we have to do something so that Jews feel security."
However the Musuem also has its critics both Arabs and Israeli's, but this Musuem is a step in the right direction towards building understanding.In a world where Muslim's are stereotyped to be "Holocaust deniers" a... more
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The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the Mosque's Indonesian born-imam.
Rabbis who've spoken there call it an open and welcoming community. The Jewish Theological Seminary and the ICC are planning a joint soup kitchen for the homeless. The mosque is organizing an inter-religious studies program for teenagers.
"What I heard Shamsi Ali preach was as fine a sermon on brotherhood as has ever been preached," said Visotzky, professor of midrash (scriptural interpretation) and inter-faith studies across town at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke at the ICC last year and invited the imam to speak in his Synagogue last month:
"It was impressive when he spoke to the congregation about Israel's territorial integrity and how suicide bombings are a perversion of the Koran and Islam."
The imam has taken part in the prayer at an inter-faith memorial service in Yankee Stadium two weeks after the September 11 attacks. Ali has also been active in larger inter-faith initiatives such as the National Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics and Imams and Rabbis conferences in the United States and abroad.The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's... more
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The website contains fascinating audio and video debates and articles and discussion to try to prove which is the only true religion.
Deabtes range from " Is Jesus God?" debated by Shawn (a popular Christian amongst Christian youtubers known as VenomfangX on youtube) and Sami (a Muslim).
Other debates & articles include:
"Does Quran say “Where ever you find a KAAFIR Unbeliever kill them” !???",
"Christians Debate : Calvinism Vs Anglicans on Atonement"
"” WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS BOOK ON EARTH ? ” - PART 1"
"Was Paul the founder of Christianity?A dialogue between Shabir Ally and Dr. V.George Shillington"
"WHY I was forced to leave CHRISTIANITY and convert to Islam"
"The veil or Head Scarf — who is following the Laws of God , Jews ,Christians or Muslims ?"
Find out for yourself...
www.truereligiondebate.wordpress.comThe website contains fascinating audio and video debates and articles and discussion... more
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The 15-member caravan making the unlikely pilgrimage to Jordan, Syria and Israel includes a rabbi, an imam and two Christian ministers. They will build a Habitat for Humanity-type home in Jordan, carry medical and educational supplies to Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria, and visit some of their faiths' holiest shrines in Israel.
A little effort needed but peace is possible... The 15-member caravan making the unlikely pilgrimage to Jordan, Syria and Israel... more
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On Iran's state-owned tv, Channel One milions of Iranians are tunning into the hit weekly drama, "Zero Degree Turn," that centers on a love story between an French Jewish woman and a Iranian-Palestinian Muslim man.
But this aint no ordinary love story because it shows a heart-wrenching tale of European Jews during World War II. Over the course of the 22 episodes, the hero saves his love from Nazi detention camps, and Iranian diplomats in France forge passports for the woman and her family to sneak on to airplanes carrying Iranian Jews to their homeland.
"Iranians have always differentiated between ordinary Jews and a minority of Zionists," says Hassan Fatthi, the show's writer and director. "The murder of innocent Jews during World War II is just as despicable, sad and shocking as the killing of innocent Palestinian women and children by racist Zionist soldiers," he says.
According to the wsj: Iran's Jews -- along with Christians and Zorastrians -- are guaranteed equal rights in the country's constitution. Iran's Jews are guaranteed one member of parliament and are free to study Hebrew in school, pray in synagogues and shop at kosher supermarkets. Despite Mr. Ahmadinejad's statements, it isn't government policy to question the Holocaust, and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hasn't endorsed those views.On Iran's state-owned tv, Channel One milions of Iranians are tunning into the... more
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God Loves ME Best! A New Television Satire.
What happens when a Transvestite Muslim Extremist, a gun and porn Loving Christian Fundamentalist, a Fame hungry Jewish Radical, a pill-popping Buddhist with an anger management problem, a basket case Wiccan, and a kleptomaniac Atheist all live together under one roof?
God Loves ME Best! seeks to explore the narrow minded practices of extreme religious fanatics, stubborn non-believers, self righteous spiritual seekers and the shady washed-up reality show producers who are responsible for this madness, along with the Scientologist network executive who green lights the show.
God Loves ME Best! is a parody of reality television that explores hypocrisy in religion and politics. We are not here to belittle you, we are here to ask why your way is the only way, explore hypocrisy, and generate plenty of laughter along the way!
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What happens when a Transvestite... more
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In this short film by Richard Landes, international news media is said to extract a few convincing instants of staged scenes, and present them as news.In this short film by Richard Landes, international news media is said to extract a... more
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