The Imam and the Pastor: A Peacebuilding Workshop

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2011
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6

 

The Imam and the Pastor: A Peace-Building Workshop

 

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July 2, 2011

 

(AWR) — Earlier this month, the Center for Arab-West Understanding hosted a pair of peace-building workshops that aimed to lessen tensions between Egypt's Christian and Muslim communities. Over 60 people attended the workshops in Cairo and Alexandria. AWR's Jayson Casper attended the conference and has this review....

 

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On Nigeria and Egypt: An Interview with the Imam and the Pastor

 

Read more abou the two men who led AWR's peacebuilding workshop: Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa. The two religious leaders once fought on separate sides of a sectarian battle in Nigeria, but now work together to promote peace between their respective religions.

 

 

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Kidnapped Girls and a Besieged Church in Minya: Conflicting Reports

 

Two news reports have stoked sectarian tensions in Upper Egypt in recent weeks. The first involves two young Coptic girls who were allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. The second involves a protest at a church were Muslims reportedly threatened to kill the priest. AWR's Jayson Casper examines conflicting news reports on these stories.

 

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