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I - Jordan: Jordan has a unique experience when it comes to interfaith dialogue. This has to do with history and components of the Jordanian people. Christians in Jordan consider themselves to be Arab Bedouins, descendants of the Ghassanids. They were never considered as foreigners, Crusaders or...
Our students met on-line with Dr. Renee Hattar, since October 2016 the head of International Studies at the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies in Jordan, founded in 1994 by HRH Prince el-Hassan bin-Talal of Jordan.  RIIFS describes itself as “a non-profit, non-governmental organization that...
About the demographic structure of Jordan
On September 3, 2013, Amman hosted dozens of guests from all over the world upon an invitation from King ʿAbdullāh II of Jordan to attend the conference on challenges facing Arab Christians, in which the monarch stressed that, “Defending the Arab Christian identity is not a luxury, but a duty.”
The Coptic Catholic Church took part in the 10th annual canon law conference of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the Jordanian resort area of the Dead Sea.
The Jordanian capital of Amman has hosted a five-day workshop for the training of fellowship on dialogue journalism, offered by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an international government organization that seeks to bring...
In conjunction with Jordan's celebration of Interfaith Harmony Week, first proposed by King ʿAbd Allāh II of Jordan at the United Nations in 2010 in order to promote communal peace, Bahāʾīs in Jordan celebrate the establishment of the ʿAsdīa project by ʿAbbās Efendī (also known as ʿAbd al-Bahāʾ,...
Canon Law expert Dr. Bassām Shaḥātīt of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Jordan discusses the complex historical developments of personal and family status laws in the Middle East, especially in relation to the current challenges facing Christians in the region.
The village of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula is witnessing a heavy tourist turnout from many countries in the world as the winter tourist season begins in order to enjoy its spiritual atmosphere and visit its religious and archaeological sites.
The Royal Institute for Inter Faith Studies (RIIFS) held a lecture entitled “Arab-Christian Heritage and Christian-Islamic Dialogue”, delivered by Dr. Wajīh Yūsuf. Several scholars, including clergymen and Muslim religious leaders participated in this lecture.

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