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AN MECC MESSAGE AT ISLAMIC FITR FEAST


From mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>
Date Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:34:44 -0700

The MECC General Secretary issued a message of congratulation to Muslims on
the occasion of Fitr Feast after Ramadan month of fasting. The message
talked about the unique coexistence situation between Muslims and Christian s
in the Middle East which should be preserved and maintained. ³It is an
occasion to maintain values of love between Christians and Muslims as they
represent one society of coexistence², the message said. As an oriental
cultural customary, the MECC General Secretary called several Muslim leader s
in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Syria and congratulated them.

>Middle East Council of Churches
>Office of International Ecumenical Relations
>P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon

Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary

mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb

>+961-1-353-938
>http://www.mec-churches.org/


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