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General Secretary meets with the Higher Imam of Azhar


From mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>
Date Wed, 30 May 2007 12:31:18 -0700

Aiming at sustaining the Christian ­ Muslim dialogue and empowering the relationships of MECC with Muslim leadership in the Middle East, the genera l Secretary visited on May 14th the Higher Imam of Azhar Mosque (HE Sheikh Dr Muhamad Said Tantawi). The meeting tackled the preparations for the third joint conference of MECC and the Higher International Islamic Forum (HIIF), as well as the forthcoming visit of the ecumenical church leaders of German y to Egypt and Lebanon. It is worth mentioning that the Higher Imam of Azhar is the President of the (HIIF). For further details contact the General Secretariat office: guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb

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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