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7th Christian-Muslim Youth Seminar in Jordan


From mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>
Date Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:08:41 -0800

Under the theme: ³Christian & Muslim Youth between Religious Commitment and Changing Culture², the MECC General Secretariat office in cooperation with the Unit on Education & Renewal organized in Amman ­ Jordan the 7th Christian-Muslim Youth Seminar (17 ­ 21 October). Forty five Christian and Muslim, young women and men from Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Egypt and Lebano n met to further enhance their learning about each others religion, build bridges of trust, understanding, respect and tolerance, and establish a network of communication and flow of information. Since four years, the MEC C is investing in bringing young Christians and Muslims in a sort of dialogue about common issues of social and religious concerns. The MECC is committed to further develop a young generation who carries the values of tolerance, acceptance and respect. A final communiqué was produced at the end of the seminar. For further information contact: wafa_mecc@go.com.jo, shaher.luka@gmail.com ,

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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