Saturday, January 21, 2012
Healing the wounds, Intercivilizational dialogue, WIsdom Foundation
Healing the Wounds
Mumbai (India) - The World Institute of Islamic Studies for Dialogue,
Mediation, Gender and Peace (WISDOM) Foundation has organized a debate
on an important issue. Wisdom Foundation is dedicated to the cause of
non-violence, peace-building, conflict transformation, harmonious
co-existence and harmonious service.
Titled HEALING THE MEMORIES: AN ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM FOR AN
INTER-CIVILIZATIONAL DIALOGUE, the event perhaps for the first time
gathered half a dozen diplomats of different countries posted in
Mumbai for talk on the crucial global concern of fight against
terrorism and closing the chasms. Joined them in the dialogue were
some of India’s leading intellectuals.
Explaining the purpose and scope of this dialogue, Dr Zeenat Shaukat
Ali, founder-director of WISDOM Foundation said: “The idea is see how
we can close our clashes and live in harmony despite social, cultural
and historical differences. Visibility of political tension and
increasing alienation along civilizational and cultural-religious
lines makes it all the more important to reflect upon the need for
entering into a dialogue.”
Explaining the importance of such a rare meet where a number of
diplomats are scheduled to share their views on how the idea of
engagement and mediation can be taken to the next level. “The central
challenge for the development of strategies that can promote goodwill,
moderation and commonalities among cultures and civilizations would
play a significant role. The media could be invoked to spread the
message,” she said.
It is against this backdrop that the media both print and electronic
are humbly requested to cover the event and spread the word that
culturally we might be different from our neighours, but we all are
first human beings. Dr Shaukat Ali who is an eminent Islamic scholar
and peace and human rights activist has been at the forefront of
bringing change, especially among Indian Muslims, through her lectures
and writings. She has been able to rope in a number of diplomats and
scholars as participants who presented their papers on different
interesting topics in the event whose names are as follow:
HE Mr. Peter D Haas, Honourable Consul General U. S. Department of
State in Mumbai
HE Dr.Leopold-Theodor Heldman, Honourable Consul General, Federal
Republic of Germany in Mumbai.
HE Mr. Chung Ying LIN, Honourable Consul General of the Republic of
Singapore in Mumbai.
HE Mr. M. Hatimi Abas, Honourable Consulate General of Malaysia in Mumbai.
HE Mr Salem Al Khaledi, Honourable Consul General for the State of
Kuwait in Mumbai
Dr Cemal Usak, Secretary General, Inter Cultural Dialogue Forum,
Writers and Journalists Association, Turkey
Professor Ram Puniyani, Peace activist and member, Advisory Board,
Wisdom Foundation.
Dr. Asgharali Engineer, Islamic scholar and member, Advisory Board,
Wisdom Foundation
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