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WCC, Muslim World League and The Foundation Dialogue for Peace meet at Bossey

Dr Muhammad Bin Abulkarim Al-Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League, Aamir Javed Sheikh, head of the Foundation Dialogue for Peace, and Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches meet at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.

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Small delegations from each organization discussed a wide range of topics, from challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, to the interreligious summer school in Bossey, to the imperative of further strengthening interreligious cooperation.

Both Sauca and Al-Issa received a Bridge Builder Award in 2021 for their work on interreligious cooperation in the interests of peace, along with His Excellency Chief Rabbi Michael Melchior of the Religious Peace Initiative.

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WCC, Muslim World League and The Foundation Dialogue for Peace in Bossey

Leadership of the Muslim World League, Foundation Dialogue for Peace and the World Council of Churches during the meeting at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, 31 August 2021.

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