World Conference on Dialogue holds first work session

Madrid, July 17, SPA -- The World Conference on Dialogue organized by
Muslim World League in Madrid under the patronage of the Custodian of
the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held here
today the first work session under the theme (Dialogue and Its
Religious and Civilization Foundations).

The work session was chaired by Dr. Bawa Jain the Secretary General
of Millennium World Peace Summit for Religious and Spiritual Leaders
of the United Nations.

During the session, the participants discussed four working papers.
Dr. Hussain Hamid Hassan, Shari’ah Observer at Dubai Islamic Bank
talked about Dialogue in Islam. Also, Dr. Naguib Gabriel, Head of
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights talked about Dialogue in
Christianity. After that, Rabbi Arthur Schneir who is the Founder and
Chairman of Appeal of Conscience Foundation in USA talked about
Dialogue in Judaism. Then, Dr. M. M. Verma Director of Interfaith
Foundation in India talked about Dialogue in Oriental Creeds
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism).

--SPA