Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN PODIUM HALL Interfaith Concord
Chief Rabbi C. K. Harris
In this lecture, Chief Rabbi C. K. Harris will explore the meaning and power of an "Interfaith Concord," which has begun to materialize through the efforts of The Religious Charter and the Moral Summit. This lecture will address a range of vital areas in need of interfaith cooperation such as religious education in schools, the collective fight against crime, the need to promote community development, the importance of lobbying against euthanasia, and fighting AIDS.
Born in Glasgow in 1936. Educated in London at London University and Jews' College. From 1958 until 1987 served as spiritual leader of three of the largest synagogues in London. Appointed Chief Rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa in 1988. Founder of Tikkun, the Jewish community's upliftment programme for the disadvantaged. Executive member of the National Religious Leaders' Forum. Served on the first Religious Broadcasting Panel of the SABC in 1996.
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Mr. Bawa Jain; Mr. Jim Kenney
In this workshop, participants are invited to an open forum with religious and spiritual leaders discussing the process of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, taking place on August 28, 2000 at the United Nations. The Summit will gather the preeminent religious and spiritual leaders of the world for four days, and will serve as a resource and working group to the Secretary-General and the United Nations in their efforts to prevent and resolve wars.
Bawa Jain is a trustee and International Ambassador for the Parliament of the World's Religions. He is also the Director for International and United Nations Affairs at the Interfaith Center of New York. In this role, he has been responsible for a number of UN related programs, including the coordination of the annual United Nations Values Caucus and initiated and served as Convener of the Jain and Nonviolence Studies Program of the Southern Asia Institute, Columbia University, where he has been a guest lecturer and speaker at numerous conferences.
Director of the International Interreligious Initiative of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.15 Muslim Perspectives on Educational and Economic Situations in India
Mr. Saiyid Hamid
The current economic and educational situation for Muslims in India needs improvement. Mr. Hamid shows how efforts are now being made by the All India Educational Movement to rectify the present status of Indian Muslims.
Mr. Hamid spent 35 years in Indian Civil Service and has worked with Central and State Governments in various Ministries and Planning Commissions. He was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. Presently, he is Chairman of the All India Education Movement and serves as Co-Chairman of the Trust for Promotion of Higher Education.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.19 Organizing Faith Communities to Protect the Environment: The North American Experience
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Mr. Mark Jacobs
This lecture will be an overview of the involvement of the North American Jewish and Christian communities in efforts to protect the natural environment and public health. Also, there will be a discussion about faith-based perspectives on environmental issues and how to organize congregations to take action. Serving since 1994 as the director of COEJL, Mark Jacobs' work includes
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building a national network of Jewish environmental activists and educators, developing educational and programmatic materials on Judaism and ecology, and engaging national and local Jewish agencies in political advocacy through both COEJL and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Mark appeared in the joint ABC-TV/COEJL documentary. Visions of Eden: A Jewish Perspective on the Environment, and his columns on environmental issues appear regularly in Jewish papers around the country.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN THEATER 5 Poverty Alleviation: A Spiritual Outlook Mr. Paramahansa Prajnanananda
This presentation explores the use of religious beliefs to put an end to poverty. The Vedantic approach to remove poverty is through a distribution of benevolent resources, ideas of universal brotherhood, and religious involvement.
Paramahansa Prajnanananda was born in 1960, Orissa, India. He is the Vice President of Kriya Yoga Institute, USA; Kriya Yoga Zentrum, Vienna and Kriya Yoga Ashram, India. He is the designated spiritual successor of the only living God-Realised Kriya Yoga master Paramahansa Hariharanandaji. He holds MA in Economics. He is teaching Kriya Yoga in India, Europe, North & South America and Australia. He is well-versed in all of the worlds Scriptures-Vedas, Upanishads, Bible, Torah and Qur'an. Mr. Prajnanananda is an accomplished orator, philosopher, author and editor of many books. He is also proficient in many languages.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.13 Sikhism the Beacon of Human Rights
Mr. Hakam Singh
The recognition of human rights as evidenced by the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, is a relatively recent phenomenon. Looking back into the pages of history, one finds numerous blatant violations of human rights exemplified by Spanish inquisitions and the Holocaust of recent past. In these dark pages of history, however, one can find some bright spots. The Sikh Gurus, over five hundred years ago, taught and practiced equality of all human beings irrespective of caste, color or gender. They not only exhorted their followers to strictly observe this equality and ensure and respect the dignity of every human being but they themselves raised their voice to safeguard freedom of social and religious rights for even those outside their own community and religion. A unique example is one of the Sikh Gurus who gave his life to preserve the religious freedom for a faith other than his own.
Mr. Hakam Singh is a founder Chairman and currently secretary of Sikh Welfare Foundation of North America. He is the Chief organizer of the "Sikh Renaissance Conferences." He is a member of various interfaith groups in southern California and teaches Sikh philosophy classes in Southern California area schools.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.60 Women in Islam and within the South African Muslim Community
Ms. Fierdousa Waggie
The session will begin with an examination of the South African perspective on Islamic theoretical understandings of the position of women in Islam. This will lead to a presentation of the real position of women within South African Muslim society. Physiotherapy Department, University of the Western Cape; presently a foundational learning and teaching specialist with a particular interest in multi-professional education. Also involved in gender issues, ranging from Muslim personal law to divorced women. Member, Muslim Youth Movement; Women's Committee, World Conference on Religion and Peace, South Africa.