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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Rabbi Soetendorp is currently the Rabbi of the Reform Jewish Community of the Hague, and Rabbi of the Union of Dutch Reform Jewish Communities. A survivor of the Holocaust, he has been a long standing Human Rights activist. He frequently lectures at many Universities and Centers around the world.
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Spiritual and Moral Roles in the New Millenium A Baha'i Review
Mrs. Shohreh Rawhani
This lecture will explore what humanity has achieved up to now, and what can be achieved in the coming millennium. She will also discuss the potential of humanity, with particular emphasis on technological and moral advances.
Mrs. Shohreh Rawhani holds a M.Phil in Psychology, and is married with three children. For the past 10 years she has been an elected member of the National Spiritual Assembly of The Baha'is of South Africa. She is currently serving as its General Secretary.
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11:00 AM-12:00 PM IN PODIUM HALL Sri Ramakrishna and the Vibrancy of Religious Pluralism
Swami Saradananda
This lecture will illustrate the example of Sri Ramakrishna (18361886) Hinduism's ultimate answer to the enigma of religious unity. He lived and practiced Hinduism, Islam and Christianity in the most sincere and enlightened way. With unparalleled mystical insight and a spontaneous expression of these truths, he evolved an original pattern for the peaceful coexistence of all Faiths.
Swami Saradananda was born in Durban, South Africa. He has been involved for nearly three decades in spiritual, welfare and interfaith work in South Africa, especially when its people were enfeebled by apartheid. He holds an MA from the Department of Divinity. Rhodes University. Since 1994 he has been the President of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa.
2:00 PM-5:30 PM GOOD HOPE ARENA
African Renaissance: The Role of the Religious Communities
Imam Rashied Omar
A panel presentation featuring South African religious, spiritual, political, and cultural leaders discussing the idea and the reality of African Renaissance.
Imam Rashied Omar is an Imam at a Mosque in the City of Cape Town. and is Co-Chair of Parliament of the World's Religions, South Africa. He is also the national Secretary of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, and has a Masters Degree in Comparative Religion from the University of Cape Town.
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An Interior Pilgrimage: Remedy for the Year 2000 and Beyond
Swami Murugananda Saraswathi
Educational institutions are active to introduce the science to see the outer, which does not contribute towards establishing the inner contact. Sight is a faculty but seeing is an art. If this vision is introduced in the systems of our education, then the world will come to know that you and I are not two, but one person. This is the secret for peace on this planet. Everything is present every time, everywhere in every condition because of the oneness in our deepest being. To awaken ourselves towards this unique understanding, we must humbly embark on an inner pilgrimage which could direct the human resources to participate in the glory of perfection. Swami Saraswathi began his spiritual quest when he left his family home in 1969. After training with Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj in the
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Himalayas for 16 years. Swami Saraswathi began giving discourses on the great treasure of vedic knowledge. In 1989, Swamiji started The Arunachala Unique Mountain Trust, which assists young students in their pursuit of higher education and spiritual guidance.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN THEATER 4
Human Rights and Obligations: The Qur'anic Perspective
Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari
The presentation will look at the potential of how Man-God relationships may help foster peaceful human relations. Dr. Ansari shows that people may achieve greater social harmony through an insightful interpretation of the Qur'an.
Professor Zafar Ishaq Ansari graduated from the University of Karachi (MA) and McGill University (Ph.D.). He has published extensively, and now heads the prestigious Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN THEATRE 3 Jihad and Human Rights in Islam Prof. Anis Ahmad
Jihad is commonly understood as the use of violence for religious purposes, hence, it is translated as "holy war." The Qur'an and the Sunnah use this term in a wider connotation. The paper will make an effort to understand how Islam looks at human rights and examine the role of Jihad as a corrective method.
Dr. Ahmad is presently Professor of Comparative Religion and Director General of Da wah Academy of the International Islamic University, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Ahmad has held the positions of Vice President, IIU; Dean, Faculty of Usul al Din, IIU: Dean, Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, IIU, Malaysia; President, Association of Muslim Social Scientists, USA.
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 Ilariharanandaji. 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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