Parliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona

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

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Program Descriptions
Thursday, July 8, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
and love God. Adhering to such principles, development becomes truly sustainable, for it has the blessings of the Lord.
Bahman A.K. Shirazi, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies at CIIS in San Francisco, as well as faculty member at JFK University in Orinda, California
Bom Peter Letai in Budapesi Hungary, in 1973 he joined the Krsna Consciousness movement in Montreal. In 1987 he took responsibility for preaching incognito in Hungary and, since 1989, has traveled betwee Hungary and the UK, lecturing and teaching. He is one of 25 governing members of ISKCON.
The necessary values for the creation of a happy interreligious family Roya Massarrat Saian
Room 129, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Sufi Psychology Forum: From Mind to Heart, Pathway to Peace Seyedeh Hamaseh Kianfar Amineh Pryor Nazila Ghazi Arife Hammerle Sheikh Jamal Granick Bahman Shirazi
This presentation offers a systemic evaluation of the relational values that can help the interreligious couple to achieve an improvement in their relationship, as well as analysis of the strategies than can help preventing and solve conflicts within the interreligious family.
Room 125, English Lecture
Roya Massarrat Saian has a degree in Psychology, a master in systemic family therapy and a post-graduate in mediation. She is a family psychologist and therapist with a strong experience in interreligious and intercultural families having practiced in China and Spain.
This panel begins with a Sufi meditation and continues in discussions, and will include lecture and experiential components for participants to gain or deepen our understanding of the heart as a pathway to peace in Islamic Sufism. Based on a 1400 year history, the teachings on the Qur'an, and the lives of the Prophets of monotheism, Islam teaches practical tools and methods for listening with the ear of the heart and deepening our connections to an underlying humanity which is accessible in every moment. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism (www.ias.org).
The Peace Pole Project Nickolai Parker Dagmar Berkenberg Hagit Ra'anan
Room 130, English Interactive Workshop
Seyedeh Hamaseh Kianfar is a member of the International Association of Sufism and Sufi Women Organization. Scholar and author, Seyedeh is pursuing a Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology, has served as a representative for the Student Senate at the School of California Professional Psychology. Amineh Amelia Pryor, Ph.D., is an Uwoiysi Sufi, an active member of International Association of Sufism, Sufi Women Organization, and the Sufism and Psychology Forum. She teaches classes at the Institute of Sufi Studies in California and other schools and organizations. She has written numerous articles on psychology, spirituality, and science.
A Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the message and prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth in different languages. There are more than 200,000 Peace Poles in 180 countries world-wide. Learn about the history of Peace Poles and how schools, neighborhoods, religious communities and organizations have had success bringing peace and harmony into their environment with it. Participants are invited to take this concept with them and plant Peace Poles in their own communities.
Nickolai Parker serves as the Representative to the United Nations for the World Peace Prayer Society and works on the International Day of Peace - a Resolution from the United Nations General Assembly declaring September 21st as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence.
Nazila Ghazi has a B.S. in computer engineering and has consulted major corporations. Currently owns an interior design studio and is enrolled in East/West psychology graduate program.
Ms. Dagmar Berkenberg heads the Munich office of the World Peace Prayer Society
Dr. Hammerle is a student of Uwaiysi Tariqat of Sufism and a member of the International Association of Sufism. She has published many articles and a book, Unfolding Self Essence. She is an alternative representative of IAS for the United Nations.
Sheikh Jamal Granick is a Student of Uwaiysi Sufism, co-director of the Sufism and Psychology Forum, a Dept. of the International Association of Sufism. Sheikh Jamal is also a psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hagit is a volunteer Peace Representative for the World Peace Prayer Society in the area of Tel Aviv, Israel. After losing her husband during the war with Lebanon, she became a tireless peacemaker, planting over 60 Peace Poles in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She works to create opportunities for Palestinians and Israelis to meet one another as human beings sharing the cause of Peace, travelling regularly to meet with the people of Gaza and the refugees in the camps on the West Bank.
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