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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Symposia
12:45 - 1:00, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Shared Spiritual Practice: In the Footsteps of the Prophets
Abrahamic Reunion: Peacemaking in the Holy Land. Awakening to Oneness through Prayer and Practice Tuesday, July 13th 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM AC Barcelona Hotel
3:00-4:30, Seminars on Spiritual Peace Building (in breakout rooms)
#1: Healing Our Souls and Our Future: Women's Peace Building, Sants Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Elana Rozenman, Ibtisam Mahamid, Andrea Blanch
#2: The Unity of Religions. Eixample Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Shahabuddin David Less, Sheikh Tal El-Sider, Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun, Elias Jabbour, Rabbi Menachem Froman
#3: In Unison with the Will of God: Prayers and Practices of Peace, Gràcia Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Anna Less, Eliyahu McLean, Deacon Jiries Mansur, Ibrahim El-Hawa, Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari
Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun. An elder and recognized spokesperson for the Mowahhidoon (Druze) faith
Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari is Sheikh of the Noqshbandi Order in Jerusalem.
This symposium is a unique opportunity to engage in discussion and spiritual practices with internationally recognized spiritual teachers, religious leaders and peacemakers at the forefront of interfaith peace efforts in the Holy Land. The first morning session, Spiritual Peacemaking in the Holy Land, highlights gifts brought by each religion and culture to peace building. The second session, Observations of the Heart: Reflections on Peace Building, includes teams of men and women sharing personal reflections on what happens when people from different religions make a commitment to each other and to God to work in partnership for peace. Three afternoon seminars provide experience with specific spiritual peacemaking approaches. The first, Healing Our Souls and Our Future: Women's Peace Building, features women who are actively building bridges between faith communities, healing ancient cultural divides by healing each other, and creating a new, more hopeful heritage to pass on to the next generation. The second, The Unity of Religions, provides an exploration of the unity that lies within all of the world's religions and implications for creating a peaceful global consciousness. The third, In Unison with the Will of God: Prayers and Practices of Peace, provides experience with specific practices based on spiritual principles that can help build healthy, peaceful communities, including the practice of "sulha" (traditional Arab model for peace), interfaith education, and community development. 9:30 - 9:45, Sagrada Familia, AC Barcelona Meditation and Welcome. Shahabuddin David Less and Andrea Blanch
Andrea Blanch is internationally known for her work on conflict management and on women and violence, and is co-founder of The Center for Religious Tolerance.
Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa. Born on the Mount of Olives, Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa has been active for 30 years in Arab-Jewish reconciliation and is involved in many humanitarian missions. Robbi Menachem Froman. Known throughout Israel as the "Peace Rabbi," Rabbi has pioneered Jewish-Islamic religious dialogue, and is one of the initiators of the Alexandria interfaith peace accords. Elias Jabbour. An Arab Christian and founder of the House of Hope, Elias Jabbour is an internationally recognized spokesperson for interfaith dialogue, peace education, and for "sulha," a traditional Palestinian peacemaking process.
Anna less. A world-renowned scholar, healer, educator, and co-founder of the Hope Project in India.
Shahabuddin David Less is spiritual director of Rising Tide International and The Universal Worship and senior teacher in the Sufi Order International.
9:45 - 10:45, Sagrada Familia, AC Barcelona Spiritual Peacemaking in the Holy Land. Moderator: Andrea Blanch; Speakers: Elias Jabbour, Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun, Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari, Eliyahu McLean
Ibtisam Mahamid. Ibtisam, a religious Muslim woman, has been active for 20 years in the field of Arab-Jewish co-existence and is Muslim coordinator of the Women's Interfaith Encounter.
10:45 - 11:00, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Shared Spiritual Practice
Deacon Jiries Mansur. Deacon Mansur represents the Greek Catholic Church and is on the Board of the Interfaith Encounter Association
11:30 - 11:45, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona The Prayer Cycle - Prayers Shared from all Traditions
Eliyahu McLean. An observant Jew living in Jerusalem, ordained by Reb Zalmon Schacter as a "Rodet Shalom" or "Peace Pursuer," Eliyahu is a global messenger of peace
11:45 - 12:45, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Observations of the Heart: Reflections on Peace Building. Moderator: Shahabuddin David Less Speakers: Elana Rozenman, Ibtisam Mahamid, Sheikh Tal El Sider, Rabbi Menachem Froman
Elana Rozenman co-founded the Women's Interfaith Encounter in response to the severe wounding of her son in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem and is Co-director of the Women's Interfaith of the Middle East and North Africa Sheikh Tal El-Sider is a former Homos sheikh who has worked for fifteen years to create interfaith dialogue. From Hebron, Sheikh Tal El-Sider serves as advisor of inter-religious affairs for the Palestinian Authority and was part of the Alexandria accords.
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