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CWS webcasts on interfaith disaster response
2002-113-2
5/7/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
In communities across America, in one of the continuing tragedies of the September 11 attacks, neighbors regard each other with heightened suspicion. A May 20 event sponsored by Church World Service will address these challenges, beginning with hearing American Muslims speak about their experiences after the attacks, then moving to consider next steps in building interfaith bridges. How does the Muslim community want to be understood? How can Christians work with Muslims in the U.S. to bridge what appears to be a growing divide? How can these faith groups work together in times of disaster to strengthen and build better communities?
The discussion will take place May 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. ET, in the studios of Detroit's WXYZ, Channel 7. It will be Webcast live on FaithandValues.com. Viewers may interact with the panel by email to webcast@faithandvalues.com. Additional support comes from the Christian Council of Metropolitan Detroit, Channel 7, FaithandValues.com and Pacific Media Ministries.
Panelists include: The Rev. Dr. Charles Mabee, author of Reading Sacred Texts through American Eyes and Reimagining America; Victor Begg, president of the Unity Center Mosque, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and vice-chair of the state's Council of Islamic Organizations; Imam Hassan Qazwini, religious leader of the Islamic Center of America in Detroit; and Dr. Abdul Hakim Jackson, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Broadcast journalist Arthur Cribbs Jr. moderates the panel.
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