Building Bridges: Overcoming Obstacles in Christian-Muslim Relations

dsfsCitain this January to take part in a seminar entitled "Building Bridges: Overcoming Obstacles in Christian-Muslim Relations". Tony Blair also praised these Christians and Muslims for coming together at the conference being hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, to promote post-September 11 dialogue. The is same George Carey who in November 2000 said he believed the use of military force, which has resulted in the murder of tens of thousands of Muslim lives in Afghanistan, was necessary". Opening the two day seminar at Lambeth Palace, the mischievous globe trotting prime minister of Britain hailed the growing significance of inter-faith dialogue as a contribution to solving world conflicts and defeating "warped and perverted" religious extremism. "Dialogue finds its echo in the wider community where people do not have the understanding that they should have of the common values, heritage and traditions that unite faiths," he told the Muslim and Christian attendees. Those present, included from the Muslims Prince Hassan of Jordan, and Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia. The meetings were in private and their deliberations are not expected to be made public for some time. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, is also to sign an agreement with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar al-Sharif, Dr Mohamed Sayed Tantawy as part