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An intercultural dialogue from within Muslim communities:
a global overview.....................................................................................91
Osman Bakar, Chair Professor and Director; Jabal M. Buaben, Associate
Professor; Norhazlin Muhammad, Lecturer, and Mohamad Azmi Mohamad,
Assistant Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien
Centre for Islamic Studies
The universal message of Sikhism to mankind.........................................97
Kulwant Singh and Inderjit Singh, Members, and Birendra Kaur, President,
Institute of Sikh Studies
Religion is part of the solution..............................................................100
Jocelyne Cesari, Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham,
Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World
Affairs, Georgetown University
Creating and supporting interreligious councils in the
Asia-Pacific region.................................................................................103
Professor Emeritus Gary D Bouma, UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and
Interreligious Relations, School of Social and Political Inquiry, Monash
University, Australia
The Commonwealth’s Civil Paths to Peace............................................105
Nabeel Goheer, Director and Lauren Stasinowsky, Governance Support Officer,
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Division, Commonwealth Secretariat
Plural citizenship and the right to peace in the agenda
of intercultural dialogue: an Italian case................................................109
Antonio Papisca, Professor Emeritus, University of Padua and Chairholder,
UNESCO Chair on Human Rights, Democracy and Peace
Integrating human values in education for promoting tolerance............112
Dr Ruwaida Abu Rass, UNESCO Chair in Multiculturalism in Teacher
Training, Beit Berl College, Israel
Villa Ocampo’s new programme: a contribution to the Action Plan
for the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures...........115
Frédéric Vacheron, UNESCO Culture Programme Specialist for the South Cone
and Director of the Villa Ocampo Programme; and Ernesto Montequin, Curator
and Academic Advisor for the Villa Ocampo Programme
Tourism – celebrating diversity, linking cultures and promoting
peace and understanding......................................................................119
Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
History teachers hold the key to sustainable peace................................123
Jonathan Even-Zohar, Director, European Association of History Educators
Rapprochement of cultures – the Hungarian way..................................126
Dr Péter Hoppál, State Secretary for Culture, Hungary
Multicultural Viet Nam: ethnicity and cultural diversity........................130
Associate Professor, Dr Nguyen Thi Hien, vice director, Viet Nam National
Institute of Culture and Art Studies, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
The International Islamic University Malaysia’s role in promoting
interreligious harmony..........................................................................134
Prof Dato’ Sri Dr Zaleha Kamaruddin, Rector, and Prof Dr Ainul Jaria Binti
Maidin, Director, Office of Corporate Communication and Marketing, IIUM
International Islamic University Malaysia
Current status and issues for safeguarding intangible
cultural heritage in Brunei Darussalam..................................................137
Mohd Abdoh Damit, Acting Assistant Director (Culture and the Arts), Ministry
of Culture, Youth and Sports
Enhancing national unity and harmony through intercultural
dialogue founded on the 1Malaysia concept..........................................140
Kapli Bin Emek, Deputy Director General (National Harmony) and Zulkifli
Bin Hashim, Director (Unity Management), Department of National Unity and
Integration, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia
The next chapter of the Anna Lindh Foundation...................................143
Ambassador Hatem Atallah, Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation
The second mile....................................................................................148
Prof. Alberto Melloni, Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII
Integrating Muslim communities for sustainable development..............151
Islamic Development Bank
Five pillars from African traditional education offer hope
for global cohesiveness and the rapprochement of cultures...................154
Professor F.X. Gichuru, Founder and Chair, African Cultural
Regeneration Institute
Initiatives of the African Union Commission in promoting
cultural diversity for peace in the continent..........................................158
Angela Martins, Head of Culture Division, Social Affairs Department, African
Union Commission
Engaging religious traditions in the promotion of peace
through social justice............................................................................161
Pierre Martinot-Lagarde, Special Advisor for Socioreligious Affairs,
International Labour Organization
Harnessing the digital dividend: an approach to
knowledge-sharing in Africa..................................................................165
Bakri M Abdul Karim and Bernadette Dia Kamgnia, African Development Bank
Notes and References............................................................................168
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