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An Islamic Response to Kairos Palestine
un article par Carmencita Karagdag, Peace for Life
In 2009, Palestinian Christian leaders issued The Kairos Palestine Document, “the Christian Palestinians’ word to the world about what is happening in Palestine.” Impelled by a moral duty to respond to the declaration, Muslim members of Peace for Life (PfL) have launched an initiative to promote a common response to Kairos Palestine from an Islamic perspective, through the document, An Islamic Response to Kairos Palestine.
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The initiative was an outcome of the two-day “Christian-Muslim Dialogue for Solidarity with Palestine” held in South Africa in November 2011. The event, one of the series of PfL-supported national initiatives on Palestine solidarity, was hosted by PfL with the support of Kairos Southern Africa and the Beyers Naude Centre at the University of Stellenbosch. Prof. Farid Esack, former PfL co-moderator and head of the Department of Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg, facilitated the workshop and led the drafting of this document.
Also behind this project are PfL Working Group members Prof. Chandra Muzaffar, founder and president of the Malaysia-based International Movement for a Just World, and Irfan Engineer, director of the Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution in India. Among the initial signatories are Dr. Ashgar Ali Engineer, chairman of the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism in India; Naeem Jeenah, director of the Afro-Middle East Center and coordinator of the Palestine Solidarity Committee based in Johannesburg; and Prof. Julkipli Wadi, dean of Islamic Studies at the University of the Philippines.
The full text of the statement is available here with a link to the signing page
On behalf of our Muslim colleagues, we enjoin everyone in our network to study, disseminate and help promote An Islamic Response to Kairos Palestine, as well to encourage other Muslims to sign their names to signify their endorsement of this important statement.
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DISCUSSION
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In what voice or voices can Islamic heritage speak to us today,, yet relevant to our technically advanced but morally turbulent world?
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And here are important excerpts from Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Prize lecture. . .
"Allow me to say a little about my country, region, culture and faith.
I am an Iranian. A descendent of Cyrus The Great. The very emperor who proclaimed at the pinnacle of power 2500 years ago that "... he would not reign over the people if they did not wish it." And [he] promised not to force any person to change his religion and faith and guaranteed freedom for all. The Charter of Cyrus The Great is one of the most important documents that should be studied in the history of human rights. . ... continuation.
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