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Kpalimé, Togo: Muslim Imans Train for Peace and Nonviolence
an article by Togo on the Internet
Some 200 preachers and imams of the Muslim
religion ( from all regions of Togo ), have been
in training since last Saturday [ 28 December ] in
Kpalimé on the entrenchment of peace and non-
violence, The training was begun Thursday
afternoon on Agou Peak (about 117 miles north of
Lome) during an excursion organized by the Muslim
World League according to Agence Savoir News.
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Immediately after getting out of the bus, they
gathered around the highest point of Mount Agou
where they received a good deal of information after
facing east for prayer.
According to Kossi Agbana, the technician at the
relay center of the Togolese Television (TVT) in
Agou, Agou Peak is the heart of Togo, because that
is where all information from TVT Radio Lomé,
Radio Kara and TV5 Monde must transit before being
broadcast to other localities .
In the 1800s the height of Mont Agou was 1020m but
because of erosion it has been reduced to 986m
altitude, he explained.
Imams and preachers of Islam were briefed on the
whole process: from the production, dissemination
and reception of images and sounds on television
sets. According M. Agbana, it is the microwave
installed by Togo Telecom that feeds us the image
and sound.
They also saw the transmitters of Radio Lomé ,
Kara and RFI and those of the TVT and TV5 Monde
and the new transmitter (not yet functional)
installed recently to receive the TVT on
satellite. Before, it was the analog transmitters
that were used and the images were black and
white, but more recently the images are in color
with the Secam system, he explained.
" We organized this trip to allow preachers and
Imams from all parts of the country to know the
highest mountain in Togo and visit the facilities
of relay centers of radio and television
transmitters" for his part stressed Malam
Abdoulahi Mouhamed Yolou, the representative of
the World Islamic League in Togo.
Remember that these preachers and Imams are trained
on the concept of the culture of peace and non-
violence.
Organized by the ' Islamic World League', this
course aims to inform and educate preachers and
imams on the values of peace and non-violence
according to the Holy Koran.
(Click here for a French version of this article)
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Will nonviolence be embraced by the world's religions?,
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Latest reader comment:
On religion and peace, most agree that religion can be used to promote peace and harmony among people. However, historically it has been misused by many and created more conflict. The solution to the problem lies in encouraging interfaith initiatives.
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