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Dr. Aly El-Samman reads letter from Grand Imam at Pope John Paul II’s Prayer for Peace
Asissi - January 2002

ADIC and International Community

Through the tireless efforts of its president, Dr. Aly El-Samman, ADIC has become a catalyst for international cooperation towards positive change. ADIC organizes regular meetings and round table discussions on interfaith and intercultural issues between the leadership of major Islamic institutions and other religious and governmental organizations worldwide. These have included meetings between Al-Azhar representatives and Rabbi Samuel Sirat, the former Chief Rabbi of France and Vice President of the Conference of European Rabbis; as well as meetings with government leaders from the U.S.A., the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Norway, and the Czech Republic.

By promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue based on “understanding through interaction”, Dr. El-Samman furthers ADIC’s mission of engendering harmony between diverse groups and overcoming ignorance by participating in international conferences and symposia, as well as through regular television appearances in France and Egypt.


Pope John Paul II invites Representatives of Al-Azhar to pray for Peace in Assisi

January 24, 2002

In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Pope John Paul II invited the Permanent Committee of Al-Azhar for Dialogue - along with more than 40 delegations representing a dozen religions - to pray for peace on January 24, 2002 in Assisi, Italy and solemnly repudiate any form of violence carried out in the name of God.
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Prayer for Peace in Assisi

Al-Azhar at the World Economic Forum

Speech by Sheikh Fawzi Al-Zafzaf

New York City - February 3, 2002

The Permanent Committee of Al-Azhar for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions was represented at this year’s World Economic Forum in New York City, January 31 through February 4. Sheikh Fawzi Al-Zafzaf, the Permanent Committee’s president, and Dr. Aly El-Samman, vice-president of the Permanent Committee and advisor to the Grand Imam, attended the five-day annual meeting attended by business leaders and politicians. 
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Speech by Sheikh Fawzi Al-Zafzaf

Muslim World League  

World Conference on Dialogue

     Madrid - July 16-18, 2008  

The World Conference on Dialogue was organized by the Makkah-based Muslim World League in Madrid under the patronage of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, July 16-18, 2008. Following are excerpts from the "Madrid Declaration" issued at the end of the Conference:
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The Madrid Declaration
Shaping and Developing the Dialogue 

I would like to express my appreciation and respect to the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saoud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for his historic initiative that represents a turning point in the course of interfaith dialogue. 

Paper presented by Dr. Aly Elsamman

Conference to launch the Aladdin Project

UNESCO Paris - March 27, 2009

European and Muslim leaders come together to combat holocaust denial and start a dialogue based on mutual understanding

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Conference to launch the Aladdin Project

Aladdin Project Board of Directors 2009
Board of Directors

Aladdin’s Board of Directors adopts New Program of Outreach to Muslim World

November 9, 2009

Aladdin Project’s Board of Directors held its first meeting in Paris on November 9, during which it approved a multi-faceted program that focuses on education, public information, network-building and the Internet to raise awareness of Holocaust history; to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding: and to combat all forms of racism, xenophobia and ant-Semitism. 
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Outreach to Muslim World

Aladdin Conference

Centre français de culture et de coopération


Cairo - January 27, 2010

The Aladdin Project held a series of events in Cairo, from January 26 to February 3, at the Centre français de culture et de cooperation, in cooperation with the French Foreign Ministry. The weeklong evening events were based on the discussion of literature inspired by the Holocaust, 
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Aladdin Conference

A New Beginning: U.S. - Muslim Relations

Yale Divinity School Conference


New Haven, Connecticut - February 21-23, 2010

If U.S. - Muslim relations are to improve, one of the most critical elements will be to engage Muslim and American youth.”   US President Barak Obama

That is one of the key points to emerge from a series of intense workshops and speeches at a Feb. 21-23 gathering hosted by Yale Divinity School, partly in response to President Barack Obama’s. 

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Yale Divinity School Conference

Use & Abuse of Religion for Conflict-Dialogue-Alliance

Speech by Dr. Aly Elsamman


Yale Divinity School Conference

Throughout history, religion has been used in both valuable and destructive ways, as a powerful force for good and as a tool of abuse by its followers. When we examine the sacred text of any religion there is no doubt that it is a real charter of morals, ethics and education. So the problem is not in the religion but in the behavior of individuals who commit dangerous errors in terms of manipulating holy texts, generalizing condemnation of others and educating children.
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Speech by Dr. Aly Elsamman