ADIC Egypt’s First Board of Directors Meeting
Cairo - January 2011
Cairo - January 2011
ADIC Egypt
In 2010, ADIC opened a Cairo office to support the pivotal role that the organization plays in supporting positive relations between the Orthodox Coptic Christians of Egypt and the majority Sunni Muslim community. This has focused on bringing together the leaders of both groups to work on initiatives and issue joint statements emphasizing common values and the importance of tolerance and respect.
Because of Dr. Aly El-Samman’s outstanding reputation as an interfaith advisor to both communities, he is regularly involved in issuing such statements. And, through extensive television and radio appearances, he has succeeded in spreading the values common to all faiths and cultures to local, regional and international audiences.
In 2010, ADIC opened a Cairo office to support the pivotal role that the organization plays in supporting positive relations between the Orthodox Coptic Christians of Egypt and the majority Sunni Muslim community. This has focused on bringing together the leaders of both groups to work on initiatives and issue joint statements emphasizing common values and the importance of tolerance and respect.
Because of Dr. Aly El-Samman’s outstanding reputation as an interfaith advisor to both communities, he is regularly involved in issuing such statements. And, through extensive television and radio appearances, he has succeeded in spreading the values common to all faiths and cultures to local, regional and international audiences.
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ADIC Egypt First Board of Directors Meeting
Cairo - January 12, 2011 On October 16, 2010, ADIC finalized the registration of its official office in Cairo under the Egyptian NGO law. A number of prominent members of Egyptian society, Muslim and Copt, have since joined ADIC, Egypt in order to participate in local intercultural and interfaith activities. |
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Coptic Pope and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Issue Joint Statementagainst Sectarian Strife in Egypt
Cairo - October 6, 2010 In response to recent Muslim-Christian tensions in Egypt, Orthodox Coptic General Bishop and Secretary of Pope Shenouda III, Anba Ermia; and president of ADIC, Dr. Aly El-Samman, coordinated with Orthodox Coptic Pope Shenouda III and Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayeb, to articulate the thoughts of these men, both of whom are strong and active believers in the values shared by their two religions. |
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ADIC signs Agreement with Alliance of Civilizations’ Media Arm to Support Culture of Peace in Cordoba
June 28, 2010 – Córdoba In response to Alliance of Civiliations’ call for greater intercultural dialogue, and to support the culture of peace, an agreement was signed by Dr. Aly El-Samman, president of the Union for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education (ADIC); Mr. Enrique Gaspar, president of Nexos Alianza, the media arm of the Foundation for Alliance of Civilizations, part of the United Nations; and Mr. Manuel Palacios Sanchet, president of Parque International de la Paz Euromediterraneo. |
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ADIC activates Agreement with Alliance of Civilizations’ Media Arm to Support Culture of Peace in Cordoba
July 25, 2010 – Madrid On July 25, 2010, the activation of the Agreement of Cooperation finalized in Córdoba a month earlier, was signed in Madrid by Mr. Manuel Palacios Sanchet, president of Parque International de la Paz Euromediterraneo; Dr. Aly El-Samman, president of ADIC; and Mr. Enrique Gaspar, president of Nexos Alianza. |
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