Cardinal Franz König shows interfaith proposal to Grand Imam Gadelhaq Aly Gadelhaq
Berne - April 1994
Berne - April 1994
ADIC History
The International Union for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education (ADIC) started out in Paris in 1989. Created by Dr. Adel Amer, former director of the League of Arab States in Paris; and Father Lelong, a catholic White Father; ADIC was originally called L’Association du Dialogue Islamo-Chrétien (Association for Muslim-Christian Dialogue).
The International Union for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education (ADIC) started out in Paris in 1989. Created by Dr. Adel Amer, former director of the League of Arab States in Paris; and Father Lelong, a catholic White Father; ADIC was originally called L’Association du Dialogue Islamo-Chrétien (Association for Muslim-Christian Dialogue).
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When Dr. Amer passed away in 1995, Dr. Aly El-Samman, international lawyer and member of the Supreme Islamic Council of Egypt, picked up the torch and became president. Dr. El-Samman then expanded the organization’s mandate to include dialogue with those of the Jewish faith.
In order to represent the full range of ADIC’s activities over the years, the name was changed in 2010 to its present form, but the acronym, well recognized in interfaith circles, remains the same. Through the tireless efforts of its president, Dr. Aly El-Samman, ADIC became a catalyst for international cooperation towards positive change. Building relationships among the three monotheistic religions through cultural and educational activities, colloquia, public statements, and television programs, ADIC’s role in intercultural and interfaith dialogue, spanned more than 20 years and three continents. |
Dr. Aly El Samman with Dr. Adel Amer, founder of ADIC
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