Wednesday 22. May 2013
Intercultural Dialogue

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“Reconciliation is not an empty word a real way forward”

The Church in Europe

unknownIt was with these words that French and German bishops hailed the 50th anniversary of Franco-German reconciliation in a joint declaration published on 18 January 2013.

The future of Christians in the Middle East

Piotr Mazurkiewicz

unknownOn 18 and 19 November 2011, a group of MEPs from different European Parliament party groups organised the first top-level parliamentary conference on the theme “The future of Christians in the Middle East”.

Proven rules for a hope-filled future

Church in Europe

unknownMartin Rupprecht is a parish priest in Vienna and the director of the Centre for Christian-Islamic Encounter in the Archdiocese of Vienna. Based on his experience, he has drawn up some basic principles.

Islam in Europe and Islamophobia

Church in Europe

unknownThe meeting of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) for relations with Muslims in Europe was held in Turin on 31 May to 2 June this year and involved some thirty participants coming from around twenty European countries as well as Tunisia and Turkey.

The new partnership with the Arab world

European Union

unknownThe Joint Communication issued by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on 8 March 2011, while offering short and long term policies for the attainment of

The religious dimension of intercultural dialogue

Council of Europe

unknownIn its recently approved Recommendation, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calls for a new type of “partnership for democracy and human rights”

Culture

Member States

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The Political Critique of ‘Multiculturalism’

‘Multiculturalism’ is a vague term and an easy target - but what is being commended as the remedy?

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