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'We change ourselves
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Mohamed Sahnoun, President, IofC-International

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THE FOUNDATION OF SHARED CITIZENSHIP
In suburban Paris, residents are learning to engage in dialogue to address the split developing between the West and the Muslim world. Frédéric and Nathalie Chavanne report
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Harambee Leadership Training , South Africa, 20 September-15 November 2008
Action for Life IV, India, 01 October 2008-09 May 2009
LATEST EDITORIALEARLIER ITEMS>>
Football, a Model for Europe? >>
If the competing nations illustrate for the public how varied the European continent is, and how Europeans can interact peacefully, even when their immediate interests are opposed, let’s carry over this inspiration into political circles.
Antoine Jaulmes, France
Professor Tariq Ramadan
Manifesto for a New ‘WE’ >>
Our societies are awaiting the emergence of a new ‘We’. A ‘We’ that would bring together men and women, citizens of all religions – and those without religion – who would undertake together to resolve the contradictions of their society.
Tariq Ramadan, Switzerland
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Global Update July 2008
'Global Update'>>
The latest edition of GLOBAL UPDATE newsletter, published every two months by Initiatives of Change-International, reports on Solomon Islands ex-militants making a commitment to work for peace. In People Building Trust we hear how residents in suburban Paris are learning to engage in dialogue to address the split developing between the West and the Muslim world.

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Caux 2007 Conference Report >>
A 16 page full colour report of the CAUX 2007 conferences has just been published and is available from some IofC centres or as a downloadable PDF file (2MB)




Poster, 'The Imam and the Pastor'
'The Imam and the Pastor' >>
At a time when many in the world are wondering whether friendly relations are possible between those of Muslim and Christian background, the Nigerian protagonists of this new documentary on Muslim-Christian relations emphatically assert that they are. Order DVD from Online Shop
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