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I am sorry I did not provide this summary sooner to those who requested it. George ******************************************************************* A very meaningful Goan Peace Forum (possibly the first ever in North America) was held at St. Marks Church, Belmont, California, on January 25, 2003, from 4:30-7pm. Fr. Al Furtado organized a very progressive meeting. An Imam from the Belmont mosque read from the Koran in Church - another possible first - reflecting the inter-faith gathering. Mahmood Suleiman, former UN Official from Iraq, spoke about peace in his native Iraq. Fr. Al and Tony Moniz read from the Bible (Isiah 2:1-5). A plea for peace (Healing of Nations) by Lao-Tzu, Chinese Philosopher, was recited by those present (If there is to be peace in the world...there must be peace in the heart). Hadi Kaddoura of the Yaseen Foundation spoke about peace in the Middle East. The event concluded with the hymn: Let there be peace on earth. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
