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Prince Charles 'Abused' on Faith Dialogue OnIslam & Newspapers Thursday, 07 April 2011 13:28 <http://www.onislam.net/english/oimedia/onislamen/images/mainimages/Prince%2 0Charles.jpg> Prince Charles, inter-faith dialogue ".respecting other people's cultures is the only way to achieve unity through diversity," Prince Charles said CAIRO - Britain's Prince Charles has complained of abuse during his repeated attempts to promote dialogue among followers of different faiths, The Daily Mail reported on Thursday, April 7. "I find a certain amount of ridicule has come my way," the Prince of Wales said in a meeting with Muslim scholars at the Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco. He said he was met with ridicule for promoting diversity and accepting people of different faiths. "One of the hardest things is to remind people of the great truth of traditional Christianity, not distorted Christianity," said the heir of the British throne. He said the problem lies in the behavior of some people who find it easier to focus on the negative. "It's the issue of stereotypes that is difficult," he said. "It's so easy to concentrate on the negative and not the positive. But what I do is remind people of what we share in common." Prince Charles is known for his staunch support for the multi-faith dialogue and bridging the gap between followers of Islam and Christianity. He has championed several initiatives to boost respect and understanding between followers of different faiths and improve inter-faith dialogue. Through his several speeches on Muslims and the West, he has stressed the need for the two to live and work together. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Morocco earlier this week for talks on trade, environmental and multi-faith issues. During his visit, he has been shown manuscripts dating from the 12th century, including an Arabic copy of the New Testament. The Qarawiyyin University, founded in 859, is believed to be one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world. Religious Understanding Prince Charles stressed the importance of religious exchanges in promoting understanding between followers of Islam and Christianity. ".respecting other people's cultures is the only way to achieve unity through diversity," he said. He said mutual visits from religious scholars from both faiths could give "a better chance in the future of ensuring better tolerance and understanding." Prince Charles believes that inter-faith dialogue would be much improved "if (Muslim) scholars can come to universities in Britain to study for a year or two, perhaps broaden their horizons, and people from Britain can come here and understand the context of Islam." The Prince of Wales himself is patron of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford. "I'm one of those people who respects enormously diversity so I try to encourage the consultation of local people," he said. "Human society seems to function much better at a community level." <http://www.onislam.net/english/news/europe/451760-prince-charles-abused-on- faith-dialogue.html> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
