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RELIGION AND SOCIETY: CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM PERSPECTIVES

VATICAN CITY, 8 NOV 2010 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue and the Centre for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Islamic Culture and
Relations Organisation of Tehran, Iran, have organised their seventh meeting,
due to be held in Tehran from 9 to 11 November.

According to a communique released today, the meeting will examine the question
of "Religion and Society: Christian and Muslim Perspectives" and will be
divided into three sub themes. The event will be attended by eight members of
the pontifical council including Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president,
Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, secretary, and Msgr. Khaled Akasheh, bureau chief
for Islam. The local Church will be represented by Archbishop Ramzi Garmou of
Tehran of the Chaldeans and by Fr. Francesco Pirisi S.D.B., vicar general of
the archdiocese of Ispahan of the Latins.

Following the inaugural session the meeting will continue behind closed doors,
although a lecture due to be held at a university in Tehran will present the
theme of the meeting, from the Christian perspective, to a public of professors
and students.

The meeting will be followed by a visit to Qom, a holy city for Shia Muslims
and an important centre for religious teaching and research.
OP/VIS 20101108 (210)

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