‘Religious intolerance big threat to peace’

LAHORE

A three-day conference on the theme of “Building Bridges: Discovering the Foundations for Interreligious Harmony” concluded on Wednesday. 

According to a press release issued on Wednesday, sixty scholars, academicians, intellectuals and diplomats associated with US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium took part in the conference cosponsored by UMT, Lahore, Intersections International, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs of Georgetown University, USA. Two years ago, Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad, Rector UMT took the initiative and invited UPIC delegation for a talk on interfaith at UMT. During the concluding session, a briefing was given to the representatives of print and electronic media. 

The Founding Director Intersections International, Rev Bob Chase, and other scholars like Dr Brian Muzes, Rabbi Simkha Weintruab, Rabbi Robert Firestone, Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Dr Zahid Bukhari, and Prof Dr John Esposito appreciated the efforts of Rector UMT Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad for beautifully organising the conference and making it momentous one. In the recommendations put forward by the speakers after three-day in-depth contemplation and discussion, it was said that the faith-based conflict, extremist narrative and religious intolerance was a big threat to peace and harmony.