--The International conference of "religion in the modern world" will be held by Geneva-based Foundation for Dialogue among Civilizations in Tehran on October 13.
The conference will be held in cooperation with Oslo-based Center for Peace and Human Rights headed by former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.
The conference is a follow-up to last June's conference.
Prominent scholars from France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, the United States, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Bosnia and Pakistan will discuss in the conference different topics ranging from "relations of religion and politics, and the reciprocal effects of religion and politics on reducing international tensions" to " ways for launching strategic relations between Islam and West".
Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kufi Anan, former secretary general of Unesco Federico Mayor and former chairman of the European Commission Romano Prodi as well as former presidents and prime ministers of Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Sudan , France and Bosnia will be attending the conference as special guests of former Iranian president Seyyed Mohammad Khatami.
now a reflection
Their will be famous guest from several countries: Kofi Annan(UN, Gahna), Romano Prodi (Italy) Leonel Jospin (France), Frederico Mayor (UNESCO; Spain), Kjell Bondevick (Norway), Mary Robinson (UN; Ireland), John Esposito (University of Georgetown), Jorge Sampaio (Portugal), ... all special guest of former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami!
I just wonder if any of those foreign guests ever paused for a second to think if Iran is the right country to launch such an initiative. I wonder if any of them have the courage to say that Iran has a sinister record concerning violations of religious freedom... I wonder if any of them will condemn the "Apostasy Bill" being considered by the Iranian Parliament... I wonder if any of them will mention the situation of the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran...
Will this be remembered as the "Conference of the Cowards" or the "Conference of the Braves"?
AND I KNOW MY LORD ON HIS GLORIOUS RETREAT IS WATCHING THEM
JOSIAN
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