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News outlets from around the world cover Christian/Muslim conference
Hundreds of print publications and electronic media worldwide ran stories about the July 24-31 conference on Christian/Muslim relations hosted by Yale Divinity School—Loving God and Neighbor in Word and Deed: Implications for Christians and Muslims. The conference—which ended with a unanimously adopted declaration of mutual respect, understanding and further interfaith discussions—brought together some 150 Christian and Muslim leaders from around the globe. Following are some samples of the press coverage.
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“Love thy neighbor. Ayatollahs, evangelicals, shaykhs, and rabbis meet at Yale to ask: can we all just get along?”
Yale Alumni Magazine
September/October 2008
http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2008_09/interfaith.html
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“Common Word Conference: Conclusions and Consequences”
Christianity Today Live Blog
August 3, 2008 6:48PM
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/
2008/08/common_word_con_1.html
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“A beginning for global Christian-Muslim compatibility”
Christian Science Monitor
August 2, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0802/p25s14-ussc.html
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"On Common Ground”
New Haven Advocate
August 7, 2008
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=9059
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“Christian-Muslim statement among first fruits of 'Common Word' gathering”
Christian Post
August 4, 2008
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“Kosovo imam speaks at inter-faith conference”
New Kosova Report
August 4, 2008
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“At Yale, we Muslims and Christians found a kind of sincerity”
The National
August 2, 2008
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080802/OPINION/748480863/1080
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“Historic interfaith conference follows Muslims’ lead”
Honolulu Star Bulletin
August 2, 2008
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/02/features/story01.html
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“Yale University hosts first session between prominent Muslims, Christians”
Arab-American News
August 1, 2008
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/
index.php?mod=article&cat=World&article=1321
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“Christian, Muslim Leaders Offer No New Remedies Against Extremists”
Agence France Presse
July 31, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLcc6YUo7t4Ik9BBU4wN_XULbd6w
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“Top Evangelicals Praise Christian-Muslim Talks”
Reuters
July 31, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/
idUSL13754020080731?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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“Christian and Muslim scholars to meet for high level dialogue”
Pakistan Daily
July 30, 2008
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“Riz Khan - A Christian-Muslim dialogue”
Al Jazeera English
July 30, 2008
• Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl-IVrHMXqI
• Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co-_7-Ebnr4&feature=user
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“John Kerry: ‘Love One Another or Die’”
Christianity Today
July 30, 2008
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/
2008/07/john_kerry_love.html
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“Christians, Muslims seek common ground in scholars’ summit at Yale”
The Journal News
July 30, 2008
http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20080730/NEWS01/807300375/-1/SPORTS
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“Prince Ghazi: Are Western Muslims under the Threat of Genocide?”
Christianity Today
July 30, 2008
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/
archives/2008/07/prince_ghazi_ar.html
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“Religious Warnings Sound from Yale”
The National
July 30, 2008
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080730/
FOREIGN/829080799/1002/NEWS
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“Two faiths converge to shun religious extremism”
The National
July 28, 2008
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080728/FOREIGN/518387560/1002/NEWS
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“Yale to host high-level Christian-Muslim dialogue”
Daily Times of Pakistan
July 28, 2008
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?
page=2008%5C07%5C28%5Cstory_28-7-2008_pg7_56
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“Yale’s Dhimmi Applicants”
Front Page Magazine
July 28, 2008
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/
Read.aspx?GUID=04FBB20D-100A-4464-ABD4-FBA5E5268EF5
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“Editorial: Dialogue for understanding”
Arab News
July 19, 2008
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0
&article=111938&d=19&m=7&y=2008
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“Yale to host interfaith meeting”
Arab News
July 19, 2008
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=111948&d=19&m=7&y=2008
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“Muslim and Christian Leaders Meet at Yale for Historic ‘Common Word’ Conference”
Society and Religion
July 15, 2008
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“Yale Hosts Islam Christian Conference”
Connecticut Public Radio
July 28, 2008
http://www.cpbn.org/yale-hosts-islam-christian-conferance
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“A Common Word Conference at Yale Divinity School - Loving God and Neighbor in Word and Deed”
The American Muslim
July 26, 2008
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“National Council of Churches' Antonios Kireopoulos joining Christian-Muslim dialogue at Yale”
NCC News
July 24, 2008
http://www.globalministries.org/news/mee/nccs-kireopoulos.html
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“What good does interfaith dialog do? About the upcoming 'Common Word' Conference at Yale”
Dallas Morning News
July 15, 2008
http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/
what-good-does-interfaith-dial.html