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The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) is postponing all events planned for March as part of efforts to counter the effects of the global spread of COVID-19. In keeping with actions taken by some other intergovernmental organizations, the Centre is seeking to limit gatherings that might…
Born to Danish missionaries, Agnete Holm spent much of her childhood abroad. She traces her comfort with intercultural diversity and passion for interreligious dialogue back to the lunch table at her primary school in Japan.
“I went to an international school with students from 37 countries.…
Dialogue not only helps people understand and respect those of other faiths and cultures, but is also essential for people in the field of sustainable community development working to meet the needs of those who are most vulnerable.
Last week, a group of dedicated young people gathered at…
Having grown up in a sheltered Presbyterian community in Indonesia, Andreas Jonathan knows first-hand how important religiously mixed and shared spaces can be in order for fruitful dialogue to take place.
“I went to a Christian school and was sort of isolated from Muslims growing up. I had no…
We’re seeking dialogue practitioners from all over the world for the 2021 KAICIID International Fellows Programme.
What is the International Fellows Programme?
The one-year Fellows Programme brings together religious leaders, educators and interreligious dialogue practitioners from…
The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS)’ new Peace Museum sits in an old Khmer school in a small village on the edge of Battambang in northwestern Cambodia. Cows wander by this state-of-the-art facility as curious villagers and tourists stop in to learn more about Cambodia’s turbulent…
Tim Fawssett grew up in Far North Queensland, Australia, in the remote aboriginal community of Doomadgee. His parents were Christian missionaries there -- his mother a nurse and his father the local school principal.
“I was a white boy in a fairly large aboriginal community, but I never felt…
Nestled among Myanmar’s vibrant and diverse religious communities, Ashin Mandalarlankara grew up in a Theravada Buddhist bubble. That bubble burst in 2010 when an Irish Catholic nun came to his monastery in Mandalay to teach English.
“She invited me to her church, where I met Christian…
At 22, disenchanted with life in the United States and seeking to reconnect with her Indian roots, Nandini Tripathi embarked on a spiritual journey to picturesque Rishikesh where the Ganges River (Ganga) emerges pristine from the Himalayan Mountains.
Her visit to this world-famous yoga haven was…
When Taras Dzyubanskyy founded the Libertas Centre for Interconfessional and Interreligious Dialogue in Lviv in May 2013, Ukraine was at relative peace. Less than a year later, violent protests had toppled the government as a result of Russian claims to the Crimean Peninsula.
“Originally, I just…
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