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Participants of the 1st Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Print E-mail

The Congress was attended by 17 delegations representing Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Taoism, Shintoism and Hinduism. 

Islam was represented by delegations headed by the highest religious leaders: Secretary General of the World Islamic League Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki (Saudi Arabia), Supreme Imam of the University Al Azhar Sheikh Mukhammad Sayed Al-Tantawy (Egypt),  President of the Indian Muslim Organization "Djamaat-e-Shabab-e-Islam" Salman Al-Hussein Al-Nadvi, President of the Committee of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehdi Mogaddam, Vice President of the International Islamic University of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mahmud Ahmad Gazi, President of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan, the Head Mufti Absattar Derbisali.

Christianity at the forum was represented by the following heads of the delegations: President of the Congregation for Professing Gospels, Cardinal Joseph Tomco (Vatican), Bishop Croydon (London), Nicolas Banes (the Anglican Church), Metropolitan of Astana and Almaty Methodius (the Russian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan of France Emmanuel (The Constantinople Orthodox Church), Secretary General of the World Lutheran Federation Ishmael Noco.

The Buddhist delegations were headed by the Chinese Society of China - Jia-mu-yang Luo-san-ju-mei Tu-dan-jue-ji-ni-ma, Secretary General of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace - Tumeehuu Bulgan (Mongolia)

The Delegation for the Judaism was headed by the Rabbi of Israel - Jonah Metzger, Shintoism -Directors of Shinto Temple Administration of Japan - Minoru Sonoda, Hinduism - doctor of theology - Shantilal Somaya.

The honored guests of the forum were famous politicians - the Minister of Justice of the Saudi Arabia, A.Al Ash-Sheikh (Special Representative of the King Fadkh), Minister on the Vakuf Affairs of Egypt, M. Zakzuk (Special Representative of the President Kh. Mubarek), Ex Prime Minister of Japan Ts. Hata, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General V. Sotirov.

The following experts were invited to participate in the preparation of the Declaration and Decision of the 1st Congress: Abdallah Abu Ashi Al-Maliki -Councilor of the Department for Studies, Coordination and International Relation of the World Islamic League; Doctor Said Ismail Seni -Council of the Department for Studies, Coordination and International Relation of the World Islamic League; Doctor Gulam Mokhammad Djaffar -Dean of the Faculty "Islamiat" of the University of the Province of Beludjistan, Muhammad Suheil Umar (Pakistan); Akashek Khaled (Vatikan); Roman Silantiev - Executive Secretary of the Inter-religious Council of Russia; Zhan Wei -Second Secretary of the Chinese Embassy; Doctors Wempati Kutamba Sastri -Director of the Training Center "Rashtia Sanskrit Santhan" (India)

 

 
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