Members of monotheistic faiths to gather in Seville

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

JERUSALEM – Young professionals of the three monotheistic religions will gather in Seville

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Young Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders to meet at inter-faith conference in Spain.

, Spain, next week for an inter-religious dialogue conference organized by the Fundación Tres Culturas del Meditarraneo (Three Cultures Foundation of the Mediterranean), and partner organizations including the World Jewish Diplomatic Corps, which is an affiliate of the World Jewish Congress.

The conference will be held on 19 and 20 October 2010 at the Pabellón Hassan II.

About 60 young leaders aged between 26 and 40 representing Jewish, Christian and Muslim organizations or communities will take part in the forum.

They will seek to establish a common platform, discuss concrete projects and forms of cooperation between faith-based organizations, and develop best practices in the field of inter-religious dialogue.

The conference will also serve as a way of improving and developing frameworks for monitoring and preventing anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance.

The participants will discuss the functions, rights and responsibilities of religious bodies in a society where religion is often perceived as the embodiment of fundamentalism.