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Members of the violent extremist organization Boko Haram are far more likely (60%) to have been recruited by people they already know, such as friends, neighbours and family- not by people in mosques, madrasas or other religious gatherings (27%), according to a new study to be released at the…
Allow me to start with a short story.
During the Crusades in the Middle Ages, Doumyat, a small village at the time, (a large Egyptian city today), was besieged by the Crusaders. And the Egyptian Islamic forces were fighting back. The siege went on for a long time, but to no avail.
Then on a calm…
The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) has solidified its role as a dialogue facilitator in Nigeria following a recent fact-finding mission and laid the groundwork for the upcoming intra-Muslim and intra-Christian dialogues later this year. With the findings and network of contacts from…
The role of religious leaders and faith-based organizations in the prevention of atrocity crimes was the focus of discussion on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Fez, Morocco, during an international conference organized by the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to…
Fez, Morocco, 24 April 2015- Participants at the Forum with religious leaders organized by the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), the…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III has called on Nigerian Muslims and Christians to eschew violence and bloodshed, as no nation can survive a war carried out in the name of religion.
Speaking at the end of a three-day conference organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) in collaboration with…
Amman, 2 November, 2016 – More than 100 participants from 25 countries convened in Amman over the past two days to discuss the instrumental role of religious leaders and religious institutions in enhancing diversity, tolerance and social cohesion to counter the roots of extremism. Entitled “…
Over 60 religious leaders from diverse organizations and communities will participate in an interreligious audience on 3 November 2016 with His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome. The interreligious audience will mark the beginning of an International Symposium organized by the Pontifical Council for…
November 11, 2016, Abuja, Nigeria – Religious leaders, policy makers, scholars and representatives of civil society organisations from more than thirty (30) African countries gathered at the 2nd Interfaith Dialogue Forum, held from 10 to 11 November 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. The Forum recognised the…
November 1, 2016, Abuja, Nigeria − In an effort to promote interreligious dialogue as a means to build peace and enhance social cohesion in Africa, the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission and the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) will hold the 2nd…
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