ISTANBUL — Turkey marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, saying in an official statement that it is an occasion to remember the significance of combating racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, and airing a French epic documentary about the Holocaust. “Today, on the occasion of the United Nations international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, we remember and honor the memory of more than 6 million Jews and members of other minorities, who lost their lives during this human tragedy,” a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday. “This day of remembrance also guides us towards a future which includes a culture of mutual understanding, tolerance and co-existence and in line with this reminds us of the significance of drawing the right lessons on combating racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism,” it said, also remembering Turkish diplomats who saved many lives from the Nazi regime during World War II and “who thereby make us ... 
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TEL AVIV — Put an Israeli Jew, an Australian Christian and a Turkish Muslim together in a recording studio (or more accurately alone next to their own computers with file-sharing capabilities), and it may sound something like Three Waves Under the Bridge, the group effort of Ittai Shaked, Andy Bussuttil and Umit Ceyhan. The bridge of a musical composition often connects disparate sections or id
LONDON — A clash between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East is not inevitable, because of the “ample” examples of interfaith co-operation and the shared duty “to do good”. This was the message delivered by Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan, in her Friends of BibleLands annual lecture on Wednesday of last week. She is the first Muslim to give the lecture. “It is not correct to think of Judaeo-Christian values as distinct from Islamic values,” she said. “Yes, just as children from the same parents differ, we do differ . . . over certain doctrinal points and ritual practices. But we share what is most important — the belief in an all-powerful God, and, flowing from that, belief in the values of equality and practical compassion.” Given the instruction to “do good” as stewards of the world, it was “much more efficient” if members of the Abrahamic faiths “co-operate and strive to do so to-gether”. Princess Badiya described the “dwindling” number of Christians in the Middle East as “a tragedy for the region as a whole”. Many Christians in the region had come to fear
BEIRUT — Muslims and Christian leaders from across the Middle East and Denmark wrapped up a three-day conference on religious understanding Thursday in Beirut by highlighting values, such as mercy, respect and caring for the weak, which both faiths share. The conference, entitled “Building Greater Understanding between Christians and Muslims,” was organized by the Muslim-Christian Contact Group of the National Council of Churches in Denmark and the Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue. It was supported by
When I moved to Egypt to study Arabic in 2004, I was amazed how often Muslims there said alhamdulillah (i.e., praise God). When I asked friends “How are you?”, they replied alhamdulillah (praise God). When I congratulated Mahmoud’s children for their high marks in school, they replied alhamdulillah. Even when Haala cut her hand deeply with a sharp kitchen knife, she repeated steadily alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, as we worked to stop the bleeding. To my amazement, she was genuinely thankful, mindful her
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