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I spent the sunny days between the dates of July 26 and 28 in Trondheim, Norway. The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights hosted an international conference in conjunction with the En Verden i Dialog ("One World in Dialogue," EVID) platform, a private foundation based in Trondheim for promoting dialogue among different religions.
The conference was based on the concept of common holy sites and we, as participants, had the chance to ask ourselves whether they are places for conflict or dialogue.
Religious leaders, prominent academics and representatives of authorities of different Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities from diverse countries such as Bulgaria, Syria, the UK, Norway, Belgium, Serbia, Israel, Palestine, Armenia and Turkey were invited to take part in a dialogue that would lead to recommendations for a "Code of Conduct for Protection of and Reverence toward Holy Sites and Monuments." |
