Seminar
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Objective:
The main objecive of this seminar is to promote a better understanding on shared values among local communities to ensure mutural respect, build greater trust, as well as establish cross-cultural relationships for building a common future.
Guest of Honour:
Chief Minister of Sabah
Session 1: Overview of the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue
Chairperson : Dr. Mohd Yaakub Hj. Johari, JP
Executive Director
Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)
Paper 1:
Understanding the discourse on inter-civilizational dialogue: Issues and Challenges
Paper 2:
Progress in inter-civilizational dialogue with emphasis on Western and Islamic understanding
Prof Dr. Ismawi Hj. Zen
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, KL
Paper 3:
Promoting Religious Understanding in Malaysia: The Experience of the Malaysian Interfaith Network
MIN Coordinator : Dr John Gurusamy
Christian perspectives on religious pluralism, inter-cultural tolerance and understanding
Rev. Bishop Datuk John Lee
Catholic Diocesan Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Paper 4:
Buddhist perspectives on multi-cultural co-existence
Mr Tsen Nyuk Vun
Chairman, The KK Buddhist Che Sze Lim
Session 2 : Building a Common Future Through Shared Values
Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Qasim Ahmad
Professor, School of Social Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Pengarah, Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Negeri Sabah (JHEAINS)
Nelson Bendah
Pastor, Seventh-Day Adventist Likas
Anglican Diocese of Sabah, KK
Presiden, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia Cawangan Sabah
Rev Ling Heu Uh
Sabah Methodist Church Mission Conference
Mr Darsham Singh
President, Kinabalu Singh Sabha Gurdawara Sahib
Gunter Conradi
Prof. Emritus, Historian
Political Analyst and Science Writer