The
first-ever Global Forum of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz
International Centre for Interreligious and intercultural Dialogue opens
Monday morning in Vienna, Austria.
Known by its acronym, KAICIID, the
centre is an international organization recognized by the UN, of which
the Holy See is a Founding Observer.
The 2013 Global Forum is dedicated
to the first of a three-part programme on The Image of the Other,
specifically, intercultural and interreligious education.
The
KAICIID Forum is bringing together 450 participants from various areas
of expertise and practice, from religious leaders to educators to
policy-makers over two days, to exchange best practices and expand the
search for ways to educate people so they might better understand one
another and more accurately and fairly teach about people who practice
religions and inhabit cultures different from their own.
Curriculum
development and training for civic and interreligious education, the art
of dialogue, and youth initiatives are just some of the topics being
discussed.
The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious
Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, is slated to be among the speakers
at Monday morning’s general assembly.