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SGI News: Global activities for peace, education and culture

Interfaith Conference in Tunisia

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[© Seikyo Shimbun]

From April 20 to 22, representatives of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research participated in a conference on "Justice and Peace in the Holy Scriptures and in Philosophical Thinking" in Nabeul, the Republic of Tunisia, organized by the Ben Ali Chair for the Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions. Established at the initiative of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Ben Ali Chair promotes interfaith dialogue as an essential instrument of peace and understanding in international relations. The conference brought together a number of eminent scholars, representatives of civil society, writers, journalists and artists from around the world. SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, founder of the Toda Institute, sent a message of support, and Institute Director Dr. Olivier Urbain spoke on Mr. Ikeda's philosophy of peace.

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