IN light of the
twentieth anniversary of the outbreak of the worst conflict in Europe
since the end of World War II, we will be discussing Bosnia's past
and future in the second of our Feature Conversations.
The civil war in
Bosnia-Herzegovina culminated in the massacre of over eight thousand
Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995. Territorial, ethnic, political
and religious factors all played a part in the conflict, and remain
active in the region, and attempts at peacemaking and reconciliation
have been made by both political and religious figures.
Mustafa Ceric, the
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Rev Donald Reeves, Director
of the Soul of Europe and Professor Hugh Goddard, Director of the
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the
Contemporary World at the University of Edinburgh will come together to discuss the legacy of the
conflict and the role of faith and community in bringing about
healing.
In partnership with the
Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh, part of a network of centres at prestigious universities around the world dedicated to improving mutual knowledge and tolerance between Islam and the west.
Friday 24 August,
6pm-7pm, in the Church at St John's (Venue 127). Get tickets here or
at the venue box office.
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