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Paul McKenna Receives Interfaith Award

  On Sept. 19, Paul McKenna and Raheel Raza received an interfaith award from the National Muslim-Christian Liaison Committee of the Canadian Council of Churches at their annual Recognition Dinner in Toronto.

 One of the most successful programs of this committee has been this Recognition Dinner in which a Muslim and a Christian are recognized for their contribution in furthering understanding between Muslims and Christians.

 Paul’s interfaith career spans a period of more than 25 years. Says Paul, “I’m profoundly grateful that Scarboro Missions has provided me with an opportunity and an environment to live out the things that I believe in”.  

 Raheel Raza of the Muslim community was also recognized. Raheel is an author, media commentator and interfaith activist. This fall, Raheel will be speaking at Scarboro Missions on the subject of “Women in Islam”.

The National Muslim-Christian Liaison Committee was formed over fifteen years ago and is a Canada-wide organization. Its membership comprises several Muslim and Christian national organizations, including the Council of the Muslim Community of Canada, Canadian Islamic Congress, Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Islamic Circle of North America, Council of Imams, United Church of Canada, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Presbyterian Church of Canada, and The Canadian Council of Churches (including the Associate Secretary for Faith and Witness).

 The Committee seeks to be a forum for the exchange of mutual concerns between Muslims and Christians and their official representatives. The committee meets four or five times each year to discuss areas of sensitivity or conflict and issues of common interest. Although the committee cannot speak for any of its member organizations, it does urge its various representatives to return to their organizations with a position or policy and have their organizations act on the position taken by the Committee.

In the past, The National Muslim-Christian Liaison Committee has taken on projects such as "Families Meeting Families," in which Muslim and Christian families were paired so that they could get to know each other and their faith traditions through social interaction. The Committee has sponsored a tour across Canada by senior Muslim and Christian representatives to encourage the formation of local Muslim-Christian dialogue groups.  

Some of the recent issues that the committee has urged its member organizations to take up include: issuing statements to Canadian government officials against the war in Iraq; urging a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Palestine; advocating for the poor and homeless in Canada; working with the United Church of Canada in the preparation of their document on Muslim-Christian understanding, That We May Know Each Other.

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