Three Conferences on Intercivilisational Dialogue

(Shanghai, China, 28 June-3 July 2009)

Abstract

I was fortunate to attend three meetings in the Peoples’ Republic of China involving a team of international Christian and Muslim scholars working on cross-cultural and civilisational issues, interfacing with Chinese scholars at leading academic and policy institutes in Shanghai.

This international team, organised by the Washington-based Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP) in collaboration with the host Chinese institutions, consisted of twelve scholars plus one organiser Fifth International Conference on Children and Youth in MENA Cities: “Education, Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Youth for the Labour Market” (Aleppo, Syria, 6-8 July 2009)