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June 4, 2008

Muslims Gather for Interfaith Dialogue

by Badea Abu Al-Naja and Siraj Wahab, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Muslim religious scholars, media personalities, academics and intellectuals from around the globe have arrived in the Holy City of Makkah for a three-day interfaith dialogue that begins today at the request of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The king is to open the first session this morning with a speech that will outline the parameters of discussion Muslims should be having with people of other faiths.

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