C-100: Intercultural Dialogue
C-100 stands for the “Council of 100 Leaders”, an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meant to promote and sustain inter-faith dialogue. The co-chairs of C-100 are Prince Turki Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia, presently Ambassador Royal Embassy of the Saudi Arabia in the US, and Lord Carey of Clifton, Former Archbishop of Canterbury, UK. It will be a unique privilege to moderate the Session “C-100; Taking Stock of Intercultural Dialogue” in the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul on Friday 24 Nov 2006. The panelists for the Session viz (1) Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, Chairman Executive Committee Shamil Bank of Switzerland and Vice Chairman Arab Business Council, Prof Mehmet Aydin, Minister of State for Religious Affairs of Turkey, Hany El Banna, President, Islamic Relief, UK, Prof John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, and Founding Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA and Chief Rabbi David Rosen, President, International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Relations, USA, are all men of substance.
