It is a good initiative by the Swamiji..Let us welcome this..The hatred that is being spewed in Iraq is not inter religious but inter sect ..Hope the 2 sects bury the hatchet for world peace! Otherwise there is a threat of entire Middle East going up in flames!
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar holds peace talks with Iraqi religious leaders - The Hindu
Deeply perturbed by the ethnic violence in Iraq, Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has met senior Iraqi religious leaders in the US and said that dialogue is the only way to establish long-term peace in the war-torn country.
At the ‘Art of Living Retreat’ at the scenic Blue Ridge Mountain in North Carolina, Ravi Shankar met two Iraqi Shia leaders.
He has plans to hold talks with Iraqi Sunni leaders too, initially through Skype and will travel to Europe next week to continue the dialogue process as part of his effort to impress upon Iraqi religious leaders to convince their followers against violence to achieve their goal.
“The way the killings are happening there (in Iraq), we are trying to push for the last chance...if there is any chance to bring them (Iraqi religious leaders) to negotiating table and have a dialogue,” Ravi Shankar said.
“Keeping that in mind, we are making all our effort to make a dialogue between the warring factions,” Ravi Shankar said after the initial round of talks with Iraqi religious leaders at Bonn city of North Carolina.
“Religious leaders have a big role to play here. They can give orders to their followers to stop violence. Peace can’t just happen only with the politician. It has to come from the ground level. The trust needs to be rebuild upon and the religious leaders should come together,” the Indian spiritual leader said, adding that he has also spoken to Indian Muslim religious leaders in this regard.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar holds peace talks with Iraqi religious leaders - The Hindu
Deeply perturbed by the ethnic violence in Iraq, Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has met senior Iraqi religious leaders in the US and said that dialogue is the only way to establish long-term peace in the war-torn country.
At the ‘Art of Living Retreat’ at the scenic Blue Ridge Mountain in North Carolina, Ravi Shankar met two Iraqi Shia leaders.
He has plans to hold talks with Iraqi Sunni leaders too, initially through Skype and will travel to Europe next week to continue the dialogue process as part of his effort to impress upon Iraqi religious leaders to convince their followers against violence to achieve their goal.
“The way the killings are happening there (in Iraq), we are trying to push for the last chance...if there is any chance to bring them (Iraqi religious leaders) to negotiating table and have a dialogue,” Ravi Shankar said.
“Keeping that in mind, we are making all our effort to make a dialogue between the warring factions,” Ravi Shankar said after the initial round of talks with Iraqi religious leaders at Bonn city of North Carolina.
“Religious leaders have a big role to play here. They can give orders to their followers to stop violence. Peace can’t just happen only with the politician. It has to come from the ground level. The trust needs to be rebuild upon and the religious leaders should come together,” the Indian spiritual leader said, adding that he has also spoken to Indian Muslim religious leaders in this regard.
