The Pastor of the Word of Life Church in Sweden visited
the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue
The Pastor of the Word of Life Church in Sweden visit
On Monday, 3/1/2017, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi, DICID Chairman has received the Rev. Dr. Eddy Herreborg, Word of Life Church Pastor in Sweden, and the Scandinavian Arab Association for interfaith dialogue Chairman.
After welcoming to the Pastor, Dr. Ibrahim gave a brief presentation of the DICID activities, which includes annual conferences Roundtables discussions for local communities, in addition of various publications, such as the scholarly magazine Adyan/Religions, as well as seminars and training courses to enhance capacity and skills in the field of dialogue.
For his part, the Pastor Eddy Herreborg, expressed his delight with this visit, and said that it was a good opportunity of starting a cooperation between the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue and the Arab Society Scandinavian Interfaith Dialogue leaded by the Pastor himself.
It is worth mentioning that the pastor Eddy Herrebor , Lebanese origin, is an architect, and also holds a degree in theology. He is working for the Church of the Word of life since 2006.
Trough his effort for setting up a cooperation focused on the Arab world in the Scandinavian region, he established in 2007 the Arab Scandinavian society for interfaith dialogue, which provided various activities for Arab migrants, such as including homes, patients, hospitals and prison visits, and help for new immigrants.
The meeting has focused on the conditions of Arabs living in Sweden and particularly Muslims, and the role that the Scandinavian Arab society for Interfaith Dialogue, can play for assisting Arab refugees. For his part, Eddy Herreborg, stated that due to the current crisis of xenophobia, the atmosphere of the islamophobia, in the European countries, and the Sweden in particular, it is our duty to do whatever we can to correct the stereotypes about Arab communities in the west, and in the Scandinavian countries in particular, that what my organization are trying to do.
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Al-Naimi stressed that the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, is ready to open channels of cooperation with all parties interested in working together to serve humanity, and promote a dialogue culture between different religions and cultures all over the world.