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A place where roads meet. A time of change.
Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
and
Oasis Center
present
PEOPLES AND RELIGIONS
A panel discussion at the UN on the occasion of
the presentation of the journal Oasis in the US

Opening Remarks: H.E. Celestino MIGLIORE
Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations

Speakers:

Mr. Carl ANDERSON
Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus

Prof. Seyyed Hossein NASR
George Washington University

Rabbi Israel SINGER
Chairman, Policy Council of the World Jewish Congress

H.E. Angelo Cardinal SCOLA
Patriarch of Venice
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Closing remarks:
Mr. Roberto FONTOLAN
Editor-in-Chief, Oasis


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Dag Hammarskjöld Library
United Nations Headquarters
New York

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 at 6 pm
“It becomes more evident each day how complex the historical and ecclesiastical
predicament is in which we are living. It cannot be defined exhaustibly by the simple
categories of conflict between ethnicities, cultures and religions. Together we need to
find other dimensions for understanding the expectation which underlies this new mixing
of peoples to which the Author of history seems to be calling humanity. If we may be
permitted a bold metaphor, we should speak of the inevitable process of a sort of
"crossbreeding of civilizations" so that the meeting is not transformed inevitably into
conflict.”
– H.E. Angelo Cardinal Scola, Patriarch of Venice

Oasis is the biannual journal of the Oasis International Studies and Research Center
(CISRO). It is promoted by Angelo Cardinal Scola (Venice), Philippe Cardinal Barbarin
(Lyons), Josip Cardinal Bozanic (Zagreb), Peter Cardinal Erdö (Budapest), Christoph
Cardinal Schönborn (Vienna), and by many bishops and exponents of the ecclesial and
academic world. An international network of relationships with Christian, Muslim and
Jewish personalities is an integral part of the life of Oasis. The review is published in
four separate bilingual editions (English-Arabic, English-Urdu, French-Arabic, Italian-
Arabic).
Oasis is interested in Christian communities that live in countries with a Muslim majority,
but its recipients are also in Western countries with an increasing presence of Muslim
immigrants. It sees itself as a cultural non-specialized instrument for the sharing of
experiences and assessments. For more information on Oasis: www.cisro.org
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