Friends of Sabeel Hold Major Conference in Washington, DC

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"Pursue Justice-Seek Peace: Framing the Discourse, Mobilizing for Action" was the theme of the 28th regional conference convened by Friends of Sabeel North America at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, DC from Oct. 1 to 3. Sabeel is the Jerusalem-based organization of Palestinian Christians which, among other things, is responsible for the ecumenical Palestinian Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem.

Georgetown's Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Brian Walt joined Shiloh's senior minister Rev. Wallace Charles Smith, Sabeel founder Rev. Naim Ateek, and Ruba Estephan in an opening interfaith prayer service. The historic church-established by former slaves seeking freedom in 1835, …