South Africa’s ambassador to the United States H.E. Ebraim Rasool opened the second annual InterFaith conference this past Sunday as part of the United Nations’ World Harmony Week. The conference, organized by the College of William and Mary’s Interfaith club and the Diversity Initiative of the Student Assembly, celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week. College President Taylor Reveley opened the day’s events, speaking about the importance of religion in contemporary society. “I do believe that religion has been one of the prime motivators, if not the motivator, of human behavior today,” Reveley said. The keynote speaker, Rasool, was a prominent figure in the African National Congress during the struggle against apartheid. He explained that during apartheid, racism became a science and even religion was not immune to the radicalization of society. Even churches were separated by race. Eventually, Rasool said that religious cooperation helped to create harmony in the country. “I think that one important lesson that we’ve learned is ...
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