Amman, Feb 4 (Petra) – Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Tuesday led a ceremony to launch the World Interfaith Harmony Week organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs at the King Abdullah I Mosque. The World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the U.N. General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by His Majesty King Abdullah II. Less than a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the U.N. and henceforth, the first week of February is to be observed as the World Interfaith Harmony Week. In his opening remarks, Awqaf Minister Hayel Dawood noted that King Abdullah had launched three initiatives in six years. The first was the 2004 Amman Message, which was directed towards the Muslims to identify them with the rules of their faith and their relationship with others. The second, Common Word, was announced in 2007 to urge the Muslims and others to come together and enhance common denominators. The ...
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