In what has become a model of social transformation, the one family under god campaign started with a small group of christian and muslim leaders whose love for each other and their communities countered the violent extremism pervading southern kaduna in recent years. The interfaith campaign, entitled the one family under god campaign, led to the creation of the southern kaduna peace and reconciliation committee comprised of 200 key leaders from the community. southern kaduna, nigeria— following a period of violence and destruction between natives and fulani tribes in 2016, global peace foundation (gpf.
Christian and muslim faith leaders demonstrated their ongoing commitment to building interreligious harmony and peace in nigeria following the inaugural meeting of the southern kaduna peace and reconciliation committee on september 28. The news agency of nigeria (nan) reports that the interfaith peace dialogue was organized by community of sant’egidio in partnership with catholic archdiocese of kaduna and that of kafanchan. In a world often marred by religious strife and intolerance, there is an oasis of hope and understanding in kaduna, nigeria—the international center for inter faith peace and harmony (iciph). established in 2016, this centre stands as a beacon of unity, dedicated to fostering dialogue, understanding, and cooperation among people of diverse faith backgrounds. Interfaith and reconciliation talks have been ongoing in kaduna since at least 2010. but the groups leading such talks were all male dominated, mcgarvey confirmed in her research for her book “ muslim and christian women in dialogue: the case of northern nigeria. if coexistence among people of different faiths must be achieved and sustained.
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