Malang, East Java (Antara) - The Muhammadiyah Malang University (UMM) is to hold the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP) next June 7, Chief of the organizing committee Hartono said here on Wednesday.
The event will be participated in by religious leaders from 17 countries namely China, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Timor Leste, Australia and Indonesia.
ACRP started in September 1974 at Louvain, Belgium, initiated by Asian delegates attending the Second Assembly of the World Conference on Religion and Peace.
As Asia accounts for one third of the world continent and half of the global population and is the home of many outstanding civilizations, including those of ancient Mesopotamia, and the Indus and Yellow river valley, ACRP has the mission of using Asia's spiritual talent to serve as model in showing the rest of the world what it means to live in harmony, and to bring out the best of our human nature.
It aims to re-vitalize Asian religious heritage and to promote a creative and critical awareness of religious people in Asia in pursuit of peace, justice and human dignity. ACRP also intends to motivate the people of Asia and the Pacific region to make concerted efforts in promoting peace. (*)
Reporting by Endang Sukarelawati
Translating and Editing by Amie Fenia Arimbi
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