Representatives of three major religious denominations from different regions of Russia are taking part in the VII international interreligious youth forum, which opens in Dagestan on Sunday, the Minister of National policy and Religious Affairs of the Republic Enrik Muslimov told TASS.
"The forum will feature all three major faiths-Judaism, Orthodoxy, and Islam. Forum participants from different regions of Russia will get acquainted with the culture and traditions of other faiths for seven days, hold educational events and games aimed at fostering interethnic peace and harmony," Muslimov said.
The main goal of the forum, according to the organizers, is the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of young people, promotion of the culture of interethnic and interfaith communication in society, as well as countering the manifestations of terrorism.
According to Enrik Muslimov, the forum will be held on the basis of the "Kaspiy" resort in the Karabudakhen district, located on the shore of the Caspian sea. It will include lectures by religious leaders of three faiths.
Forum program
According to the press service of the Republican Ministry of National Policy and Religious Affairs, the forum program included meetings with politicians, well-known religious and public figures, scientists, and athletes. Trainings, discussion platforms, master classes, competitions in various sports, intellectual games, as well as an excursion program that includes visits to religious buildings of various faiths, the historical park "Russia-my history", and Museum complexes of Derbent are prepared for the forum participants.
"The forum includes an international scientific and practical theological conference dedicated to the role of authorities, religious organizations and the journalistic community in achieving ethno-confessional peace and harmony in society," the press service added.
The first international youth interreligious forum in Dagestan was held in August 2014. It was attended by more than 100 young people aged 16 to 30 from the regions of the North Caucasus Federal district, as well as from South Ossetia and Azerbaijan. The event is held as part of the implementation of the state program of the Republic of Dagestan "Comprehensive program for countering the ideology of terrorism in the Republic of Dagestan for 2018-2020".
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