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Religious Peacemaking in Nigeria and Kenya: Launch of a Film "An African Answer"

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The Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom and the Religion and Peacemaking program at the U.S. Institute of Peace are pleased to announce the Washington premier of "An African Answer."

  • Length: 78:58 minutes (31.63 MB)
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October 26, 2011

The Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom and the Religion and Peacemaking program at the U.S. Institute of Peace are pleased to announce the Washington premier of "An African Answer."
 
In 2006, the documentary "The Imam and the Pastor" profiled the personal transformations of Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from militant youth leaders to peacebuilders. With USIP support, Ashafa and Wuye have mediated peace between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s Plateau State through their Interfaith Mediation Center. 
 
"An African Answer" brings the conversation on interfaith peacebuilding a step forward, detailing the pair's unique methodology for building peace in divided societies as they work to bridge divides in Kenya following the 2007 outbreak of post-election inter-ethnic violence.  
 
Please join us on October 26 at 10:00am for this screening of “An African Answer.”  Maureen Fiedler of the National Public Radio show "Interfaith Voices" will lead a conversation with  Pastor James Wuye, Imam Muhammad Ashafa, and "An African Answer" director and producer Alan Channer after the film screening.

Speakers

  • Pastor James Wuye, Panelist
    Interfaith Mediation Center, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Imam Muhammad Ashafa, Panelist
    Interfaith Mediation Center, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Dr. Alan Channer, Panelist
    FLT Films
  • Daniel Baer, Introductory Comments
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
  • Maureen Fiedler, Moderator
    Interfaith Voices
  • David Smock, Introduction
    U.S. Institute of Peace

Related Academy Courses

Parent Center: 
Centers of Innovation
Religion and Peacemaking