Gathering of faiths

RELIGIOUS leaders from around the city gathered at the Denis Hurley Centre to discuss, among other things, interfaith relations, challenges for the city and challenges faced by religious communities. Attending were (standing, from left): Raymond Perrier (Denis Hurley Centre), Rev Francois Neethling (NGK), Bishop Nathi Zondi (Truevine Community Church), Prof Brij Maharaj (Hindu Maha Sabha), Hailey Fudu (Baha’i community), Ian Booth (Diakonia Council of Churches), Prof Hoosen Vawda (Muslim community), Rev Njabulo Sithole (Evangelical Lutheran Church), Dr Bisraam Rambilass (Arya Samaj SA), Rev Mike Vorster (Methodist Church), Rosemary Turner (Buddhist community), Prof Al Gini (Loyola University Chicago), Rev Simphiwe Mkhize (UCCSA). Sitting, from left: Ela Gandhi (Hindu community), Swami Vedanand Sarawati (Arya Samaj SA), Bishop Nkosinathi Ndwandwe (new Anglican leader in Natal), Archbishop Mandla Jwara (new Catholic leader in Durban), Bishop Rubin Philip (Emeritus Bishop of Natal), Pundit Raj Barath (Religions for Peace), Rev Dr Ziningi Jali (interfaith liaison eThekwini Municipality). Absent from the photograph were: Dr A V Mahomed (Jumma Masjid) and Rabbi Gilad Friedman (uMhlanga Jewish Centre). (ANA)