On February, 5th, in the premise of the 2nd building of the Makeevka Economic-Humanitarian Institute took place the first festival of inter-religious harmony in Donetsk region. As an occasion of carrying out of the action was the resolution No 65/5 about "The world week of harmonious inter-confessional relations" accepted by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The festival took place at the initiative of the regional social organization "Center of development and harmonization of a man "East"", the Council of Nationalities of Makeyevka, Makeevka city information-educational center "Human rights", at support of the Faculty of Law and Psychology of the MEHI.
The idea of carrying out of the festival was also supported by the department on affairs of religions of the Donetsk regional state administration and the Center of religious researches and the international religious relations.
Formation of friendship between representatives of various outlooks, religious faiths, national cultures, xenophobia and intolerance overcoming and, as consequence, cooperation development in the sphere of moral improvement of the society was the purpose of the festival.
Along with the representatives of Orthodox, Catholic, Greek-Catholic and Protestant churches, regional spiritual association of Judaic communities of Donbass, in the festival actively participated the head of the female department of Donbass branch of the AUASO "Аlraid", Tanzila Isa, the Mufti of the RAMU "Ummah", Said Ismagilov, and the Imam-khatyb of the Muslim religious community "Duslyk" of the city of Donetsk, Rustam Husnutdinov.
Within the limits of the festival the round table with participation of the scholars-philosophers and the scholars of religious studies, representatives of authorities (of the Donetsk SSA and the Makeevka City Council), social cultural-educational organizations, heads of religious denominations of Makeyevka and Donetsk area on a the topic "Moral treasures of religions of the world" was carried out.
The festival program also included presentation of an art exhibition, photos, books, information materials representing world outlook and religious variety of Donetsk region.
The visitors and participants of the action got possibility to enjoy music and dance concert "About the main thing by the words of beauty".
As a result of the work carried out behind the round table, and offers expressed by the participants, the projects of joint activity of the cultural public, representatives of religious faiths and other interested persons in direction of moral improvement of the society, assistance to disadvantaged and decision of other acute problems of the society (such as smoking, alcoholism and drug addiction) were developed.
The participants of the festival agreed that the moral bases of religions of the world and combined efforts of pure and sincere hearts can spiritually revive our society.
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