London, UK - UPF-UK held a meeting in Parliament on February 6 to remember the Holocaust and to examine the dynamics of forgiveness, reconciliation, and remorse. This was held to commemorate the UN's World Interfaith Harmony Week. There were many precious contributions and stirring testimonies.

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Chaired by Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, President of the World Congress of Faiths, the event featured presentations by Marina Cantacuzio, founder of the Forgiveness Project; Jack Lynes, Chair of Harrow Bereavement Care and a leading member of the Jewish community for interfaith; Shaykh Dr. Hazim Fazlic, a Bosnian imam now living in Birmingham; Ruth Barnett, a Holocaust and genocide educator as well as a Kindertransport child; Jack Corley, Chair of UPF-UK; and Sukhbir Singh, who introduced the Forgiveness Charter on behalf of Bhai Mohinder Sahib Singh, spiritual leader of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham. Imam Dr. Abduljalil Sajid JP attended the meeting and presented a paper on "Forgiveness and Reconciliation from an Islamic Perspective."

Read texts of presentations by:

• Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke
• Marina Cantacuzio
• Imam Dr. Abduljalil Sajid

For more information about World Interfaith Harmony Week, click here.