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The
Penang Global Ethic Project promotes the concepts of
'World Religions –
Universal Peace –
Global Ethic'
by identifying them with Penang's traditions of religious
tolerance
and diversity
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For
more information, contact:
The
Secretariat of The Penang Global Ethic Project
c/o Lestari Heritage Network
120 Armenian Street,
10200 Penang, Malaysia
Fax: 604-263 3970
email: info@globalethicpenang.net
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Background
to The Penang Global Ethic Project
The
Penang Global Ethic Project developed gradually as a collaboration
between several institutions.
In December
2004, the exhibition 'World Religions - Universal Peace - Global
Ethic' was shown at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The exhibition
stimulated intense discussions between USM, the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation,
and the Malaysian Interfaith Network. It was felt that the message
of the exhibition is highly relevant to a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic,
multi-religious society like Malaysia, and should be more widely
promoted in order to support and further the concept of unity
in diversity.
At
the same time, the idea arose to localise the message in Penang,
especially in the heart of George Town – a place where it
is possible to find an Anglican church, a Chinese Buddhist temple,
a Hindu temple, an Indian mosque, a Malay mosque as well as Chinese
Confucian and Taoist temples all along the same street.
After
a few meetings with Lestari Heritage Network, an international
cultural heritage network based in Penang, and other organizations
and institutions, The Penang Global Ethic Project was finally
set up. Officially launched in February 2006 with a series of
lectures, forums, tours and exhibitions, The Penang Global Ethic
Project will showcase Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (formerly Pitt
Street) as Penang's 'Street of Harmony' – a special place
where people of all nationalities, backgrounds and ages can learn
about traditions of peaceful co-existence among communities of
different cultures and faiths.
Message
from our partners
A
few words from Dato'
(Dr.) Anwar Fazal, Chairperson of Malaysian Interfaith Network
and Peter
Schier, Representative of Konrad-Adenauer
Foundation. Click here for
more details.
Greetings
from the Global Ethic Foundation
Message
by Hans Küng, President, Global Ethic Foundation,
Tübingen, Germany. Click here
for more details.
A
keynote address from the Minister of Education of Malaysia
Click
here for more details.
 Declaration
Towards
a Global Ethic
Parliment
of the World's Religions
4 September 1993
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Bahasa Malaysia version in PDF format
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here for cover
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here for content
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English version in PDF format
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here for cover
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here for content
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Chinese version in PDF format
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here for cover
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here for content
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