Sponsored by prof. Dr. Alaa N. Jasim (the director of the center in cooperation with the The National Evangelical Baptist Church on Mondayin 6th /19/2023, where sited in the hall of the Word of Life Forum in the church, presence by a number of professors and researchers, the scientific symposium entitled (the concept of openness to the other in the monotheistic religions), the first research of Father Ara Bedlian, the pastor of the church National Evangelical Baptist School – Baghdad and the title of his research is (Openness towards the different other in the teaching of Jesus Christ), speaking that the Christian faith believes that the divine presence has been embodied in Christ, to express the depth of God’s love and mercy for man from any background, and under any circumstance. Thus, this transcends all boundaries of racial, cultural, and gender discrimination. As this appears in the way Jesus Christ deals with marginalized Jewish groups, as well as non-Jews. Then , prof. Dr. Sami Ahmad Albahu university of Tikrit/college of Arts –history department presented his research entitled (The views of orientalists on sublime coexistence with the other in the Medina Document) speaking Humanity is going through at the beginning of the third millennium sensitive civilizational and cultural developments that make this era a highly volatile era politically, economically, socially, culturally, and psychologically), then another research entitled (The role of the doctrine of monotheism in rooting tolerance and openness to the other (Iraq as a model) presented by dr. zuhair yousif oliwey Iraq / Alqadisiya university /college of education /history department who spoke about, the doctrine of monotheism has formed a model of tolerance and openness to the other among the monotheistic religions, and this in turn represents a creation of the morals of the Islamic civilization. We have chosen Iraq as a model because it is the cradle of religions and the land of the prophets, and the Iraqi society in all its sects is a society capable of openness, in addition to the above. All components of Iraqi society were working on the principle of tolerance and respect for the other hen Dr. Wasan Hussein Muhaimid, Head of Manuscripts Department / Heritage Revival Center / University of Baghdad, researched and titled her research
(The Ten Commandments, the common value system between religions) Knowing the Ten Commandments, their names, and their importance in Christianity and Islam. Then, the Ten Commandments are divided into two sections, which organize the human relationship with God, and in it the unification of servitude to God, not taking a god other than Him, and not swearing in His name invalidly, and the second section that regulates the relationship A person is with his brother, and he has moral principles, the most important of which is honoring one’s parents. Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not covet what others have. It is self-evident that the three monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and even positivism agree on these lofty moral values because Their source of inspiration is one, which is God Almighty. Then Dr. Naima’s research titled (Openness to the Other in Islamic Civilization), speaking of God’s creation, glory be to Him, man; To be a carrier of the trust in the fulfillment of a trilogy: Servitude (And I did not create the jinn and mankind except that they should worship), `Imarah (He created you from the earth and colonized you in it), and Al-Istkhalaf (It is He who made you successors in the earth) in the establishment of truth and justice, and He sent the honorable messengers to inform and remind Islamic civilization was never closed to itself, and never prevented communication between Muslims and people of other cultures, rather it was a civilization open to others, with all their experiences, cultures, ideas and customs. Heritage Revival / University of Baghdad The research paper came to highlight and embody an aspect of the justice with which Imam Ali (PBUH) dealt with the parish, especially the Christians, and explained in it that the Imam had embodied in his ideas and his application in politics and governance with justice in its fullest form after the Messenger (PBUH) This embodiment was inclusive of all classes of society, especially the Christians.
