The Conflict Analysis and Engagement Program (CAE) at Antioch University Midwest supports other international peacebuilding interventions through a strategic partnership with the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN). More information about the organization is available at CIIAN.
In support of the Interfaith Mediation Center of Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum (IMC/MCDF), Antioch University Midwest has awarded a full tuition scholarship to Adamu Bitrus Ephraim to attend McGregor’s Master of Arts Program in Conflict Analysis and Engagement. He will join Cohort 26 this September in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mr. Ephraim is a pastor and volunteer with the center. As one of the youth coordinators, he is working with Christian youth on how to engage in peace and dialogue with their fellow Muslim counterparts. He is also the personal Assistant of Pastor James Movel Wuye.
The IMC/MCDF is a Non-Governmental, non-profit, faith based organization dedicated to promoting acceptance of religious, cultural, gender and other social differences and the use of non-violent methods in solving problems. Antioch McGregor’s Conflict Analysis and Engagement program is developing an international relationship in support of the Interfaith Mediation Center’s peace initiatives.
The IMC-MCDF was founded in 1995 by two former bitter religious enemies. Former leaders of militant groups involved in conflict between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, the Pastor James Movel Wuye
and Imam Muhammed Ashafa met by chance at the Kaduna State Government House in1995 when they both attended a meeting. After the meeting, a mutual friend of the two, a liberal Muslim, brought them together at which time they discovered that they shared a common perspective on the problems facing the country. On that note they parted with an agreement to meet again. After one year they decided to form an inter-faith consortium, Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum, to create a better understanding and peaceful coexistence among religious organizations. Their story has been made into a documentary. More Information
If you’d like to join Adamu and his colleagues in September, please contact Rob McLaughlin at (937) 769-1816.
