Muslim and Christian Children In Pakistan Join Hands for Interfaith Harmony

Communities that lack religious tolerance are bound to suffer from the hazards of extremism at some point. On the other hand, nations that embraced diversity have been able to focus better on the economic and social development of their communities.

In an effort to provide a common ground to the future generations; students of Superior University, Lahore initiated a project named, “Every Step with Peace.” The project aimed at promoting interfaith harmony among Muslim and Christian children in Pakistan.

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Under the initiative Muslim and Christian children were engaged together in different activities including artwork and various contests. This allowed the young ones from both the religions to work as a team and forge friendships.

Following the day long activity it was obvious that the young minds were in a better position to respect and embrace their religious diversity.

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The initiative was supported by Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA), a civil society organization working to promote peace and development through youth participation.

The organizers considered this PYCA supported venture extremely sustainable and believed that the experience would help them in organizing more of such events in the coming days.