Turkey, addressing the religious divide

Istanbul, Turkey,
This European Capital of Culture for 2010-
The world religions teach their followers peace and tolerence and PAX’10 will try to explore what went wrong in the application of those precepts.

Theme – Religious Divide
Istanbul was the center of the Ottoman Empire that provided a model of religious tolerance for many centuries
There’s a strong opposition between Islamists and secularists
There’s a resistance towards accepting a dominantly Muslim country in the ‘European Union, perceived as an exclusive Christian Club

National Coordinator
Tijen Akman,
tijen@pax08.com

Call for participation

We Call for Established and up-and-coming visual and performing artists, poets, writers and scholars from Europe and Asia to join the relevant collaborative project