Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye

On Sat Oct 29 7pm, All Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS) and Initiatives of Change will be hosting an Interfaith event at the ADAMS Main Center with Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria.
 
Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye are here in the Washington DC Area to talk about their experiences in PEACE and promote the US launch of An African Answer.  More than one thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes, following disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye – former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria – were invited to mediate in the worst-affected district. An African Answer Film depicts their dramatic bid to bring healing and reconciliation after death and destruction. The film depicts the dynamics of an effective, African approach to conflict resolution between rival ethnic groups. It demonstrates that durable, peaceful coexistence between communities formerly in conflict is feasible in Kenya and beyond. Above all, the film gives hope that grassroots communities can reject violence and rebuild peace and prosperity.