Pope Benedict XVI Meets with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim

Pope Meets with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim During Cyprus Visit
Washington Post: Sufi mystic Sheikh Nazim, flanked by Muslim clergy, talks with Pope Benedict XVI before the pontiff led a mass in Nicosia. AP Photo: Sheikh Nazim, the 88-year-old head of the Islamic Sufi Naqshbandi sect based in northern Cyprus, leaves his car before a meeting with Pope Benedict in the U.N.-controlled buffer zone of the divided capital of Nicosia June 5, 2010. Pope Benedict held a surprise meeting with the Turkish Cypriot Islamic leader from the divided island on Saturday, underscoring his view that inter-religious dialogue should be used as an inspiration for reunion.	NY TIMES: Catholic Bishops Deplore Mideast Christians’ Plight By RACHEL DONADIO: June 6, 2010 NICOSIA, Cyprus — In a document presented here on Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, bishops from across the Middle East called on Christians to become a dynamic minority in a conflict-ridden region and attributed their declining population here to “instability” caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and unrest in Lebanon. NY Times: Pope Meets Muslims Leader in Cyprus NICOSIA, Cyprus — A day after Cypriot religious and political leaders lashed out at Turkey, whose troops have occupied northern Cyprus since 1974, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday met briefly with a Muslim religious leader from the Turkish North. The pope exchanged greetings for several minutes with the leader, Sheik Mehmet Nazim Adil, 88, a Sufi, outside the Vatican’s embassy to Cyprus. Hurriyet: Pope, Sufi Muslim Mystic Have Unschedule Meeting in Cyprus NICOSIA — Agence France-Presse: Pope Benedict XVI had a brief unscheduled meeting on Saturday in Greek Cyprus with a well-known Sufi Muslim mystic who traveled from the north of the divided island to see him, the Vatican said. Reuters: Pope has unplanned meeting with Cypriot Islamic leader Pope Benedict held a surprise meeting with a Turkish Cypriot Islamic leader from the divided island on Saturday, underscoring his view that inter-religious dialogue should be used as an inspiration for reunion. Pope meets Muslim leader in Cyprus Pope Benedict XVI has met with a Muslim leader on his pilgrimage to Cyprus, part of efforts to talk to both sides of the decades-old conflict on the island divided between ethnic Greeks and Turks. Pope urges support for Mideast Christians Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for support for embattled Christian communities in the Middle East, calling them a vital force for peace in the region. Pope meets Muslim leader in Cyprus, making contact with both sides of conflict on island Fox News: NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has met with a Muslim leader on his pilgrimage to Cyprus, part of efforts to talk to both sides of the decades-old conflict on the island divided between... MSNBC: Pope Urges Support for Mideast Christians NICOSIA, Cyprus - Pope Benedict XVI ...met with a Turkish Cypriot Muslim religious leader, part of careful diplomacy reaching out to both sides in the decades-old conflict between ethic Greeks and Turks on the divided island. Pope calls for dialogue between Christians and other faiths - Summary EARTHtimes.org: Nicosia - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called for dialogue between Christians and people of other faiths on the second day of a visit to the decades-long divided island of Cyprus, whose Christian a... ABC.ES: El Papa se reúne con un líder musulmán de zona chipriota ocupada por turcos (Spanish) Catholic News: Pope Meets with Muslim Spiritual Leader in Cyprus