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Blast from the Past: Highlights from ’93 Parliament

Bettina Gray hosts this interview series, A Parliament of Souls, which was filmed in Chicago in 1993 with several of the presenters from the 1993 Parliament.  Parliament of Souls was aired over PBS/ViSION-TV Canada and in 140 countries over AFN and there was a companion book published.

Guests include Dr. Aziza alHibri, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dr. Hans Küng, and His Holiness Swami Chidananda.

http://www.creativefilms.com/Home/POS_Clips.html.

Parliament Friend Eboo Patel Wins Recognition

Eboo Patel is a member of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Faith Advisory Council and is executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core.  He is also a longtime friend of the Parliament of Religions, with his involvement dating back to the 1993 Parliament in Chicago.  Mr. Patel was recently honored as one of America’s Best Leaders by the U.S. News and World Report.  To read more, click here.