The Naperville Interfaith Leadership Association will make a call for compassion while remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy on the 10th anniversary Sunday.
The association will honor and remember those lost during the first 9/11 Community Event
-snip- Nizar Jiwani, a member of NILA, is a volunteer with the group Ismaili Community Engaged in Responsible Volunteering. As an American and a Muslim, Jiwani said that, during the course of helping to plan the event, he’s learned that Naperville faith groups have a great deal of diversity to celebrate, but also have much in common as well.
“I’ve found that our beliefs are generally the same,” Jiwani said. “The interpretation and practice and language, might be different. But our ethics of taking care of our fellow human beings and of the earth, we all have in common.
“Humanity and taking care of others is important regardless of the specific religion. Humanity is the basis, upholding the dignity of all human beings is the most important thing.”
The event will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at Wentz Hall with an interactive art project designed to promote an understanding of different cultures and beliefs.
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