I am very pleased to be here with you this evening and I would like to congratulate the Sisters of Faith for Peace for organising this important event at the Islamic Cultural Centre under the wonderful title ‘Building Bridges and Nurturing Peace through Dialogue and Understanding’.   I wish to thank Doris McCann and the Committee Members for inviting me to come here today.  May I also thank all of you for your warm welcome.

I am delighted to have this opportunity to pay tribute to the…