Dear Readers:

Welcome to July 2014 issue of Salaam.

Thanks for your encouragement and support.

Pushpa Anbu SVD editor

Victor Edwin SJ managing editor

Guest Editorial: Eyes to be opened and hearts to be ignited

-         Bibin Mattathil

Reading the Qur’an Contemplatively

-         Herman Roborgh SJ

Is Political Interpretations of Islam Integral to Islamic Faith

-         Farida Khannam

Situating Muslim Women

-         Parvin Sultana

Challenges to Christian-Muslim Relations

-         James Channan

The Sacredness of Creation: Muslims’ and Christians’ shared ecological responsibility

-         Christian W Troll SJ

Encounters in Delhi

-         Leo Lefebure

Dialogue with followers of other religious traditions

-         Interview with Leo Lefebure