LOS ANGELES, United States: The 6th Annual Conference for West Coast Muslims and Catholics Dialogue was held at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

The three-day (May 21-23) dialogue brought together twenty-two Muslims and Catholics from various parts of the west coast states.

The meeting was designed like spiritual and intellectual retreats, with time set aside for prayers, attending one another's prayers, reading and interpreting the Quran and the Bible together, and discussing central themes of spirituality.

One of the main topics for this year was a focus on the personality of Prophet Yusef (as) in the Quran and the Bible. Topics and papers were presented by: Fr. Rafael Luevano, Joseph, prayer leader Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini, Prophet Yusef, Prof. June O’ Conner, Christian Virtue Ethics in Narrative Context, and Dr. Karim T. Abdullah, Muslim Virtue Ethics in Narrative Context.

The dialogue was co-chaired by the Most Reverend Carlos A. Sevilla, S.J., Bishop of Yakima, director of the Islamic Society of Orange County Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, and director of the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini.