Ashama ibn Abjar was a 7th-century Christian king of Axum (part of modern-day Ethiopia) who provided refuge to Arab Muslims fleeing religious persecution.
Category: Africa
Adel Imam (b. 1940) & Omar Sharif (b. 1932)
Actors Adel Imam and Omar Sharif starred in the 2008 film “Hassan and Morcos,” which stirred controversy for honestly exposing religious tensions in Egypt.
Christian De Chergé (1937-1996)
Christian de Chergé was a Trappist monk and martyr who prayed alongside Muslim friends and neighbors in Algeria, and was originally inspired to spirituality by a Muslim friend who saved his life.
Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) and al-Malik al-Kamil (1180-1238)
Amid the horrors of the Crusades, Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil dared to cross battle lines. After a week of talks, they parted as friends.
Mannex Motsi
Zimbabwean writer and peace activist Lancelot Muteyo profiles reggae musician and human-rights activist Mannex Motsi and his support of nonviolent change.