Portland Interfaith Event, 9/11/2010
On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an interfaith event was organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Portland, Oregon in response to the planned Quran burning by Florida pastor Terry Jones. Over 450 people attended this event, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim religious leaders, to show their support for this display of solidarity and unity among faiths.
This video shows TV news coverage of the event.
Other events on 9/11/2010
Many other interfaith events were held on the ninth anniversary. Writing for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ethan Veseley-Flad described gatherings aimed at building peaceful relations in cities across the United States, including New York City, Philadelphia, Gainesville FL, Raleigh NC, and Stony Point, NY: