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Berkeley School of Islamic Sufism celebrates UN World Interfaith Harmony Week

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United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week, which aims to foster understanding among people of various faiths, is being celebrated by the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism with various events throughout the week.

The Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi, or M.T.O, Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism in Berkeley kicked off the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week with a donation drive to support the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center.
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