Christian-Muslim Theological Dialogue: The Case of Catholic Universities of East Africa

Christians and Muslims interact on a daily basis but as far as their beliefs and practices are concerned, there is a general mutual apprehension, suspicion, stereotyping, mistrust, insulting and even physical confrontations. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to examine how Catholic universities in East Africa can help Christian students and others to rethink their attitudes towards Muslims in view of the official teaching of the Church. The findings from the reviewed formal Christian and Muslim statements show that theological dialogue is valid and necessary for fostering peaceful relations. It therefore urges Catholic universities and other learning institutions to assist students to know more about their own religious traditions and those of others through formal theological training, seminars and provision of reading materials in order to participate effectively in this kind of dialogue.

Influence of Exogenous Application of Proline on Some Physio-Biochemical Parametersof Maize Zea Mays L. under Drought Stress

In natural the plant is exposed to different environmental constrains. The abiotic factors are caused by salinity, drought, extreme temperature and heavy metals. In these stresses, the deficiency is main abiotic pressure that reduced the escalation of plant, development& yield. In reply to deficiency of pressure, plant produces different types of antioxidants and osmolytes. In these osmolytesproline and glycinebetaine are most popular. The exogenous application of proline is most important against stress. Maize is an important plant which belongs to family Poaceae. That could be cooked in terms of food, feed & forage crop. This study was designed to examine the biochemical & proteomic profile under drought and pre-Soakedproline concentration. The test was conduct in randomized set of block through three replicates. The two varieties of maize were grown in normal condition with and without pre-Soakedproline. The plant after germination of three weeks was subjected to drought stress by withdrawing normal irrigation. After one week of stress, the plant was harvested. The shoot size was minimized below deficiency of stress in 0ppm increased in 200ppm in drought stress. While the root length was minimized below lack stress and lesser reduction occurs in 400ppm concentration of proline. The dry & fresh weight of shoot & root became reduced in drought while less reduction in 200ppm pre-Soakedproline. The total soluble proteins and free amino acids was reduced under drought stress while lesser reduction occurs in 400ppm pre-Soakedproline. The chlorophyll contents was decreased in both varieties. The pre-Soaked 400ppm proline in control and drought showed better chlorophyll contents. The different expression was shown in reducing condition. The 200ppm of proline is most effective in both varieties. The varieties Hay corn is most tolerant toward the drought stress.