Bothered by the incessant problem of religious killings in sub Saharan Africa and Nigeria in particular, the  US Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom and the Religion and Peacemaking program at the U.S. Institute of Peace last week sought  a solution to the festering crisis through a Washington premier of “An African Answer.”
“An African Answer” brings the conversation on interfaith peacebuilding a step forward, detailing the pair’s unique methodology for building peace in divided societies as they work to bridge divides in Kenya following the 2007 outbreak of post-election inter-ethnic violence. 
Maureen Fiedler of the National Public Radio show “Interfaith Voices” led a conversation with  Pastor James Wuye, Imam Muhammad Ashafa, and “An African Answer” director and producer Alan Channer after the film screening.
In 2006, the documentary “The Imam and the Pastor” profiled the personal transformations of Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from militant youth leaders to peacebuilders. With USIP support, Ashafa and Wuye have mediated peace between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s Plateau State through their Interfaith Mediation Center.
 Pastor James Wuye, one of the panelist at the talk session is of the  Interfaith Mediation Center, Kaduna, Nigeria, while Imam Muhammad Ashafa, another panelist is also of the  Interfaith Mediation Center, Kaduna, Nigeria.
The panel also includes Dr. Alan Channer,of FLT Films, Daniel Baer, with Introductory Comments by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Maureen Fiedler and  Moderator by  Interfaith  Voices.