Muslim writes Luke's Gospel

I thought this was quite a beautiful story to start off the week. We need more religious dialogue and understanding in this world, and less confrontation.



Muslim calligrapher Yasser Abu Saymeh has dedicated the past two months to Christian art, writing the Gospel of Luke in ornate Arabic script to be presented to Pope Benedict XVI when the Roman Catholic leader visits the Holy Land next month.

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