My Way News - Skepticism precedes Saudi-led interfaith meeting
AP reports: "Observers say the conference is being held in Spain in part because it would be politically unpalatable for Abdullah - the titular guardian of Islam's two holiest sites - to allow Jewish and Christian leaders into the kingdom itself, a difficult starting point for religious harmony."

Comment: I'm not really sure what to make of this conference. At first, I dismissed it as an effort by the Saudis to burnish their image on the world stage. After all, they have a reputation for religious persecution, no religion other than Islam is allowed in the kingdom. But if they are turning it into a world conference on religion and the role of religion, perhaps it will build a framework for world religious unity, certainly something to keep an eye on.