Irish Dominican speaks to Islamic scholars in Tehran

On Thursday Irish Dominican Paul Lawlor spoke to a group of Islamic scholars from Qom at the church of the Irish Dominicans in Tehran, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Paul, who speaks fluent Farsi, spoke to them for over an hour about Christianity. They expressed great interest in the topic. It was a special moment in Christian Islamic relations.

Paul Lawlor with Islamic scholars at the Irish Dominican priory in central 
Tehran. Paul is on the left, wearing a Dominican habit.