A spiritual look at the Faiths of the World through the eyes of those who would share their space with others. Join the conversation and participate in a competition of the heart, soul and mind--pictures and essays that tell a story of interfaith.

1. AND A Photographic Essay Competition—2011! United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

2. … is worth a thousand words and … Create a story!

3. AND MISSION Based on the popular car game I Spy With My Little Eye, the 2011 NaYA CC project is designed to bring awareness and increase knowledge about interfaith, intercultural and spiritual relationships through photographs and essays. The I Spy With My Little Eye project captures stories of faith and culture through brilliant imagery and gives photographers (beginners and experts) an opportunity to share pictures that tell a story; real stories of real people, places and times. The mission of this competition is to create an exhibition of inspiring photographs that help us understand the Faiths of the World’s Religions, the world’s traditions and culture. The idea that “a picture is worth a thousand words” can work wonders in helping others to understand the complexity of an interfaith world. I Spy With My Little Eye is a peace initiative of Think Peace Media and Communications and NaYA CC. We are United Religions Initiative Cooperation Circles. United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

5. To share the stories of welcome and hospitality, illustrate cooperation and respect, and provide evidence of religious and cultural harmony throughout the world;

6. To provide exhibitions for future events in support of interfaith work and collaboration;

7. To provide support to cooperation circles and affiliates of United Religions Initiative;

8. To introduce interfaith to a wider audience; and

9. To help build understanding of other cultures and faiths through a myriad of voices and images.United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

10. The theme behind this competition is interfaith cooperation: offering groups and individuals an opportunity to share a story of communities organizing an event, religious traditions and rituals, women and children’s activities; imaginative photography that supports religious and faith traditions, supporting philosophical, sacred and spiritual texts, or illustrative images of people, places and times. There are no limits to the number of submissions, and the body of work presented and photographic entry must be a singular image. Telling a story with each image can be supplemented with quotes or an essay (limited to 150 words). The Arabic translation for ‘word’ is pronounced ‘kalema.’ United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

11. Examples Hope Photographer: Saba Al Muhtaseb United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

12. Women of Faith at Rest Photographer: P. K. McCary United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

13. Interfaith Cooperation Mosque and Church in Harmony Photographer: Saba Al Muhtaseb United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

14. Dialogue of Faiths Photographer: Barbara Hartford United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

15. Never Forgotten Photographer: Saba Al Muhtaseb United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

16. 0 D W O R 0 1, 0 S Quotes (religious, sacred or philosophical) Essays (150 words or less, original work) Examples: “There’s a genius unique to each faith tradition.” “Exercise of non-violence requires far greater bravery than that of swordsmanship.” “The ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human race.” United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

18. Each photograph should carry a caption that becomes the theme of the story being expressed.

19. Submissions are to be sent during a 5-week period beginning February 7, 2011 (beginning during the annual World Interfaith Harmony week, a UN-approved proposal led by King Abdullah of Jordan) through April 11, 2011

20. Judging will take place May 12-14 by a panel of judges that include professional photographers and members of URI’s staff and Think Peace and NaYA CCs.

21. Photography Exhibit will take place in both San Francisco and Jordan, can be held in other regions organized by cooperation circles or affiliates.

22. Exhibits can be with actual photographs or video/slide show in different regions.United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

24. An online kit with rules and requirements for submission can be downloaded from our website (1000KALEMA.org)by February 2, 2011 and photographs and essays can be sent to our email address at submissions@1000KALEMA.org starting February 7, 2011

25. Site (in San Francisco and Jordan) for exhibits to be decided by May 15, 2011

26. List of committed judges by February 7, 2011 and available at our website.

27. Sponsors (throughout process) (e.g., Nikon or Cannon, Professional photographic societies/organizations, media, non-profits, governmental organizations).

28. Screenings (judging process will be done through internet). Various galleries may be commissioned to show photographs in other regions of the World.United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

29. COMMITTEE Middle East Morad Al-Jarrah NaYA CC Linda Khouri Darat altasweer United States P.K. McCary Think Peace Media and Communications Network Rachael Watcher Don Frew Multi-Region Region for URI URI Staff/San Francisco Barbara Hartford United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

30. ORGANIZATIONS To introduce the world to the work of the interfaith community through various photographic journeys and essays from the following organizations: United Religions Initiative Cooperation Circles Affiliates of United Religions Initiative: Peace and Religious Organizations Women’s Organizations Youth Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

31. GUIDELINES Photographic Guidelines:Photos must have the following resolution: For a 4" x 6" print, the image resolution should be 640 x 480 pixels minimum. For a 5" x 7" print, the image resolution should be 1024 x 768 pixels minimum. For an 8" x 10" print, the image resolution should be 1536 x 1024 pixels minimum. For a 16" x 20" print, the image resolution should be 1600 x 1200 pixels minimum. Photos must be well-lighted and have enormous clarity. Submissions will be judged on a photo’s clarity, expression and creativity. Submissions must be sent individually with the following information: Name: ____________________________ Organization: ________________________________________ Faith Tradition: ______________________ Place of Origin: ______________________________________ Theme: _______________________________________________________________________________ Title: __________________________________ Size/Resolution: _________________________________ Contact Information (Address, Email, Phone): ________________________________________________ Essay/Quote Guidelines: Each essay or quote must support the picture and its theme. Essays are limited to 150 words. We reserve the right to edit for content. More thorough guidelines will be available on our website at www.1000kalema.org. United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

32. GUIDELINES CONT’D. The selection and award process:There will be two screenings.First screening Selection will be done by “I Spy With My Little Eye” artistic and editorial staff. The first screening will be conducted to accept or reject the submitted works for each international region. Within 1 week after the reception of the images sent for consideration of the jurors in the first screening, submitters will be notified by email detailing which series have been accepted and which have been rejected. Together with the notification’s email a brief structured feedback will be provided. Second screening Second selection will be done by the judges. Accepted images of the first screening will catalogued and judged. Those works which passed the first screening will be exhibited for one year in the online gallery, and available for sale (postcards, posters). A book will be published and available for sale at a date to be announced. There will be: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Winners andHonorableMentions Entrants of the second screening will receive the following awards. High tech camera equipment, film and lens. Honorablementions receive a poster of photograph(s) During the second screening, the above pictures will be selected to be featured in book I Spy With My Little Eye, a publication of Think Peace Media and Communications Network. Each individual or group whose pictures are used will receive a copy of the publication. United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle

33. Future Events and Contact Info The events or showings will take place in both a gallery in the Middle East and North America. Subsequent showings will be commissioned throughout the Year as fundraisers for cooperation circles. Gallery showings can also include dialogue or discussions about Interfaith. For more information contact us at submissions@1000kalema.org. To be a sponsor, call us at 831-250-6860 or email P.K. McCary at office@thinkpeaceradio.net. We believe that people can “spy” with their eyes and create a better world. P.K. McCary and Morad Al-Jarrah, Partners United Religions Initiative (“URI”) Cooperation Circle