October 12th, 2004 - The Washington Theological Consortium sponsored a Tachmindji Event that drew 200 guests to listen to speakers on Muslim-Christian relations at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. The School's faculty, students and staff were among the audience listening to the Rt.Reverend Canon Kenneth Cragg, an Anglican pioneer in Christian-Muslim relations, and Dr. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and professor of international relations at American University. The two focused upon the commonalities and distinctions between Islam and Christianity. (http://www.washtheocon.org/past_bulletins.html, November 2004 issue, article on page 2)