EICSP PARTICIPATION IN INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT NATIONAL Particularly important in the work of the EICSP is the joint organisation of the annual Edinburgh International Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace, MESP, which has been held each year in Edinburgh since 2004 The EICSP acknowledges the challenge and the opportunity for the spiritual practices to step out of their envelopes of comfort and interact with, and influence, the wider culture and society A wide range of spiritual spaces will be experienced throughout the events of the EICSP, not merely physical spaces, but also including a wide range of spaces of spiritual practice The EICSP was founded in December 2007 to provide educational opportunities and an international forum for understanding, experiencing, and participating in the rich diversity of the world’s spiritual traditions