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Israeli and Palestinian go from enemies to brothers

Shelley Hermon | 01.11.2012

Tel Aviv, Israel - It was noon on a hot September day in Tel Aviv and I was on my way to the Tel Aviv Cinematheque for the world premiere of my film Within the Eye of the Storm, which tells the amazing story of Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan – a Palestinian and an Israeli who, against all odds, go from being enemies to brothers. … [more]

Following the footsteps of Abraham in Canada

Habeeb Alli | 01.10.2012

Toronto, Canada – “Canada is the second Holy Land”, said a Christian American visitor from Atlanta, Georgia. He was part of a group of 15 Muslim, Jewish and Christian Americans who called themselves World Pilgrims and travelled to Canada to learn from and dialogue with members of its different faith communities. … [more]

The Ethel LeFrak HolocaustEducation Conference 2012

National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education | 01.09.2012

Registration is underway for The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference on "Holocaust Education: Challenges for the Future" which will take place here at Seton Hill University on October 21-23, 2012. … [more]

Catholics and Jews Hold Emerging Leadership Conference

JCR | 01.09.2012

NEW YORK - A groundbreaking conference brought together emerging interfaith leaders from around the world, together with veteran interfaith professionals and scholars, to discuss the past, present and future of interreligious relations at an event sponsored by the Vatican and its international Jewish dialogue partner. … [more]

Muslim and Jewish students debate Islamophobia and anti-Semitism

Habeeb Alli | 01.07.2012

Toronto, Canada - When I told people that I wanted to organise a speech competition for youth on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, the most common reaction I received was, “That would be hard.” However in late April 2012, 16 students from Muslim and Jewish schools, as well as public schools, in Toronto came together at the North American Muslim Foundation to participate in the 10th occasion of this annual event. … [more]

Jews, Muslims outraged after German court rules that religious circumcision of minors is against the law

World Jewish Congress | 01.07.2012

German Jews and Muslims have reacted with outrage at a ruling by a Cologne appeals court which had found that a doctor in the city who had circumcised a four-year-old Muslim boy on his parents' wishes had acted unlawfully. … [more]

Latin America: the next frontier in Muslim-Jewish relations

Walter Ruby | 01.06.2012

Washington, DC - Until recently, the Muslim and Jewish communities of Latin America had been largely untouched by the burgeoning movement of the past five years to strengthen communication and cooperation between Jewish and Muslim leaders and grassroots activists in North America and Europe. That isolation is now coming to an end. … [more]

Appeal to reject reconciliation between Catholic Church and Society of St. Pius X

Hans Küng | 31.05.2012

In a press statement delivered by the German grass root organization "Wir sind Kirche" ("We are church") the well known theologian Hans Küng appeals to Pope Benedict XVI. to reject reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the tradionalist, anti-Semitic Society of St. Pius X. Subsequently the wording of his press statement. … [more]

60th Week of Brotherhood in Germany

Rev. Dick Pruiksma | 01.04.2012

On Sunday March 11 the official opening of the German Week of Brotherhood took place in Leipzig. This years’ edition of this nation wide event is the sixtieth in a row. Only a few years after the horror of the Shoah Jews and Christians in Germany came together trying to find ways of co-existence, dialogue and perhaps even friendship. What started on a small scale in 1952, became in sixty years a nation wide event with numerous lectures, exhibitions, concerts etc. all over Germany. … [more]

The American Mosque 2011: Basic Characteristics of the American Mosque, Attitudes of Mosque Leaders

01.03.2012

(WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 29, 2012) -- A comprehensive study of mosques and the attitudes of mosque leaders in the United States released today indicates that the number of American mosques increased 74 percent since 2000 and that Islamic houses of worship are ethnically-diverse institutions led by officials who advocate positive civic engagement. … [more]