Postponed: Event with Filmmaker Yousuf Saeed
Interfaith Dialogue and Religious Literacy Drive Campus Activism
The University of Wisconsin’s Center for Religion and Global Citizenry is leading the charge of activism on the campus, centered on interfaith dialogue and religious literacy. The group has protested changes to the campus’s dining policy, which would have proven unduly burdensome to Jewish and Muslim students with religious dietary restrictions and has spoken out against Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism. Learn more at the link below!
A Refugee’s Story Unites an Interfaith Community
The harrowing story of one immigrant brought together members of Atlanta’s interfaith community for an evening of discussion at Atlanta’s Temple Beth Tikvah. Here, the crowd listened to the story of Mohammed Al Samawi, a peace activist, refugee, and author whose book, The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America, was featured at the Atlanta Jewish Book Festival in November. The book is billed as the story of “four strangers, three faiths and one extraordinary escape to freedom.”
Interfaith Engagement on Campus
A new initiative at the University of Washington aims to show students all they have in common across lines of faith. The event, called One of Many, brought students together to discuss life experiences and experiences with faith. While the event did not draw hard conclusions about how to best foster an open interfaith environment, the participants came away feeling more connected to one another, with one participant saying, “I’ve never felt more connected to my friends.”
Interfaith Community Comes Together to Protest Anti-Semitism
After a spate of hate crimes in France, thousands of people gathered in cities across the country to protest Anti-Semitism and send the message that hatred has no place in French society. Learn more at the link below!
