Archive: November 2022

First session of Bahrain Dialogue Forum held

Posted on November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022 Manama, Nov. 3 (BNA): The opening session of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” highlighted the importance of interreligious dialogue regionally and internationally. The session on “Promoting Global Coexistence and Human Fraternity” was moderated by Aladdin Project President, Dr. Leah Pisar. Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) President, Continue Reading »

Bahrain is a Beacon of Religious Tolerance and Coexistence

Posted on October 28, 2022

The eyes of the faithful around the world will focus on the small Arabian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Nov. 3-4 as it hosts a historic conference entitled the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence.”

Indelible Interfaith Progress Has Been Made in Last Year

Posted on October 3, 2022

Last week marked the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, ushering in the new year. It is a time of reflection on all that has occurred over these past months and all that the future can bring, but it is also a time of self-examination that requires deep soul-searching by each individual.

Kazakhstan’s Unique Story of Building Interfaith Dialogue and Co-existence Must Be Told, Says US Rabbi

Posted on September 23, 2022

The Astana Times By Aibarshyn Akhmetkali September 22, 2022 ASTANA – With rising geopolitical confrontations around the world, the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions that took place in Astana on Sept. 14-15 could not have been more timely. Attended by high-level religious leaders, such as Pope Francis and Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the congress Continue Reading »

Марк Шнайер:«Евреям повезло, что они живут в такой толерантной стране, как Азербайджан»

Posted on September 23, 2022

Stegmi Media Group Azerbaijan September 23, 2022 Интервью СТМЭГИ с президентом Фонда этнического взаимопонимания (ФЭВ), американским раввином Марком Шнайером. – Недавно вы посетили Азербайджан. Скажите, пожалуйста, с чем был связан ваш визит? – Я считаю Баку своим вторым домом. Я бываю в Азербайджане 2-3 раза в году. У меня особые близкие отношения с Президентом Ильхамом Continue Reading »

In a rarity, Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority republic, hosts Jewish festival with global reach (from JTA)

Posted on September 20, 2022

Cleveland Jewish News (article from JTA – The Jewish Telegraphic) By Barry Luxner September 20, 2022   BAKU, Azerbaijan — It’s a Muslim country that’s friendly toward Jews. It has an ancient culture virtually free of antisemitism that also boasts the world’s only all-Jewish mountain village outside of Israel. And it has a young population Continue Reading »

In a rarity, Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority republic, hosts Jewish festival with global reach

Posted on September 20, 2022

JTA – The Jewish Telegraphic By Barry Luxner September 20, 2022 BAKU, Azerbaijan — It’s a Muslim country that’s friendly toward Jews. It has an ancient culture virtually free of antisemitism that also boasts the world’s only all-Jewish mountain village outside of Israel. And it has a young population of Jews eager to learn about Continue Reading »

Jewish Cemetery Reconstruction Hints at Yemen’s True Form

Posted on September 19, 2022

It is in times of crisis and conflict that we reveal our character most clearly. This is true today in Yemen, where even the promise of a truce brokered largely by the UN, the US and Saudi Arabia has yet to cement peace or accelerate reconstruction. To do these things, Yemenis must also rebuild the bonds of faith and community that allow any society to thrive.

A First: Jewish learning conference in Muslim country

Posted on September 18, 2022

Israel National News – Arutz Sheva September 18, 2022 First-ever conference of Jewish learning in a Muslim country draws hundreds. “A Jew starts his day by giving thanks for being alive,” said New York-based rabbi, Marc Schneier, a leader in promoting religious and ethnic tolerance, dialogue and cooperation in intergroup and racial relations, in his Continue Reading »

Leaders musulmans et juifs en faveur du dialogue interconfessionnel au Kazakhstan

Posted on September 16, 2022

i24News 16 septembre, 2022 Le grand rabbin David Lau a discuté avec le grand imam égyptien d’al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb Lors du Congrès inter-religieux au Kazakhstan, le dialogue judéo-musulman était au rendez-vous. Cette grande conférence interconfessionnelle, la septième à se tenir dans la capitale kazakhe Nur-Sultan, a rassemblé quelque 80 chefs religieux musulmans, juifs, chrétiens, bouddhistes Continue Reading »

Muslim, Jewish leaders work for interfaith dialogue in Kazakhstan

Posted on September 15, 2022

i24News September 15, 2022 ‘Would like to say out loud the things we are able to say between us,’ Rabbi Lau tells Grand Imam of al-Azhar At the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, Jewish-Muslim dialogue was ripe. The major interfaith conference– the seventh to be held in the Kazakh capital Continue Reading »

Kazakhstan: Jewish Rabbi upholds role of religions in promoting peace (from Vatican News)

Posted on September 15, 2022

Herald Malaysia online (article from Vatican News) By Benedict Mayaki, SJ & Deborah Castellano Lubov September 15, 2022 American-born Rabbi Marc Schneier, the President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and a participant at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, underscores the importance of religion in peace-building and speaks against imposing Continue Reading »