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Azerbaijani Religious Leader Hosts U.S. Fund for Ethnic Understanding President

Posted on December 4, 2025

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4.​ The Chairperson of the Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikhulislam Pashazade, received a delegation led by President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) Rabbi Marc Schneier today, the office told Trend. Greeting the guests, Pashazade spoke about the unique multicultural lifestyle in Azerbaijan, the leading role of the Azerbaijani state in international interfaith Continue Reading »

Chairman of Caucasus Muslims Board meets with President of Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

Posted on December 4, 2025

Baku, December 4, AZERTAC Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board (CMB), met with a delegation led by Marc Schneier, President and Founder of the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. During the meeting, Allahshukur Pashazade emphasized Azerbaijan’s unique multiculturalism and its role in international interfaith dialogue, crediting the country’s leadership and the Caucasus Muslims Continue Reading »

Azerbaijani State Committee Discusses Ethnic Understanding with U.S. Delegation

Posted on December 4, 2025

  BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4.​ The Chairperson of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Ramin Mammadov, met with a delegation led by Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), on December 4, the Committee told Trend. According to the Committee, Mammadov stressed that promoting the country’s strong multicultural values remains a Continue Reading »

From Ceasefire to Coexistence: The Gulf’s Role in Building Lasting Peace

Posted on October 30, 2025

By Rabbi Marc Schneier   As ceasefire negotiations continue between Israel and Hamas to end the war, the eyes of the world once again turn to the Gulf. The region’s leadership has proven that diplomacy, rooted in faith and moral conviction, can achieve what decades of conflict could not. Today, that same leadership is vital Continue Reading »

No, Zohran Mamdani, we are not Islamophobic

Posted on October 29, 2025

Zohran Mamdani believes that most of the backlash to his candidacy is “Islamophobic.” It is not. Daily News – Opinion – by Rabbi Marc Schneier   Zohran Mamdani believes that most of the backlash to his candidacy is “Islamophobic.” It is not. I scrolled down my X timeline after last Wednesday’s debate, seeing dozens of people Continue Reading »

In pursuit of normalization: How an American rabbi befriended Arab monarchs

Posted on October 23, 2025

Marc Schneier, from the Hamptons, is known as “rabbi to kings,” because of his rapport with Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati leaders. He has been advocating for Israel from palace halls across the Muslim world. Israel Hayom – by Or Shaked   “Imagine,” American Rabbi Marc Schneier remarked, “that the spiritual center of Islam were to Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier: “The road to peace in the Middle East passes through Saudi Arabia”

Posted on May 27, 2025

Maariv – by Josh Aronson Rabbi Marc Schneier continues to bridge worlds: from participating in the New York parade alongside Cuomo to meetings with leaders such as Erdogan, Herzog, the King of Jordan and the Saudi Foreign Minister – to promote interfaith and diplomatic dialogue. In a special interview with Maariv, Rabbi Marc Schneier – one of the Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier: Azerbaijan is a global example of inter-religious cooperation, dialogue and coexistence

Posted on May 14, 2025

“Azerbaijan is a global example of inter-religious cooperation, dialogue and coexistence,” Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the US Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, told journalists. “For me personally as a Rabbi, there are three boxes it checks off. First, Azerbaijan, among the 57 Muslim nations, I believe is Israel’s greatest friend. Second, Azerbaijan and President Ilham Continue Reading »

Washington hosts presentation of Azerbaijani edition of book “Sons of Abraham”

Posted on May 14, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Embassy in the United States hosted a presentation of the Azerbaijani edition of the book “Sons of Abraham: A Candid Conversation about the Issues That Divide and Unite Jews and Muslims,” co-authored by Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali. The presentation ceremony was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the Continue Reading »

Pope Francis’ legacy

Posted on April 24, 2025

Pope Francis had an unprecedented interfaith impact across the globe, specifically between the three Abrahamic religions. In the days since Pope Francis’ passing, he has been rightly hailed as both a reformer and a man of humility and compassion, someone who role-modeled for leaders of all religious traditions a spirit of love for and solidarity with the Continue Reading »

Mediator in the Middle: Azerbaijan’s Role in Fragile Israel-Turkey Dialogue

Posted on April 10, 2025

Ankara quietly working to block Israel in international forums while expanding military role in Syria, but talks mediated by Azerbaijan expected to continue; ‘Both sides need this,’ source says despite rising tensions Itamar Eichner|04.10.25 | 15:41 As talks between Turkey and Israel continue with Azerbaijan as the mediator, a source familiar with the details revealed Continue Reading »

*Will Azerbaijan reconcile Israel and the Muslim world?*

Posted on March 24, 2025

Rabbi Marc Schneier discusses Israel-Azerbaijan relations and Azerbaijan’s role in bridging the gap between Israel and the Muslim world on CBC TV, one of the major TV stations in Azerbaijan, translated into Russian. Click Here to Watch the Video