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Russell Simmons: President Trump’s Charlottesville response is ‘shocking’

Posted on August 19, 2017

USA Today spoke with FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Chairman Russell Simmons about President Trump’s shocking Charlottesville response

We As Jews Must Stand Up For Our Muslim Neighbors

Posted on August 9, 2017

In his latest column for The Times of Israel, Rabbi Marc Schneier discusses why we as Jews must stand up for our Muslim neighbors

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is guest at Israeli Consulate’s Ramadan Event

Posted on June 16, 2017

The JTA reports that basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons were among the guests at an event at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The event was hosted by the FFEU

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Celebrates Ramadan, Breaks Fast with Israeli Consul

Posted on June 16, 2017

The Jerusalem Post reports that basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared an iftar dinner with Consul-General of Israel in Los Angeles Sam Grundwerg. The event was coordinated by the FFEU

Populism: The French Election’s Big Winner

Posted on May 1, 2017

The FFEU’s European Director Samia Hathroubi tells Aljazeera that populism is on the rise all over Europe

Russell Simmons Talks to MG About Islamophobia, Muslim Women’s Day and the Media

Posted on March 27, 2017

Muslim Girl By Amani Al- Khatahtbeh In the spirit of our first-ever Muslim Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to have a conversation about Islamophobia and media misrepresentation with music mogul, entrepreneur, author, activist, and philanthropist Russell Simmons. Uncle Rush is the chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a partner on our #MuslimWomensDay campaign and Continue Reading »

Turning Off and Tuning Out on Top of the World

Posted on March 20, 2017

The Village Voice By Lily Koppel Jesse Israel, 32, who has already gone through a few incarnations in New York, including managing the popular band MGMT while still a sophomore at NYU, began suffering from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks in his early twenties. “I was having an identity crisis,” he said on Sunday, a Continue Reading »

Un dimanche de rencontre dans une synagogue parisienne entre jeunes musulmans et jeunes juifs français

Posted on March 20, 2017

Bondy Blog En Partenariat Avec By Yousra Gouja A l’occasion de Pessah, des jeunes Français musulmans et juifs ont passé une matinée riche en échanges dans une synagogue du 15ème arrondissement de Paris grâce au programme Sadaqa-Tsedaka de la Fondation for Ethnic Understanding. Le Bondy Blog y était. Reportage. Il est 10h et déjà, dans Continue Reading »

À Sevran, juifs et musulmans au secours des sans-abris

Posted on February 27, 2017

Respect Magazine By Mounir Belhidaoui Non loin de Saint-Denis, à Sevran (93), juifs et musulmans dialoguent via une cause commune: la générosité. Pour cela, cette petite bande prépare des recettes pour nourrir les sans-abris. La petite commune de Sevran prouve que les religions sont un terreau de solidarité. De jeunes gens de confession juive et Continue Reading »

Sevran: jeunes juifs et musulmans œuvrent ensemble pour les sans-abri

Posted on February 26, 2017

Le Parisien « Bonheur et sourire », « SDF et partage ». En deux mots, Selma et Sanou, jeunes filles musulmanes de Sevran, décrivent la matinée qu’elles ont passée, ce dimanche, avec des adolescents parisiens de confession juive. Ensemble, ils ont préparé des repas, distribués ensuite à des sans-abri par le groupe Coexister Montreuil. Un Continue Reading »

‘I am a Muslim too’ immigrations rallies held around US

Posted on February 20, 2017

Al Arabiya English reports on the “I Am A Muslim Too” event that was held in Times Square and was organized by several groups, including the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

New Yorker’s Gather for ‘Today I am a Muslim too’ Rally

Posted on February 20, 2017

Pakistan Today New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square on Sunday to participate in the ‘Today I am a Muslim too’ rally. People came out to show solidarity with Muslims and denounce anti-Muslim rhetoric promoted by the US President Trump following executive orders that stopped refugees and travellers Continue Reading »