CNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin February 19, 2017 Jason: This should Thumbnail of video in link New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square on Sunday, heeding a music mogul’s calls to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them. The demonstrators — many of them hoisting placards Continue Reading »
CBS New York February 19, 2017 A crowd flooded Times Square Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, claiming they target Muslims. The order, which was placed on hold earlier this month by a federal judge, banned travel from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also banned all refugees from across Continue Reading »
Bustle By Brandi Neal Thousands of people gathered in New York City’s Times Square Feb. 19 for a rally organized by Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons to support those affected by President Trump’s Muslim travel ban. The Today I am Muslim, Too rally united people in solidarity against Trump’s executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority Continue Reading »
HuffPost By Stephanie Marcus February 19, 2017 “All of the diversity we see here today will prevail.” Music mogul Russell Simmons led thousands of New Yorkers in a show of solidarity for Muslim Americans at the “I Am A Muslim Too” rally on Sunday in Times Square. Simmons headlined the event, which was co-organized by the Foundation For Ethnic Continue Reading »
Daily Beast Dean Obeidallah February 17, 2017 It’s been so moving to see ‘We’re All Muslims Now’ signs. And we’re going to see tons of them in Times Square this Sunday. Thanks, Donald! Donald Trump has done something truly amazing: He has inspired thousands and thousands of Americans to stand up for Muslims in opposition Continue Reading »
Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier February 17, 2017 There are many Muslims we know who have made significant contributions to America. As President Donald Trump signed his executive order two weeks ago ending all resettlement of refugees in U.S. for four months and placing an indefinite freeze on people arriving from seven Muslim majority Continue Reading »
In an op-ed for the JTA, FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier writes about how as allies of Martin Luther King, Jews must fight for the civil rights of Muslims
In an op-ed for the HuffPost, FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali write about how there is cause for hope for American Muslims
Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier Tatars children celebrating Eid El Adha in last September with the support of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Over the course of my more than 25 years as a congregational rabbi, I have taken part in many joyous and memorable simchas (celebrations)—bar and bat-mitzvahs, weddings and holiday celebrations during which members Continue Reading »
New Jersey Jewish News By Michele Alperin Jewish and Muslim women find common ground at Salaam Shalom conference With its core value of building one-to-one relationships that will change the world, the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom challenged each of the 500 Muslim and Jewish women at its 2016 national conference at Drew University in Madison Continue Reading »
Jewish Telegraphic Agency By Ron Kampeas Washington – A year ago, when several dozen Washington-area Jewish and Muslim religious and lay leaders jostled for spots in a group picture, the mood was convivial. The most novel item on the agenda for that November 2015 confab was bringing in non-Middle Eastern Muslims into the Jewish-Muslim dialogue. Continue Reading »
The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Jolted into action by a wave of hate crimes that followed the election victory of Donald J. Trump, American Muslims and Jews are banding together in a surprising new alliance. They are putting aside for now their divisions over Israel to join forces to resist whatever Continue Reading »
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