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Di New York, Muslim dan Yahudi Saling Membela

Posted on November 17, 2014

Poskota News JAKARTA – Umat Muslim dan Yahudi di New York AS sejak lama saling mencurigai dan berprasangka, tetapi selama tujuh tahun terakhir, hubungan antar umat Muslim dan Yahudi mengalami perubahan besar, menjadi lebih baik, bahkan saling membela satu sama lain. Imam Shamsi Ali, seorang imam asal Tana Toa Sulawesi yang bermukim di New York, Continue Reading »

Imam Shamsi Ali and Rabbi Schneier: Reuniting Muslims and Jews

Posted on November 17, 2014

The Jakarta Post By Hans David Tampubolon The death of a beloved pope is the bridge that connects two men from two worlds tormented with rage, anger, hatred, bloodshed and prejudice. The first man is Imam Shamsi Ali, a Muslim scholar born in Tana Toa, South Sulawesi, in 1967. Growing up, he resented Jews as Continue Reading »

Muslim dan Yahudi di New York AS “Saling Membela”

Posted on November 17, 2014

BBC Umat Muslim dan Yahudi di New York AS sejak lama saling mencurigai dan berprasangka, tetapi selama tujuh tahun terakhir, hubungan antar umat Muslim dan Yahudi mengalami perubahan besar, menjadi lebih baik, bahkan saling membela satu sama lain. Imam Shamsi Ali, seorang imam asal Tana Toa Sulawesi yang bermukim di New York, dan pemuka agama Continue Reading »

Diskusi “Mencari Titik Temu Yahudi-Islam”

Posted on November 13, 2014

Satu Harapan By Tunggul Tauladan YOGYAKARTA, SATUHARAPAN.COM – Stigma buruk tentang agama orang lain seringkali menghinggapi pemikiran seseorang. Perseteruan Yahudi dengan Islam menjadi contoh nyata kasus yang hingga hari ini masih jamak diperbincangkan. Islam menganggap Yahudi sebagai pihak yang menjadi musuh. Hal yang sama berlaku pula bagi Yahudi yang menganggap Islam pantas untuk dibinasakan dengan Continue Reading »

‘Twinning’ event centers on desire for peace

Posted on November 12, 2014

New Jersey Jewish News By Robert Wiener Local Muslims say violence based on religious doctrine is ‘un-Islamic’ Eight thousand miles away from a part of the world where violent confrontations between Muslims and Jews occur on a near-daily basis, a roomful of people from both religions gathered at a mosque to discuss what they perceive Continue Reading »

Women gather to build alliances for peace

Posted on November 11, 2014

New Jersey Jewish News At a time when relations between American Muslims and Jews have been strained by increased conflict in the Middle East, more than 100 women of both faith communities gathered at Temple University in Philadelphia on Nov. 2 with the aim of declaring solidarity with each other. The Muslim-Jewish Women’s Leadership Conference Continue Reading »

Standing Together for Crimean Tartars

Posted on November 5, 2014

Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier and Mohammed Khan As an American Jewish and an American Muslim leader dedicated to the principle that Muslims and Jews should stand up for each other whenever the rights of members of either community are violated anywhere in the world, we are speaking out together against the ever-intensifying campaign Continue Reading »

Muslim Mep Calls on European Jews to Halt Flight

Posted on October 12, 2014

The Jerusalem Post By Sam Sokol MEP Afzal Khan, a Pakistan-born Muslim who represents northwest England in Brussels, said that Jews should not give up on Europe despite rises in anti-Semitism in recent years. European Jews should halt their flight and work with local Muslims to solve the issues facing their communities, a Muslim member Continue Reading »

Standing Together for Crimean Tartars

Posted on October 9, 2014

In their latest column, Rabbi Marc Schneier and Mohammed Khan speak out together against the ever-intensifying campaign of intimidation and punishment against the Crimean Tatars that has been underway ever since Russia invaded seized and annexed the Crimean peninsula

Muslim, Jewish leaders gather to denounce anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

Posted on October 6, 2014

The Nation A gathering of Muslim and Jewish leaders took place in the European Parliament on Monday to denounce Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and all other forms of bigotry. The gathering, organized by Afzal Khan MEP in conjunction with the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, was called in response to the searing clashes that took place over the Summer between Muslims and Jews in light Continue Reading »

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Can Jews and Muslims get along? 60 imams and rabbis meet in Washington to try

Posted on September 24, 2014

The Washington Post By Lauren Markoe Frustrated by dangerously high tensions between Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land, 60 imams and rabbis gathered Sunday (Nov. 23) to hatch concrete plans to bridge the gulf between their communities, minus the kumbaya. The “2014 Summit of Washington Area Imams and Rabbis,” its organizers hope, will be Continue Reading »

Ron Burkle donated $100k at Baptist Church During Visit

Posted on September 19, 2014

Page Six By Stephanie Smith Billionaire Ron Burkle was a big spender the first time he visited a Baptist church with Sean Combs. The Yucaipa Cos. chief was honored at the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s (FFEU) 25th anniversary party Tuesday night at Russell Simmons’ Hollywood home, where Combs presented Burkle with the International Humanitarian Award. The music mogul Continue Reading »