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Pope slams ‘childlike’ whims of powerful that start wars

Posted on November 4, 2022

By Nicole Winfield November 4, 2022 SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion must never be used to justify violence and that faith leaders must Continue Reading »

Pope slams ‘childlike’ whims of powerful that start wars (ABC News)

Posted on November 4, 2022

ABC News By Nicole Winfield (Associated Press) November 4, 2022 Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in Bahrain in calling for the world’s great religions to work for peace SAKHIR, Bahrain — With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Kazakhstan: Jewish Rabbi upholds role of religions in promoting peace

Posted on September 14, 2022

Vatican News By Benedict Mayaki, SJ & Deborah Castellano Lubov September 14, 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 religious beliefs on others. The Continue Reading »