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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 dialogue thanks to the efforts and initiatives of President Ilham Aliyev, and the activities of...

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 Board for promoting global cooperation. He highlighted the coexistence...

  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 key priority of state religious policy. ”Under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, comprehensive...

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 to transforming a temporary truce into a foundation for lasting peace. Gulf countries – Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates – have already shown the world that reconciliation...

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 saying that anyone who is critical of Mamdani’s stance on Israel is “Islamophobic.” Throughout my more than two decades of building bridges between Jews and...

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   The car carrying US President Donald Trump is pictured between Saudi honor guards on horses carrying U.S. and Saudi flags, during a welcoming ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025 | Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Reuters “Imagine,”...

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 most prominent Jewish voices in the global Jewish-Muslim dialogue – reveals the behind-the-scenes of policy initiatives, meetings with kings and presidents,...

“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 Aliyev have a great reverence for the Jewish community of Azerbaijan. People believe there could be between 25,000...

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 U.S., members of the Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as researchers. In his opening remarks, Khazar Ibrahim, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the...

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 poor and powerless. Yet another important aspect of Francis’ legacy has received little attention. Pope Francis waves to well-wishers on Sept....