RICHMOND, British Columbia — Students from two classes in faith-based Richmond schools have won the 2014 Class Act award, for giving out food and clothes in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during Random Act of Kindness week in February. The classes and their teachers from Richmond Jewish Day School and Az-Zahrra Islamic Academy, were recognized by non-profit organization Random Acts
BRUSSELS — Muslim Executive of Belgium (MEB), the official interlocutor between public authorities and the Muslim community, Monday called for dialogue to promote peaceful coexistence after the Jewish Museum shooting in which three people were killed. The MEB President Noureddine Smaili in a statement condemned "in the strongest terms the heinous crime committed in cold blood. No reason
by PENNY FAUST, Oxford Council of Faiths, for the Oxford Mail — 2 June 2014
OXFORD, U.K. — Oxford is an amazing city in many ways, not the least of which is the vibrant tradition of inter-faith tolerance and respectful relationships. It’s not only between faiths but also between denominations of the same faith, for example the Oxford Jewish Congregation is Orthodox but encourages Jews from the other mainstream British denominations to be members of the same congregation and to worship in their own way in the same Oxford Synagogue and Jewish Centre. So on any Shabbat – Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath – you will find an Orthodox service taking place, while once a month there is a Liberal service and once a month there is a Masorti (the word means traditional) service. Each of them different, but given the same credibility within and as part of the congregation. As far as we know, we are unique in the world to work together in this way; in more ‘normal’ communities there would be separate buildings and services for each denomination, as with the range of churches and chapels that serve the different Christian
REGINA, Saskatchewan — Earlier this year, at the University of Regina's Forward Together lecture, president Vianne Timmons heard the story of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish. Three of his daughters were killed in January 2009, after an Israeli tank shelled his home in the Gaza Strip. As a legacy to their memory and love of learning, he created the Daughters for Life foundation. It awards scholarships to young Middle Eastern women so they can pursue university studies in
by LINDA ESPENSHADE and MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Mennonite World Review —
JOS, Nigeria — When Mugu Zakka Bako arrived at the scene of twin bomb blasts May 20 at a busy market in Jos, Nigeria, he saw more than the destruction, billowing smoke, injured people and charred remains. Bako saw Muslims and Christians working shoulder to shoulder, helping to rescue people from the debris. They consoled
NEW YORK — A coalition of Orthodox Jewish groups filed friend of the court briefs in two high-profile cases involving religious practice in prisons. The National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs on May 28 filed a brief in the Atlanta-based federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of access to kosher meals in the Florida prison system and on May 29 in the U.S. Supreme Court which in its
by JOSHUA MITNICK, Christian Science Monitor — 31 May 2014
ARABEH, Israel — The guests, four Israeli teachers from an affluent Jewish suburb of Tel Aviv, make polite introductions over Turkish coffee in an Arab village as they prepare for a cooking extravaganza. To break the ice, Mazal Cohen jokes, "Did you buy Kosher food?" Today is Ms. Cohen, Ofra Makover, Ariella Shragai, and Osnat Zilberman's first time in an Arab Muslim home. They came to this northern Israel village to learn the secrets of Palestinian Galilean cooking from host, Nawal
FAIRFAX, Va. — The idea was to bring Jewish and Muslim teenagers together to learn basic karate self-defense moves. What could go wrong? As it happened, a lot went right, which comes as no surprise to Soolmaz Abooali, the George Mason University PhD student who is developing a program to use sports—in this case, karate—to teach peacebuilding. Earlier this month, Abooali, a member of the USA National Karate team and a student at George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR), got the chance to
by MEGAN SWEAS, Religion News Service — 29 May 2014
LOS ANGELES — An interfaith group representing 15 organizations spoke out against gun violence Thursday (May 29) in the wake of last week’s deadly shooting spree in Santa Barbara. Religious organizations have lobbied for stricter gun control in the wake of mass shootings, and this latest effort was no exception. “We are here this morning to stand with the multitude of groups across the United States who are advocating for sensible, common sense laws to limit the effects of gun
by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE, ISLAMiCommentary — 29 May 2014
NIZWA, Oman — Israeli-American businessman, scholar, and activist Rabbi Shai Har-El’s new book — Where Islam and Judaism Join Together: A Perspective on Reconciliation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) — is a powerful meditation on how Jews and Muslims can discover the path to reconciliation, especially in the turbulent Middle East. Har-El
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