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Breaking bread, reaching out to refugees

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding cohosts welcome to Syrians Women with their babies and small children during the program before the iftar meal. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the room. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the […]

Zulfi Ahmed: 6 misconceptions Americans have about Muslims

Zulfi Ahmed: 6 misconceptions Americans have about Muslims

I came to generous Texas from Karachi, Pakistan to get my graduate degree in June of 1985 in the sweltering, 105-degree heat. I loved it. I met my beautiful wife, a first generation Mexican-American who came from a Catholic immigrant family, in school. And I loved it more. After leaving university, I got my first […]

BOE member who posted Muslims should ‘(s)tay in your desserts’ resigns

Gladys Gryskiewicz anti Muslim facebook post

ELMWOOD PARK — The borough Board of Education member who faced criticism and calls to step down over anti-Muslim posts she made on Facebook resigned Friday, a report said. Gladys Gryskiewicz cited safety concerns for her family in resigning, according The Record report. Gryskiewicz wrote on post on her Facebook account that told Muslims to […]

‘I have no disrespect for Muslims’ BOE member says after Facebook controversy

ELMWOOD PARK — The borough school board member who was widely criticized for making anti-Muslim posts on Facebook said her comments were being taken out of context. Gladys Gryskiewicz reportedly posted one comment that told Muslims to “(s)tay in your desserts [sic] and follow your religion in your own countries,” the New Jersey chapter of […]

Muslim, Jewish leaders mark Azerbaijan appreciation day

Muslim, Jewish leaders mark Azerbaijan appreciation day

FFEU president Rabbi Marc Schneier, left, and Sheryl Olitzky of the Sisterhood of Salaam/Shalom meet with Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY, Dist. 16). Photos by Karen Sayre A delegation of interfaith activists led by Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the FFEU, meets with Congressman Ted Deutsch (D-Fla., Dist. 21), second from left. MORE THAN 100 Muslim […]

School board member criticized over anti-Muslim Facebook posts

ELMWOOD PARK — The list of lawmakers calling for the resignation of an Elmwood Park school board member over anti-Muslim comments on her Facebook grew this week. Assemblyman Gary Schaer, the state’s lone Orthodox Jewish member of the state legislature, called for borough Board of Education Trustee Gladys Gryskiewicz to step down immediately. Posts on […]

How to build bridges between Jews and Muslims: Marmur

How to build bridges between Jews and Muslims: Marmur

“Christians are no longer our enemies,” wrote Rabbi Ron Kronish, the founder of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, in the Jerusalem Post Magazine earlier this month: “The Crusades are over! We are no longer at war with Christians or Christianity.” The change began with the Vatican declaration Nostra Aetate 50 years ago that transformed […]

Q&A: Jewish rabbi battles Islamophobia in the US

The West has seen a spike in Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims following attacks in Europe and the US that have been blamed on supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). But, in response, some non-Muslim political and religious leaders have stepped up efforts to tackle discriminatory treatment and violence. […]

AJC Names U.S. Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Robert J. Silverman has been named U.S. Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations for AJC (American Jewish Committee), the global Jewish advocacy organization. The new position represents a major expansion of existing AJC programmatic activities aimed at deepening Muslim-Jewish understanding and engaging in constructive, cooperative interactions. Groundbreaking initiatives in interreligious […]

Why a Christian Can View Muhammad As A Prophet

Why a Christian Can View Muhammad As A Prophet

As an advocate of interfaith dialogue, particularly between Christians and Muslims, I’m often faced with the issue of conversion. People ask me, “If you admire Prophet Muhammad so much, why don’t you convert to Islam? Why don’t you accept him as “the seal”? I see these questions popping up on my Twitter and Facebook feeds […]