Middle East and North Africa

As leaders of the United Religions Initiative, we raise our voices in solidarity with the innocent civilians, Palestinians and Israelis, suffering from the latest outbreak of deadly violence. 

The global leadership of the United Religions Initiative today condemned the “criminal violence” of the attackers on the U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya

I join the ranks of those heartsick at the news of the tragic deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three colleagues.

The notion that global climate change is not merely “an inconvenient truth” was at the heart of an interfaith conference on the environment held in Jerusalem March 19.

Spiritual leaders and close friends Rabbi Menachem Froman and Haj Ibrahim Abuelhawa celebrated Jerusalem as a capital of peace in an event sponsored by the Jerusalem Peacemakers CC.

Young leaders from six  countries – Egypt, England, Jordan, Lebanon, Spain and Turkey – gathered in Ankara, Turkey for six days of training as peer educators in an event co-sponsored by the Quested Peace CC. 

Excellent profile of Ibtisam Mahameed,  Women Reborn CC member and Middle East women's peace activist in recent Interfaith Observer article by Ruth Broyde Sharone.

The first step toward solving an issue is to speak about it, right? Hmm.. How about writing a song about it?