Middle East and North Africa

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URI member groups are present in the following countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region:

Bahrain
Egypt
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
State of Palestine
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

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Stories From URI Middle East and North Africa

URI MENA members bring New Year's cheer to Syrian refugees in Mafraq

A group of seven CCs brought blankets and coats to refugees of the ongoing Syrian uprising.

New resource! Barefoot Bloggers

Green Prophet CC publishes guide to green blogging with seed grant from URI’s Environmental Satellite.

Interfaith women inaugurate Garden of the Mothers

Forty-four new trees honor lives lost in a forest fire in Northern Israel last year.

URI-MENA members participate in FIKR10 conference

Five members of URI-MENA participated in Arab Thought Foundation conference FIKR10 entitled “ Arab Spring: What’s Next?“

IDP Celebration in Muir Woods, CA

In honor of the International Day of Peace, we gathered with women of different faiths - Jewish, Christian, Buddhist - to do a Walking Meditation in Muir Woods National Park in Marin County, CA on...

Iraqi Youth Peace Camp

On the occasion of International day of peace the Iraqi youth for dialogue and coexistence CC organized a Peace Camp for the Iraqi Youth. The Camp took place in Bagdad from 20 -23 September 2011...

Celebrating the International Day of Peace with 100 poor children from Jordan

A candle lighting vigil for the International Day of Peace

A candle lighting vigil marking the International Day of Peace and in support of the Palestinian Candidacy to become a full member at the United Nations. Bethlehem – Palestine – 21st of September 2011

The quest for peace

My prayer, on this International Day of Peace, is that more and more members of the human community say Yes to the goal of dedicating their lives to peace, justice and healing. I pray this spirit informs deliberations at the UN over statehood for Palestine, in the Middle East, and all over the world.

Interfaith delegation to condemn mosque burning in West Bank

Jerusalem Peacemakers CC organized a delegation of Jewish and Muslim leaders to show support for the Palestinian village of Qasra where a mosque was burnt and defaced by Jewish extremists. Leading the...

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