Hasbara Fellowships gala to honour Muslim couple
On December 5, the Canadian Jewish organization will pay tribute to the Razas, leaders of Muslims Facing Tomorrow at the annual gala dinner in Vaughan
British Jewish leaders condemn French harassment of women in burkinis
The Board of Deputies of British Jews condemned what it called police harassment in France of Muslim women who wore the full-body bathing suit known as burkini.
Dough: A heartfelt film on Jewish-Muslim relations, and weed
Starring Jonathan Pryce and Jerome Holder, ‘Dough,’ despite its humour and positive message, tackles painful themes
U.S. Jewish groups defend Muslims from discrimination
From a bid to overcome resistance to building a mosque in New Jersey to defending a Muslim student at a military academy who wants to wear a hijab, Jewish groups this week joined efforts to stop anti-Muslim discrimination
Attempting to pray at Temple Mount, Jewish visitors beaten, ejected
Muslim worshippers attacked two Jewish men on the Temple Mount on Tuesday after the Jews bowed in prayer in violation of the visiting rules
Mideast conflict is ‘the elephant in the room’
More than simply meeting and spending time with each other, both Jews and Muslims must understand the other side’s narrative in order to begin a constructive dialogue
Building bridges between Jews and Muslims
Canadians of both faiths are working to foster mutual understanding, even if that means not talking about Israelis and Palestinians
Poll: U.K. Muslims more anti-Semitic than general population
The poll found that while 6 per cent of the British population believed Jews are “responsible for most wars,” more than 25 per cent of Muslim respondents held that view
Thornhill residents reject revised Muslim housing plan
Thornhill Woods residents who have been fighting an Islamic organization’s plan to build a community housing complex for Muslims in the predominantly Jewish suburb say the latest revision to the proposal still isn’t good enough
Zuckerberg invokes Jewish heritage in support of Muslims
“As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on all communities,” he wrote in a Facebook post
