Of all the places in the world, the encounter of two Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom sisters at the UNESCO site of Machu Picchu, Peru! It was the last day of our four day trip to Pueblo Machu Picchu. On this last day, my brother, Viquar, and I revisited the Machu Picchu site, to take one last […]
A Fateful Meeting — or Divine Intervention? By Cynthia Wyatt and Dorene Alama
Dorene: It was Day Six of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Building Bridges Civil Rights Tour. I had joined the tour late on Wednesday two days earlier, and as I entered the bus that was taking us to Jummah services at Masjid Al-Muminun in Memphis, there were several seatmates already engrossed in deep conversation. Twice […]
We Reaffirm Our Commitment To Be There For One Another
A Statement by Board Chair Atiya Aftab, Board President Donna Cephas, and Executive Director Sheryl Olitzky We are reaching out to you today in the midst of emotions running high over actions that have taken place over the past few weeks for many in the Muslim and Jewish communities. The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® remains […]
Rising Up Against Hate: The 4th Annual SOSS Conference by Heba Macksoud
When people ask me to describe the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® annual conference, I often have so much to say, that I don’t even know where to start. This year was the 4th year of the conference and over 630 women attended — a tremendous jump from the 100 who attended in 2014. I typically […]
Rising Up Against Hate: The 4th Annual SOSS Conference by Heba Macksoud
When people ask me to describe the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® annual conference, I often have so much to say, that I don’t even know where to start. This year was the 4th year of the conference and over 630 women attended — a tremendous jump from the 100 who attended in 2014. I typically […]
It’s About Personal Connections of Trust: Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Highlighted
This article by S. D’I and Erasmus originally appeared on The Economist on May 22, 2017. Here’s an excerpt: Inter-faith dialogue: Muslims, Jews and women in America However toxic the climate, some Muslims and Jews try harder to get along As President Donald Trump engages in his own, idiosyncratic kind of religious and cultural diplomacy […]
In Azerbaijan, Lessons on Peace and Harmony
This commentary originally appeared on Philly.com. By Marcia Bronstein While the Republic of Azerbaijan had never been on my bucket list, I eagerly embraced the recent chance to experience it as a participant in a Muslim/Jewish women’s bridge-building trip helmed by the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® (SOSS). Azerbaijan’s unique and successful model of peaceful coexistence […]
Everything Depends Upon Building and Cultivating Relationships of Trust-Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
In 1974, just as I was graduating college, I attended a conference in New York City entitled, “Auschwitz: Beginning of a New Era?” I was moved by passionate Christians who were repentant for the role their religion had played in genocide and were determined to reconstruct their theology, their liturgies, their textbooks. I found them […]
#Stand Up Against Hate; Atiya Aftab
What is it going to take to awaken us to see our commonalities and not be divided by fear of the other? I am still reeling from the elections. The bigoted, xenophobic, misogynist statements uttered by our presumed president elect were at the least disturbing. Now I understand how millions of people around the world live […]
We Stand Up for Each Other: Atiya Aftab, Co-founder and Board Chair
Proud of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® and Atiya Aftab, Co-founder and Board Chair, for their support of and participation in the November 1 “Stand Up for the Other” Interfaith Program at Rutgers Douglas Student Center. Atiya was a presenter and shared the following words: Good evening, salaam, shalom and peace be with you all! About […]