Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom®

Enriching Women's Souls, Shattering Stereotypes

SOSS In the News

2018

2017

  • “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom brings Muslim, Jewish Women Together to Fight Hate,” NorthJersey.com, December 28, 2017
  • “A Year After Trump’s Election, Jewish-Muslim Group Takes A More Pointed Approach To Fighting Hate,” New York Jewish Week, November 26, 2017
  • “Sisters are Doin’ It For Themselves: The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom®,” altM, November 20, 2017
  • “Reflections from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Conference,” The Lilith Blog, November 16, 2017
  • “Through Ties of Friendship, Muslim and Jewish Women Unite Against Hate,” The New Jersey Jewish News, November 15, 2017
  • “These Women Are Bringing the Muslim and Jewish Communities Together Despite Their Differences,” Huffington Post Sponsored by National Geographic, November 2, 2017
  • “How One Muslim Jewish Women’s Group Goes Beyond Feel Good Interfaith Work and Tackles Israel Palestine,” Tablet Magazine, August 31, 2017
  • “Muslim and Jewish Sisterhood Group Canadian Chapter,” Canadian Jewish News, August, 2017
  • “Come Together: American Jewish-Muslim Solidarity in the Age of Trump,” Jewschool, July, 2017
  • “Toronto Muslim and Jewish Women Find Power and Joy In Building a Sisterhood,” Muslim Link,  July 22, 2017
  • “Breaking the Ramadan Fast in a Synagogue Is the Latest in Jewish-Muslim Outreach,” Ha’aretz, June 18, 2017
  • “Muslims, Jews, and Women in America,” The Economist, May, 2017
  • “As Immigration Crisis Deepens, Jews, Muslims Draw Closer,” New York Jewish Week, February 1, 2017

2016

  • “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Co-Founder Sheryl Olitzky Offers Lessons in Bridge-Building,” The Forward, December 30, 2016
  • “Celebrating 7 Jewish Nasty Women of 2016”, Lilith Magazine, December 30, 2016
  • “Muslim Jewish Unity Fights Stereotypes and Hate”, NPR WHYY Philadelphia’s Radio Times, December 20, 2016
  • “Facing the Age of Trump Together: Jewish and Muslim Sisters Build Sisterhood”, Haaretz, December 2016
  • “Muslim and Jewish Women Celebrate Sisterhood,” Hadassah Magazine, December 2016
  • “Both Feeling Threatened, American Muslims and Jews Join Hands,” New York Times, December 5, 2016
  • “Why Jews Are Coming To the Defense of Mosques in America,” The Christian Science Monitor, December 1, 2016
  • “How Do You Build A Strong Muslim-Jewish Alliance For the Trump Era?” The Forward, November 25, 2016

2015

  • “Muslim and Jewish Feminists Gather to Seek Common Ground,” The Forward, December 18, 2015
  • “Waging Peace: The Story of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom®,” altmuslimah,  December 17, 2015
  • “Parable on Bigotry and Citizenship Plays Out in Supermarket Aisle,” New York Times,  December 12, 2015
  • “Jewish and Muslim Sisters are Doin’ Coexistence for Themselves,” Ha’aretz, December 12,2015
  • “Interfaith Sisters Seek Common Ground,” New Jersey Jewish News, December 9, 2015
  • “Muslim, Jewish Women Seek Camaraderie at Leadership Conference,” Newark Star-Ledger, December 7, 2015
  • “Be the Protector,” Huffington Post, November 18, 2015
  • “The Magical Thing That Happens When Women Get Spiritual Together,” Huffington Post, October 06, 2015
  • “Not My America Campaign Responds To Mosque Protest With Message of Inclusion,” Huffington Post, May 29,2015
  • “Interfaith Push To Muslims Could Face Headwinds,” Jewish Week, May 19, 2015
  • “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Included in Organizations Seeking Federal Investigation Of Chapel Hill Murders,” Muslim Advocates, February 13, 2015
  • “Building Jewish Muslim Friendships One Woman at a Time,” Interfaith Observer, January 2015

Coverage in 2014 and earlier

  • “What’s a Nice Chabad Girl Doing at a Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Conference,” “JEWCY“, November 30, 2014
  • “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Changing The World, One Jewish and One Muslim Woman At A Time,” Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, November 27, 2014
  • “Women Gather to Build Alliances for Peace,” New Jersey Jewish News, November 11, 2014
  • “Muslim and Jewish Feminists Mingle In the City of Sisterly Love,” Jewish Daily Forward, November 11, 2014
  • “Muslim and Jewish Women Talk the Talk,” Jewish Exponent, November 5, 2014
  • “Jewish and Muslim Women Join at Interfaith Conference at Temple,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014
  • “Mothers Seek Peace in Midst of Gaza War,” New Jersey Jewish News, August 11, 2014
  • “Mothers on the Side of Peace,” Kansas City Star, August 5, 2014
  • “For Our Children,” Huffington Post, July 7, 2014
  • “Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Group Expanding,” New Jersey Jewish News, January 14, 2014
  • “Sisters’ Seek Peace Among Jews, Muslims,” New Jersey Jewish News, May 20, 2013
  • “The Power of Sisterhood Enriches Souls, Shatters Stereotypes, Boundaries,” Abrahamic Alliance, May 19, 2013

Read news connected to the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom®:

  • “Why Muslim Jewish Cooperation Matters to America,” Religion News Center, December 21, 2016–written by Eboo Patel
  • “When a Scarf Means an Invitation to Hate,” NJJN, December 16, 2015–written by Essex County member Johanna Ginsberg
  • “From Family and Faith, A Non-Profit is Born,” US 1, Princtoninfo, March 4, 2015 — written by Princeton Chapter member Michelle Alperin
  • “Who Gets to Say What is ‘Islamic,'” Huffington Post, February 26, 2015 — written by Sisterhood Board member Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
  • “Other Stories,” Hebrew College Blog, January 2, 2015 — witten by Sisterhood Board member Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
  • “Celebrating Muslims on International Human Rights Day,” Huffington Post, December 8, 2014 — written by Sisterhood Board member Engy Abdelkader

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