i24News September 15, 2022 ‘Would like to say out loud the things we are able to say between us,’ Rabbi Lau tells Grand Imam of al-Azhar At the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, Jewish-Muslim dialogue was ripe. The major interfaith conference– the seventh to be held in the Kazakh capital […]
Herald Malaysia online (article from Vatican News) By Benedict Mayaki, SJ & Deborah Castellano Lubov September 15, 2022 American-born Rabbi Marc Schneier, the President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and a participant at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, underscores the importance of religion in peace-building and speaks against imposing […]
Vatican News By Benedict Mayaki, SJ & Deborah Castellano Lubov September 14, 2022 American-born Rabbi Marc Schneier, the President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and a participant at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, underscores the importance of religion in peace-building and speaks against imposing religious beliefs on others. The […]
Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier August 22, 2022 Forty-one innocent souls, including 15 children, died when fire devoured a Coptic Orthodox church in Giza on Aug. 14 — an unspeakable loss that shocked Egypt to its core. As fear levels rose, the tragedy threatened to become another point of division in a country beset […]
Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier August 4, 2022 When an Israeli journalist surreptitiously entered Makkah recently, he violated more than just Saudi rules. It was an infringement of religious ritual and tradition and the responsibility required of everyone during this delicate period of Arab-Israeli rapprochement. Driving past and even filming outside the Grand Mosque […]
Ynet By: Itamar Eichner July 13, 2022 During Biden visit, Riyadh could announce it will allow Israeli flights to Far East using kingdom’s airspace and Israeli Muslims to arrive for holy pilgrimage on indirect flights U.S. President Joe Biden, who will arrive in Israel Wednesday afternoon, will launch initial moves toward normalizing relations between Israel […]
Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier July 13, 2022 President Joe Biden is traveling to Jeddah at a time of unprecedented regional cohesion and coordination, offering hope for fresh advances on peace and stabilization efforts in a part of the world that has known too much strife and conflict. During his visit, an American commander-in-chief […]
The Jerusalem Post Op-ed by: Rabbi Marc Schneier July 8, 2022 I have no doubt that when Saudi Arabia reaches out its hand toward Israel, the friendship will be deep and sustainable. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia is sparking speculation about the future of US policy in the region and the prospect of […]
Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier June 18, 2022 The White House has confirmed that US President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia this July in what will be his first trip to an Arab or Muslim country. Such an overseas journey could not be timelier: By meeting the Saudi leadership in Jeddah, the US […]
FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier discussed with i24NEWS the attendance of Jewish and Israeli fans to FIFA World Cup 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
The Jerusalem Post By: Lahav Harkov June 9, 2022 Israel, FIFA and Qatar finalized an arrangement by which Israelis can attend the World Cup on Thursday. Israeli rabbinical organization Tzohar is in negotiations to provide supervision for kosher food at the World Cup in Qatar in November, Tzohar chairman Rabbi David Stav confirmed on Thursday. […]
Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier June 14, 2022 If anyone doubted the potential dangers around religious incitement, they need look only to India’s unnecessary and increasingly perilous crisis taking place right now. Late last month, Nupur Sharma, national spokesperson for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, offended Muslims and advocates of tolerance and communal harmony […]