The Muslim Jewish Conference 2014 by Gulraiz Khan

THE MUSL I M J EWI SH CONFERENCE 2014 CONFERENCE REPORT

LETTERFROM THE SECRET ARYGENERAL

THE ORGANI ZATI ON Dec ember1,2014 Dea rFr i ends , I ti ss a f et os a yt ha tt her ea s onI a ma l i v et oda ywa si nt er f a i t hi ni t spur es tf or m.Ther ea s on t ha tIa ma l i v et oda yi st ha thuma nbei ngs ,noma t t ert hei rr el i gi onorpol i t i c a lv i ew, under s t ood,t ha tt het i mei sa l wa y sr i ghtt odowha ti sr i ght . Ther ewa sonl yev ers omet hi ngst ha tma det hedi f f er enc e:huma npa s s i on,empa t hy ,a nd as ens eofwha ti sr i ghta ndwha ti swr ong.I nmyc a s e,t hehuma ni t ya ndc ons c i ousoft he s ol di ert ha ts a v edmygr a ndf a t hera ndt hepr i es tt ha ts a v edmygr a ndmot herdur i ngt he s ec ondWor l dWa r . Andt hi si swha twec ont i nuet odo.Wehuma ni z et heot her .140y oungl ea der sf r om a l l a c r os st hegl obej oi nedusi nVi ennaa tt he5t hMus l i mJ ewi s hConf er enc et oa c hi ev ewha t ma nys t i l ldeem i mpos s i bl e:mut ua lr es pec t ,t hr oughk nowl edge,i nt er a c t i ona ndpr oj ec t ba s edc ooper a t i on. Bec a us eoneda ywemi ghtbet heonest odec i de, a ndt hef a t eof ot her swi l l dependupon doi ngwha ti sr i ght ,whent het i mei sr i ght . Y our sr es pec t f ul l y ,

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ABOUT MJ C TheMus l i mJ ewi s hConf er enc e( MJ C)i sagr a s s r oot sdi a l oguea nd l ea der s hi p or ga ni z a t i ont ha tf oc us esonbui l di ngs us t a i na bl enet wor k sbet weenf ut ur eMus l i m a ndJ ewi s hl ea der sf r om a r oundt hewor l d.Thea nnua l c onf er enc ebr i ngst oget her s t udent sa ndy oungpr of es s i ona l s , a ndi nv i t est hem t os t epbey ondt hebounda r i es ofi gnor a nc ea nds t er eot y pi ngi nor dert obui l danewgl oba l pol i t i c a l mov ementof y oungMus l i ma ndJ ewi s hl ea der s ,a c t i v i s t sa ndex per t swhoa r ec ommi t t edt o mut ua l r es pec t .Conf er enc epa r t i c i pa nt swor kt oget hert odev el opa ndi mpl ement pr oj ec t sf oc us edonpr omot i ngi nt er f a i t ha ndc r os s c ul t ur a l di a l ogue. MJ Cha shos t edf i v ea nnua l c onf er enc esov ert hel a s tf oury ea r s-t wi c ei nVI ENNA, a ndonc eea c hi nKI ndSARAJEVO. EV, BRATI SL AVAa Si nc eourf i r s tc onf er enc ei n2010,weha v ega t her edmor et ha n500y oungJ ewi s h a nd Mus l i m l ea der sf ordi a l ogue,gr a s s r oot sc oa l i t i on bui l di ng,a nd,mos t i mpor t a nt l y ,f r i ends hi p.Pa r t i c i pa nt sha v eha i l edf r om a l l c or ner soft hegl obe:f r om t hr oughoutEur ope,t heMi ddl eEa s t ,Cent r a la ndSout hAs i a ,Nor t ha ndSout h Amer i c a ,a ndNor t ha ndSubSa ha r a nAf r i c a . Al t houghy oung,ourpa r t i c i pa nt s ha v ebeena tt hef or ef r ontofa ddr es s i ngt hema j ori s s uesoft hei rgener a t i on:t hey a r edi r ec t or sofl oc a l a ndna t i ona l NGOs ;c i v i l ,huma na ndwomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sr i ght sa c t i v i s t s ; a c a demi c s ;emer gi ngbus i nes sl ea der s ;gov er nmentpol i c y ma k er s ;huma ni t a r i a n a i dwor k er s ; s pi r i t ua l l ea der s ; j our na l i s t s ; a ndc ommuni t yl ea der s .

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Notl ongago,ourv i s i onofbr i ngi ngt oget herhundr edsofy oungMus l i m and J ewi s hl eader sf r om ar ound t he wor l dt ol ear nf r om eac h ot her ,bui l d l ongl as t i ng r el at i ons hi ps and c hal l enge t he l onghel d mi s c onc ept i ons , s t er eot y pes , andf ear st hathav epl aguedourpeopl eswasj us tt hat : av i s i on.But t hr ough t he hel p ofourgener ouss uppor t er sand ourdy nami ct eam of v ol unt eer s , wear epr oudt or epor tt hatt hi sv i s i onhasbec omer eal i t yf ort hef i f t h t i me. Ast hey ear shav epas s ed,wehav eex pandedourf oc usandhav ebec omea pr oj ec ti nc ubat or ,wor k i ngwi t houral umnit odev el opgr as s r oot si ni t i at i v esi n t hei rhome c ommuni t i es on t opi c sr el at ed t o peac ebui l di ng,i mpr ov i ng i nt er f ai t hr el at i ons ,andot heri s s uesofmut ual c onc er n. OurdualmodelasaDI ndaPROJECTI s ALOGUEPLATFORM a NCUBATOR ha al l owedust os par kt r ans f or mat i v ec hangeex t endi ngmuc hl ongert hanas i ngl e week and af f ec t i ng f armor ei ndi v i dual st han onl yt hos e who at t end our c onf er enc e.

VI SI ON Aswemov ei nt o ournex tf i v ey ear s ,wec ont i nuet oi dent i f ynew way st o mobi l i z ey oung J ewi s h and Mus l i m l eader st o max i mi z e ouri mpac ti n c ommuni t i esar oundt hewor l dandt heMJ Cwi l lc ont i nuet or emai nanannual i nt er f ai t hgat her i ng,s t r enght eni ngi t sr ol easar es pec t edc ent erofex per t i s e andamai npl at t f or m ofc ont ac tf orMus l i mJ ewi s hi nt er nat i onalandi nnov at i v e net wor k sofc ooper at i onandc onf l i c tr es ol ut i on,gr as sr oot sdr i v enbyt henex t gener at i onofl eader s ,ac t i v i s t sandent r epr eneur s . TheMus l i mJ ewi s hConf er enc eai mst ogr ow i nt oaMUSLI MJ EWI SH AGENCY ( MJ A) ,or gani z i ngs ev er alc onf er enc esandmeet i ngst hr oughoutt hey earf or c ommuni t i es , i ns t i t ut i ons , and ac ademi c s , pr ov i di ng ex per t i s e on Mus l i mJ ewi s hr el at i onsaswel lasbui l di ng a net wor kf orot heri nt er f ai t h i ns t i t ut i ons . Mos ti mpor t ant l y ,i tneedst ohel pal umniandpar t i c i pant soft hewor l dwi de c onf er enc est os us t ai nabl yi mpl ementt hei ri nc ubat edpr oj ec t si nor dert ohav e al ongl as t i ngi mpac tont hegr ound,andt oc hanget hewol r daswek nowi t .

MJ CL OCATI ONS20102014

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PREVI OUS CONFERENCES FI RSTANNUALMJC|AUGUST16,2010 VI ENNA,AUSTRI A

Thef i r s tMJ Cwa shel di nVi ennai n2010,undert heof f i c i a l pa t r ona geofAus t r i a n Pr es i dentHei nzFi s c her .Ov erf i v eda y s ,65pa r t i c i pa nt sf r om a r oundt hewor l d wor k edt oget heri nt hema t i cc ommi t t eesa ndc onc l us i v el ypr oduc eda nof f i c i a l dec l a r a t i on a ddr es s i ng t wo ma i ns oc i a li s s ues :c omba t i ng a nt i Semi t i s ma nd a nt i Mus l i m ha t r ed,a nd t he r ol esofeduc a t i on a nd medi ai n Mus l i mJ ewi s h r el a t i ons .

SECOND ANNUALMJC|JUL Y38,2011 KI EV,UKRAI NE

Thes ec ondMJ Cwa sa" c a l l t oa c t i on, "wher e70pa r t i c i pa nt sdev el opedc onc r et e pr oj ec t st oi mpl ementi nt hei rhomec ommuni t i es .Thec onf er enc ea l s oi nc l uded v i s i t st ohous esof wor s hi pof bot ht hef a i t hsa ndt ot hes i t eof t heNa z i ma s s a c r eof J ewsa tBa biY a r .Ov ert hec our s eoft hef i v eda yc onf er enc e,t hec ommi t t ees a ddr es s ed a nt i Semi t i s m a nd a nt i Mus l i m ha t r ed,s us t a i na bl e di a l ogue,a nd hi s t or i c a lna r r a t i v es .MJ C 2011 c a me undert he of f i c i a lpa t r ona ge ofRus s el l Si mmonsa ndRa bbiMa r cSc hnei eroft heFounda t i onf orEt hni cUnder s t a ndi ng. Ni nepr oj ec t swer ec r ea t eda nda r ec ur r ent l yi ndi f f er ents t a gesofi mpl ement a t i on.

THI RD ANNUALMJC|JUL Y913,2012 BRATI SLAVA,SLOVAKI A

I n2012,100pa r t i c i pa nt sdi v i dedi nt of ourc ommi t t eesa nddev el opedmor et ha n t enpr oj ec t swhi c ha r ebei ngi mpl ement eda r oundt hewor l d.I na ddi t i ont ot he wor k i ng c ommi t t ees ,a s epa r a t e bus i nes sv ent ur et r a c ka nd a na r t st r a c k enc our a gedMus l i ma ndJ ewi s hpa r t i c i pa nt st oc ol l a bor a t eons pec i f i cpr oj ec t s t hr oughoutt heweek . Si t ev i s i t st ot hehous esof wor s hi pof bot hf a i t hsi nBr a t i s l a v a wer ec ompl ement edbymeet i ngswi t hpol i t i c i a nsi nVi enna .

FOURTH ANNUALMJC|JUNE30-JUL Y5,2013 SARAJEVO,BOSNI A& HERZEGOVI NA

The f our t hc onf er enc e wa shel d,f ort he f i r s tt i me ev er ,i nt he c a pi t a lofa pr edomi na nt l yMus l i mc ount r y .Undert hepa t r ona geoft heBos ni a kPr es i dent Ba k i rI z et begov i c , 100y oungdel ega t esf r om 39c ounr t i eswor k edonj oi ntpr oj ec t s t oc omba ta nt i Semi t i s m a nd a nt i Mus l i m ha t r ed,pr a c t i c ed t ool sofc onf l i c t t r a ns f or ma t i on, di s c us s edha t es peec ha ndeduc a t i ona ndt hei ref f ec t sonhi s t or i c a l na r r a t i v esa ndmedi a , a nda na l y z edt her el a t i ons hi pbet weengendera ndr el i gi on. They oungl ea der sa l s os ha r edea c hot her â&#x20AC;&#x2122; spa i nwhent heys t oodt oget hera tt he s i t eoft heSr ebr eni c ama s s a c r e,a ndr ec i t edMus l i ma ndJ ewi s hpr a y er sf ort he depa r t eds oul s . 06

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GROWTH PATTERNS MJ C hasc omeal ong ways i nc ei t si nc ept i on.Thec har tbel ow s howst he gr owt hi nt henumberofpar t i c i pant st hathav eat t endedt hec onf er enc e,t he numberofc ount r i est heyr epr es ent ed,s hownbyt hear eaoft hey el l owc i r l c es , t he numberofpr oj ec t spr opos ed,and t he numberofpr es sment i ones r ec ei v ed.Ot hermet r i c s ,i nc l udi ngt henumberofappl i c at i onsr ec ei v ed,t he numberoft eam member si nv ov l ed i n br i ngi ng t haty ear â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sc onf er enc e t oget her ,andt henumberofc ommi t t eeshel ddur i ngt hey earar el i s t edatt he bot t om.

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2011 KI EV

ForMJ C,t hi sc har thol dst wok eyi ns i ght s :f i r s t ,t hatt hedemandf ori nt er f ai t h di al ogue f arout s t r i ps ourc apac i t y .On av er age,we ar e onl y abl et o ac c ommodat eat hi r doft heappl i c ant sanygi v eny ear .Sec ondl y ,t hei mpac t and out r eac hofourwor khasgr owns ev er alf ol dss i nc eweadded pr oj ec t i nc ubat i ont oourmi s s i on.Wehopet obui l dont hes ei ns i ght s ,andenhanc e ouri mpac t ,byhos t i ngmul t i pl ec onf er enc esdur i ngay ear ,ands t r engt heni ng ourpr oj ec ti nc ubat i ondepar t ment .

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OFFI CI AL SUPPORT LETTERFROM AUSTRI AN FOREI GN MI NI STER SEBASTI AN KURZ

PATRONAGE DR.HEI NZFI SCHER

Pr es i dentoft heRepubl i cofAus t r i a Pat r on,2010&2014

BAKI RI ZETBEGOVI Ć

Bos ni akPr es i dentofBos ni aandHer z egov i na Pat r on,2013

RUSSELLSI MMONS

Chai r manoft heFoundat i onofEt hni cUnder s t andi ng Pat r on,2011

BOARD OFADVI SORS ANDRÉAZOULAY Couns el ort oH. M.Ki ngMohammedVIofMor oc c o Mr .Az oul ayi samemberofbot ht heRoy alAc ademyofMor oc c oandoft heRoy al Ac ademyofSpai nf orEc onomyandFi nanc e.Hes er v esasPr es i dentoft heEx ec ut i v e Commi t t eeoft heFoundat i onf ort heThr eeCul t ur esandt heThr eeRel i gi ons ,bas ed i nSev i l l e,Spai n.Heal s oi st heFounderandt heChai r manofI dent i t yandDi al ogue. Mr .Az oul ayhasbeenc onf er r ed t het i t l esofCommanderoft heWi s s am AlAr c h ( Ki ngdom ofMor oc c o)andCommanderoft heLegi ond’ Honneur( Fr anc e) .

DR.MUST AF ACERI Ć For merGr a ndMuf t i ofBos ni aa ndHer z egov i na Al eadi ngI s l ami caut hor i t yi nEur ope,Dr .Cer i ćbec ameGr andMuf t iofBos ni aand Her z egov i nai n1993andf or mal l yr et i r edf r om t heof f i c ei n2013.Hei sout s pok enon i nt er f ai t hi ni t i at i v esi nt heMus l i m wor l dandi sc ons i der edoneoft hemos ti nf l uent i al Mus l i m l eader sofc ur r entt i mes .Dr .Cer i ći sa r ec i pi entoft he UNESCO Fel i x Houphouet Boi gnyPeac e Pr i z e;t he I nt er nat i onalCounc i lofChr i s t i ansand J ews AnnualSt er nber g Awar d;t he Theodor Heus s St i f t ung Awar d;t he As s oc i at i on of Mus l i m Soc i alSc i ent i s t sUK Li f et i me Ac hi ev ementAwar d;and t he Eugen Bi s er Foundat i onAwar d.I n2008,hej oi ned t headv i s or yc ounc i loft heT onyBl ai rFai t h Foundat i onatt hei nv i t at i onofFor merPr i meMi ni s t eroft heUni t edKi ngdom T ony Bl ai r .

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BOARD OFADVI SORS RABBIDAVI D ROSEN For merChi efRabbiofI r el and Ra bbi Ros eni st hef or merChi efRa bbi ofI r el a nda ndapa s tCha i r ma noft heI nt er na t i ona l J ewi s hCommi t t eeonI nt er r el i gi ousCons ul t a t i ons( abr oa dba s ed c oa l i t i onofJ ewi s h or ga ni z a t i ons r epr es ent i ng wor l dJ ewr yt o ot herr el i gi ons ) .He r ec ei v ed a pa pa l Kni ght hoodi n2005f orhi sc ont r i but i ont oJ ewi s hCa t hol i cr ec onc i l i a t i ona ndi n2010he wa sma deaComma nderoft heBr i t i s hEmpi r ebyH. M.QueenEl i z a bet hI If orhi swor k pr omot i ng i nt er f a i t h under s t a ndi ng a nd c ooper a t i on.Ra bbiRos en s er v es a st he I nt er na t i ona lDi r ec t orofI nt er r el i gi ousAf f a i r sofAJ Ca nd i t sHei l br unn I ns t i t ut ef or I nt er na t i ona l I nt er r el i gi ousUnder s t a ndi ng. Hei st heCoPr es i dentof t heWor l dConf er enc e of Rel i gi onsf orPea c ea ndHonor a r yPr es i dentof t heI nt er na t i ona l Counc i l of Chr i s t i a nsa nd J ews .Hes er v esa st heEx ec ut i v eoft heWor l dCounc i lofRel i gi ousL ea der sa ndont he El i j a hI ns t i t ut e’ sBoa r dofWor l dRel i gi ousL ea der s .

J ACOBFI NCI For merBos ni anandHer z egov i ni anAmbas s adort oSwi t z er l and Amemberoft hec ent ur y ol dSepha r di cc ommuni t y , Amba s s a dorFi nc i i saBos ni a nl a wy er , di pl oma ta ndpr eemi nenthuma nr i ght sa c t i v i s t .Hei saf oundera ndpa s tpr es i dentoft he J ewi s hc ul t ur a l , educ a t i ona la nd huma ni t a r i a ns oc i et y ,L a Benev ol enc i j a . Under Amba s s a dorFi nc i ’ sl ea der s hi pdur i ngt heBos ni a nWa r ,L aBenev ol enc i j awa soneoft he mos ts uc c es s f ulNGOst oa s s i s ta l lc i t i z ensonanons ec t a r i a nba s i sa ndwa st heonl y Bos ni a nhuma ni t a r i a nor ga ni z a t i ont owor ka sa ni mpl ement i ngpa r t nerf ort heUNHCR. Amba s s a dorFi nc iha ss er v ed a s Pr es i dentoft he J ewi s h Communi t y ofBos ni a Her z egov i na ;Di r ec t oroft he Sor os Founda t i on -Open Soc i et y Fund f orBos ni a Her z egov i na ;Cha i roft heT r ut ha ndRec onc i l i a t i onCommi s s i oni nBos ni aHer z egov i na ; a ndCha i roft heCons t i t ut i ona l Commi s s i onofFeder a l Pa r l i a ment .Hei st heonl yBos ni a n r epr es ent a t i v et ot heAdv i s or yCounc i l of t heOf f i c ef orDemoc r a t i cI ns t i t ut i onsa ndHuma n Ri ght s .Hei sar ec i pi entoft heGr a ndCr os soft heOr derofMer i toft heFeder a l Republ i c ofGer ma ny ,t heFr enc hChev a l i erL egi onofHonor ,a ndt hePr i moL ev i Pr i z e.

SAL L YA.PAI NTER Chi efOper a t i ngOf f i c er ,Bl ueSt a rSt r a t egi es ,L L C Ms .Pa i nt er ,af or mers eni ora dv i s ori nt heCl i nt onAdmi ni s t r a t i on,i sCoFoundera ndChi ef Oper a t i ngOf f i c era tBl ueSt a rSt r a t egi es ,L L C,ama j orc ons ul t i ngf i r m pr ov i di nga dv i c et o gl oba lc or por a t i ons ,s ov er ei gn gov er nment s ,NGOs ,publ i cpol i c yor ga ni z a t i onsa nd publ i cs ec t ori ns t i t ut i ons .Ms .Pa i nt erha sa nex t ens i v et r a c kr ec or dwor k i ngwi t hCent r a l Eur opeons ec ur i t ya ndpol i c yi s s ues ,i nc l udi ngr epr es ent i ngma nyoft hes ec ount r i eson t hei rNATO a ndEU bi ds ,a swel la sa nhi s t or i cVi s aEqui t yCoa l i t i onofs ev enc ount r i es wher el egi s l a t i onwa spa s s edi nt heU. S. Congr es swhi c ha l l owedt hei rc i t i z enst oent ert he USv i s a f r ee. Ms . Pa i nt ers er v esont heBoa r dof Di r ec t or sf ort heU. S. Commi t t eeonNATO, The T r uma n Na t i ona lSec ur i t y Pr oj ec t ,t he Gl oba lFa i r nes sI ni t i a t i v e,Pa r t ner sf or Democ r a t i cCha nge, a ndi saf oundi ngmemberof t heT r a ns a t l a nt i cBus i nes sDi a l ogue. She r ec ei v edt heOf f i c er ’ sCr os soft heOr derofMer i tf r om t heRepubl i cofHunga r ya ndThe Mi ni s t erofDef ens e’ sAwa r df orDi s t i nc t i onf r om t heRepubl i cofL a t v i a .

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HONORARYCOMMI TTEE RABBIANDREW BAKER

DR.FRANZFI SCHL ER

J EREMI AHBARONBERG

J OSEFHADER

Per s ona lRepr es ent a t i v et o Cha i r ma n of Or ga ni z a t i on f or Sec ur i t y a nd Cooper a t i oni nEur ope( OSCE) ,Of f i c ef or Comba t i ngAnt i Semi t i s m Bus i nes s Dev el opment Ma na ger , Gov er nmentAf f a i r sa tMc KennaL ong & Al dr i dgeL L Pi nWa s hi ngt on,D. C. ;f or mer s er v i c ewi t hUSHel s i nk i Commi s s i oni nt he Uni t edSt a t esCongr es s

MAG. DR. J AMEL EDDI NE BEN ABDEL J EL I L

As s i s t a nt f or I s l a mi c St udi es a tt he Depa r t mentofNea rEa s t er nSt udi esa tt he Uni v er s i t y of Vi enna ; Edi t or i a l Boa r d Memberoft heMa ga z i nef orI nt er c ul t ur a l Phi l os ophi z i ng; Boa r d Member of t he Wi Gi P( Vi ennes eSoc i et yf orI nt er c ul t ur a l Phi l os ophy )

TI MNABRAUER

Aus t r i a ns i nger s ongwr i t er wi t hY emeni r oot s

EDUARDDOL I NSKY

Ex ec ut i v eDi r ec t oroft heUk r a i ni a nJ ewi s h Commi t t ee

RAFIEL UL

Pr es i dentoft heEc oSoc i a lFor um;f or mer Eur opea n Uni on Commi s s i oner ;f or mer Feder a l Mi ni s t er f or Agr i c ul t ur e a nd For es t r yi nAus t r i a Aus t r i a nc omedi a na nda c t or

AMB.NEDZADS.HADZI MUSI C

Vi c e Pr es i dent f or Gov er nment a nd I nt er na t i ona l Rel a t i ons a t Amer i c a n Uni v er s i t yi n Bos ni aa nd Her z egov i na ; f or merAmba s s a dor -Di r ec t orof t heCent er f orSec ur i t yCooper a t i on;f or merAs s i s t a nt Mi ni s t erf orMul t i l a t er a lRel a t i onsMi ni s t r y of For ei gn Af f a i r s of Bos ni a a nd Her z egov i na

DR.MI CHAELHÄUPL

Ma y oroft heCi t yofVi enna ,Aus t r i a

PATRI CI AKAHANE

Pr es i dentoft heKa r l Ka ha neFounda t i on

I BRAHI MI SSA

CoDi r ec t or of Hope Fl ower s Sc hool , Bet hl ehem

SUSANNESCHOL L

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DR.ZEYNEPT AL UY GROSSRUCK

AL EKSANDRFEL DMAN

ABBASKHI DER

Memberoft heUk r a i ni a nPa r l i a menta nd Hea d of t he I nt er na t i ona l Cent er f or T ol er a nc e

PROF .EVEL I NEGOODMANTHAU

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CONFERENCE OVERVI EW I nt hemi ddl eofas ummerf ul lofhos t i l i t i esandhat e,140l eader soft henex t gener at i ondef i ed t heoddsand dec i ded t ot r av elt hous andsofk i l omet er s ar oundt hegl obe,t oc omet oget heri nVi ennaf ort he5t hani v er s ar yoft he Mus l i mJ ewi s hConf er enc e.I nt hec i t ywher ei tal lbegan,undert hepat r onage oft he Pr es i dentofAut r i a,Dr .Hei nzFi s c her ,t he at t endeess t ood outand s howed t ot hewor l dt hatdi al oguei snotj us tpos s i bl e,i twasnev ermor e nec es s ar y . Thec onf l i c ti nI s r aelandPal es t i newasdi s c us s edpas s i onat el ybutr es pec t f ul l y ; warandhumans uf f er i ngwasdebat edaut hent i c al l y ,butpr oduc t i v el yandt he goal swher es ethi gh.Notj us tt obr eaks t er eot y pesandf i ndal anguaget o s peak,butt oc omet oget herwi t hj oi nti deasf ors ol ut i onsandi ni t i at i v es . I s l amophobi aandAnt i s emi t i s mi nt heMedi a,Ri ght sofRel i gi ousMi nor i t i es , Hi s t or i c alNar r at i v esandI dent i t y ,GenderandRel i gi on,Ar tandCul t ur e,and Conf l i c tT r ans f or mat i on wer e al ls ubj ec t sofi nt ens e wor k s hops ,i nc ubat i ng douz ensofl oc alpr oj ec ti deas .T oget her ,t hepar t i c i pant sv i s i t edas y nagogue andamos que, andt r av el edt oaf or mernaz i deat hc amp. Whi l et hewor l ds t ood apar t ,t heypr ay edi nbot ht r adi t i onst oc ommemor at et heJ ewsandMus l i ms al i k e,t hatwer ek i l l edatMaut haus en.

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COMMI TTEES& DI SCUSSI ONS CONFLI CTTRANSFORMATI ON

POWER& RELI GI ON

The17par t i c i pant soft heConf l i c tT r ans f or mat i onc ommi t t eeengagedi nav er yr i c hmi x ofc onf l i c tt r ans f or mat i on s k i l l bui l di ng ac t i v i t i es and c ons t r uc t i v e di al ogue.They ex pl or edt her oot sofc onf l i c tandanal y z edt hemec hani s msofv i ol entes c al at i onf r om i nt er per s onal t oi nt er nat i onal c onf l i c t ,f r om f ami l ymedi at i ont oi nt er c ul t ur al di al ogueon t hewarbet weenHamasandt heSt at eofI s r ael .

ThePower& Rel i gi onc ommi t t eegav epar t i c i pant sac hanc et odi s c us sJ ewi s hand I s l ami cl aw,s ac r edt ex t sandi nt er pr et i v eaut hor i t y ,t ens i onsbet weenr el i gi onandt he s t at e,and v i ol entc onf l i c t sar ound t hewor l d.Fr om t heons et ,par t i c i pant shad t he oppor t uni t yt oas keac hot herdi f f i c ul tandc ompl exques t i ons ,s uc hast hes i gni f i c anc e oft he St at e ofI s r aeli nt he l i v esofJ ewi s h par t i c i pant s ,and t he c ompat i bi l i t yof s ec ul ar i s m andI s l am .Ac ommont hemet hatar os edur i ngc onv er s at i onswast hehi gh degr eeofc ommonal i t ybet weenMus l i m andJ ewi s ht r adi t i ons ,andt hes har edr oot sof t hei rr el i gi ousdi s c our s eanddi f f er enc es .

CHAI REDBYRAFAELTYSZBLAT

They c ov er ed di f f er entt heor i esand appr oac hesofConf l i c tT r ans f or mat i on f r om Mar s hal lRos enber g’ sNon Vi ol entCommuni c at i on and Er i c Ber ne’ sT r ans ac t i onal Anal y s i st oCar lRoger ’ speopl ec ent er edappr oac h.Theyus edt hei rs k i l l sasmedi at or s and t hr ough For um Theat r et ot ac k l ec hal l engi ng i nt er per s onali nt er ac t i ons .They managedt opar t i c i pat ei nadi al ogues es s i oni nbot hanaut hent i candv er yr es pec t f ul way ,s howi ngpat i enc eandpr ac t i c i ngt hees s ent i als k i l l sofanyc onf l i c tt r ans f or mat i on pr ac t i t i oner :ac t i v eempat het i cl i s t eni ng. Des pi t et hef ac tt hatdi s agr eement swer emadec l earf r om t hebegi nni ng,anddes pi t e t he per s onali nv ol v ementofmanypar t i c i pant si nt he t opi cbei ng di s c us s ed,t hey managedt oheareac hot heroutandac k nowl edget her eal i t yandl egi t i mac yofal lt he per s pec t i v espr es enti nt hegr oup. Foc us i ngont her el at i ons hi p,r at hert hanont hepr obl em,onemot i onsr at hert hanj us t f ac t s , s eek i ngt ol ear nr at hert hanc onv i nc ewer es omeoft het ak eaway soft hes e5day s ofdeepr ef l ec t i onands i nc er ei nt er ac t i ons .

GENDER& RELI GI ON

RTEFABI NTEFARI D,OLI VERBRAUNSCHWEI G CHAI REDBYI Thegoal soft heGenderandRel i gi onc ommi t t eewer et obr eakdowndef i ni t i onsof genderandt hec r eat i onoft hemal eandt hef emal e;t ohel ppar t i c i pant sdi f f er ent i at e bet weent heopi ni onofani ndi v i dualandt her es pec tduet oeac hper s on,i r r es pec t i v e oft hei ropi ni ons ;andt oc r eat eanunder s t andi ngofes t abl i s hedgenderr ol eswi t hi nt he f ai t hc ommuni t i es ,andt hatc ons t r uc t i v edi al oguei nc l udest heper c ept i onoft heper s on t al k edt o. Thes ewer eac hi ev edt hr oughs mal landl ar gegr oupdi s c us s i ons ,t ex t sandf ac i l i t at i v e games ,t ec hni quest hatenabl eds t or y t el l i ngandt hos et hatenabl edf r ui t f ul di s c us s i ons ofc ont r ov er s i al t opi c s . Ov ert hec our s eoft heweek ,t he12par t i c i pant sdi s c us s edandex pl or eds t er eot y pi ng and ot her i ng;per s onalgendernar r at i v esand t he s oc i alc ons t r uc t i on ofgender ; ec onomi c ,r el i gi ousandpol i t i c als oc i et alpowers t r uc t ur es ;f ai t handr el i gi ousgr oups ; per s onalr el at i onst of ai t handt or el i gi on,andt hes t anc esoft hei ndi v i dual spr es ent t owar dst hei rown r el i gi ousgr oup;i nf or mat i on we getf r om t he medi a,and t he pr obl emsofunder s t andi ngt hatar i s ef r om t hi s ;anddec ons t r uc t i onof“modes t y . ”

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CHAI REDBYYUNUSHENTSCHEL,ALEXANDERMARCUS

Conv er s at i onsbec amer i c herasgr oupmember sbec amei nc r eas i ngl yc omf or t abl ewi t h oneanot herdur i ng t hec our s eoft heweek .Par t i c i pant sdr ew i mpr ompt umapsof Pak i s t anandI s r ael / Pal es t i net oc l ar i f yt hes pec i f i c sofourdi s c us s i ons .Weengagedi n c onv er s at i onaboutI s l amophobi ai nSwi t z er l andandSer bi a,ant i Semi t i s mi nHungar y , mar r i agei s s uesi nI s r ael andOr t hodoxJ ewi s hc ommuni t i es , bl as phemyl awsi nPak i s t an, andt her ac i al dy nami c st hatdi v i dedMus l i m andJ ewi s hc ommuni t i esi nSout hAf r i c a.

HI STORI CALNARRATI VES& I DENTI TY CHAI REDBYAYYAZAHMAD,CARLAHABI F

TheHi s t or i c al Nar r at i v esandI dent i t yc ommi t t eebegant heweekbyunpac k i ngi dent i t y i nt ot hei s s uesofper s onalandc ol l ec t i v ei dent i t y .Thepar t i c i pant st hendi s c us s edt he c onf l i c tbet weent hes et wo.Theydi s c us s edhow onec oul dof t enber obbedoft hei r per s onali dent i t yi fi tdi dnotf al li nl i newi t ht hec ol l ec t i v e’ sc r i t er i a.Themul t i pl i c i t yof hi s t or i c alnar r at i v esand t hes t epsofunpac k i ng hi s t or i c alnar r at i v est o engagei na meani ngf ul c onv er s at i onwi t ht heot hers i dewer eal s odi s c us s ed.Thec onc eptofpower wasi nt r oduc ed,andc onnec t edwi t ht hei s s uesofhi s t or i c al nar r at i v esani dent i t y .I twas di s c us s edt hati nt i mebyper s onal i dent i t i esf or m ac ol l ec t i v ei dent i t y ,andaf ewpeopl e bec omet hepowerc ent er sofac ommuni t y .

COLLECTI VEMEMORY

CHAI REDBYDANI ELJGERSTLE&HI KMETKARCI C The Col l ec t i v e Memor yc ommi t t ee f oc us ed on memor y and r emembr anc ei n pos t c onf l i c ts oc i et i es .Fi r s t ,wepr es ent ed abr i efi nt r oduc t i onont hedef i ni t i onof c ol l ec t i v ememor yandt het ool sus edi npos t c onf l i c ts oc i et i es .Thec ommi t t eet hen us eds ev er alc as es t udi est ogi v eaf oc us edov er v i ew onc ol l ec t i v ememor yi nBos ni a andHer z egov i na,Az er bai j an,Ar meni aandSomal i a.Thepar t i c i pant swer eas k edt o pr es entonc ol l ec t i v ememor i eswi t hi nt hei rownf ami l i eswhi c hl edust ot al kal s oabout Pak i s t an,Mor oc c o,I s r ael ,Ger many ,andt heUni t edSt at es .Oneoft hel as ts es s i onswas r el at ed t ot hePal es t i neI s r aelc onf l i c t ,wher epar t i c i pant sdi s c us s ed how t o anal y z e medi ar epor t si nor dert ogett hewhol es t or y .Asaf i nal e,wes har eds ongsf r om t he Bal k ansdemons t r at i nghow s omemus i cwasus edt or ememberuni t ybef or et hewar , ot her st or emembers har edt r auma,ands t i l l ot her st or euni f y .

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ARTS& CUL TURE

CHAI REDBYAZI ZSOHAI L,J ACOBKOHN,SHAI NAHI RSCH TheAr tandCul t ur ec ommi t t eet ookahands onappr oac ht oex pl or i nghowt hear t shas t hepot ent i alt obui l dbr i dgesac r os sc ommuni t i esands hat t erpr ec onc ei v ednot i ons aboutt he“ot her ”.Weanal y z edc as es t udi esr el at edt oi dent i t yands el f ex pr es s i on, unpac k i nghowc ul t ur al di pl omac yhasbeenus edt oc hannel t hes pr eadofc ul t ur esand t r adi t i onsac r os sr el i gi ous ,et hni c ,s oc i al ,andpol i t i c al boundar i es . Thec ommi t t eebeganwi t has er i esoft r us t bui l di ng ex er c i s est o hel p par t i c i pant s r ec ogni z ei mpor t antas pec t soft hei ri dent i t i est heymi ghts har e.Wec ont i nuedwi t ha uni tus i ngTheat eroft heOppr es s edt oex pl or eourc apac i t yt or eac tt oandpor t r ay ant i Semi t i s m and I s l amophobi a,appl y i ng t ec hni ques us ed i n mi t i gat i ng r eal l i f e c onf l i c ts i t uat i ons .Fr om t her e,wemov edt oadi s c us s i ononMus l i m andJ ewi s hv i s ual ar ti ndi as por ac ommuni t i es ,engagi ng wi t har t i s t s ’i nt er pr et at i onsoft r adi t i onsand s c r i pt ur est ounc ov erhowandwhyc er t ai nc ul t ur al i deaswer ehi ghl i ght edi ns uc hwor k s . Par t i c i pant shad t heoppor t uni t yt ol ear naboutanar t s dr i v enmov ementf ors oc i al t r ans f or mat i oni nBahr ai n,andt odi r ec t l yi nt er ac twi t ht hemov ement ’ sor gani z er sv i a Sk y pe. Par t i c i pant sal s ol ear nedabouthowl i ngui s t i cc hoi c esonmul t i l i ngual s t r eets i gns c oul dt ap i nt opol i t i c aland hi s t or i c ali dent i t i es .Wec onc l uded wi t hani ns pi r at i onal di s c us s i onont hepowerofmus i ct obr i dgec ul t ur alandr el i gi ousdi v i desandt oc r eat e s oc i al c hangeandawar enes si nv ar i ouss t agesofc onf l i c t . Bas edonwhatpar t i c i pant shadl ear nedf r om eac hot heri nt hec ommi t t ees es s i ons ,we des i gned a s pok en wor d pr oj ec tt oc ommuni c at e ourper s onals t or i esr el at i ng t o J udai s m andI s l am.

I SLAMOPHOBI AAND ANTI SEMI TI SM I N THEMEDI A

CHAI REDBYDENI SANEST AKOVA,MARYAM M.AHMED,RACHELSURANYI TheI s l amophobi aandant i Semi t i s mi nt heMedi ac ommi t t eei nt r oduc edel ement sand f or msofant i Semi t i s m andI s l amophobi a,t hei mpac tt heyhav eonone‘ si dent i t y ,l i f e, poi ntofv i ew on “t he ot her “; i dent i f i ed t he s t er eot y pesand pr ej udi c esbehi nd ot her i s i ng;di s c us s ed how c ur r entev ent sar es hown i nt he medi a;and i nt r oduc ed al t er nat i v emedi a–bot hant i Semi t i c / I s l amophobi candt he“l ov i ng“ones .Ot hert opi c s ofdi s c us s i on i nc l uded c onf l i c t sand r eas onsofgi v i ng mor e at t ent i on t o par t i c ul ar c onf l i c t s ,s uc hast heI s r ael / Pal es t i neone;andt heHol oc aus t . Themet hodol ogyi nc l uded ami x t ur eoft r ai ni ng t ec hni ques( s mal land l ar gegr oup di s c us s i ons ,r ol e pl ay s ,s i mul at i ons ,l ec t ur es ,c as es t udy ,et c . , )des i gned t oi nf or m, demons t r at eand enhanc el ear ni ng.Thec hai r sus ed bot hex per i ent i aland di dac t i c met hodswi t hani nc r eas i ngl ypr ogr es s i v eemphas i sonpar t i c i panti nv ol v ement .

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FI ELD VI SI TS& GUESTSPEAKERS

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VI SI TTO THESYNAGOGUE FRI DAY ,AUGUST08

MJ Cpar t i c i pant sv i s i t edVi enna’ sonl ys y nagoguet hathasbeeni nus ebot hbef or eand af t erWor l dWarI I .Theywer ewel c omedbyt heRabbiandaddr es s edbyt hePr es i dent oft heJ ewi s hCommuni t yofVi enna.Ques t i onsaboutf ai t handr el i gi oni ngener al ,as wel lasVi enna’ sc ommuni t yi ns pec i f i c ,wer e di s c us s ed i n ac or di alenv i r onment . , f ol l owedbyagui dedt ouroft heT empl e.

COMBAT ANTSFORPEACE MONDAY ,AUGUST11

Thi sy ear ,MJ Ci nv i t ed Sul ey manKat hi b( Pal es t i ni an)and Ur iBenAs s a( I s r ael i )f r om ‘ Combat ant sf orPeac e’t os peakt opar t i c i pant saboutt hei rper s onalex per i enc esof r ej ec t i ng v i ol enc ei nf av ourofdi al ogueand c ooper at i on.Asar ul e,t heMJ Ci san apol i t i c alor gani s at i onandourpur pos ef ori nv i t i ngCombat ant sf orPeac ewast os how howas i t uat i onofnonc ommuni c at i onc anbet r ans f or medi nt ooneofc ommuni c at i on.

HELGA,THEHOLOCAUSTSURVI VOR MONDAY ,AUGUST11

Hel gaKi ns k y Pol l ac k ,aHol oc aus ts ur v i v or ,wasi nv i t ed t os har ehers t or ywi t hMJ C par t i c i pant s ,r ec ountt hel i f es heenj oy edbef or et heNaz ioc c upat i on,andt hehor r or s s heendur ed i nAus c hwi t z Bi r k enau.Thi swast hef i r s toppor t uni t yf ormanyMus l i m par t i c i pant sc omi ngf r om Pak i s t an,Saudi aAr abi aandT ur k eyt ohearas ur v i v ors peak , andenr i c ht hei rs ubs equentv i s i tt oMaut haus enbyenabl i ngpar t i c i pant st oc onnec tan i ndi v i dual v oi c et ohi s t or i c al ac c ount soft heShoah.

MAUTHAUSEN CONCENTRATI ON CAMP TUESDAY ,AUGUST12

Adef i ni ngf eat ur eofMJ Ci sv i s i t i ngs i t esofgenoc i de,andt hi sy eari nc l udedav i s i tt o t heNaz i c onc ent r at i onc ampofMaut haus en.Ourpar t i c i pant swer egi v engui dedt our s oft hec ampbyex per t swhor el ay edt hehi s t or i c alat r oc i t i es .Pr ay er sf ort hedeadwer e of f er edi nbot hJ ewi s handI s l ami ct r adi t i onsi nr es pec tofal lt hos ewhoper i s hedi n Maut haus en,aswel last he l i ght i ng ofa memor i alc andl e byAdi na L i ebl i c h,an Aus t r al i anpar t i c i pantwhos egr andf at herwasi mpr i s onedatt hec ampdur i ngt heShoah. AnMJ Cpr oj ec tt oemer gef r om t hev i s i twi l l beamemor i al pl aquet oMus l i mv i c t i msof Maut haus en,whi c hc ur r ent l ydoesnotex i s t .

VI SI TTO THEI SLAMI CCENTRE WEDNESDAY ,AUGUST13

MJ Cpar t i c i pant sv i s i t edt heVi ennaI s l ami cCent r e,t hel ar ges tmos quei nAus t r i a.The I mam oft heCent r edi s c us s edt hemos que’ shi s t or y ,i nt r oduc edt he‘ f i v epi l l ar s , ’ort he bas i cbel i ef sofI s l am,andex pl ai nedt hes i gni f i c anc eofdi f f er entac t i onsc ompr i s i ngt he Mus l i m pr ay er .Thev i s i tc onc l udedwi t ht heAs rpr ay ers er v i c e,wi t hMus l i m par t i c i pant s j oi ni ngt hec ongr egat i onandnonMus l i m par t i c i pant sobs er v i ngt hepr ay ers er v i c e.

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BEYOND MJ C: PROJ ECTI DEAS The Mus l i m J ewi s h Conf er enc ei sa pl ac ef ori ns pi r at i on and i mpac t ,as ev i denc edbyt hes c or esofpr oj ec t st hatpar t i c i pant sc omeupwi t hdur i ngt he weekofi nt er ac t i on.ThePr oj ec t sdepar t menthel pspar t i c i pant sr eal i z et hei r i deasandi mpl ementt hem onc et heygobac kt ot hei rhomec ount r i es . TheConf er enc epar t i c i pant swor k edt oget herandc ol l abor at edt os hi f tt hei r at t i t udes t owar ds eac h ot her , dev el op j oi nt pr oj ec t s and out l i ne r ec ommendat i ons on how t o c ons t r uc t i v el y br i ng Mus l i m and J ewi s h c ommuni t i est oget herand dealwi t hk eyi s s uesaf f ec t i ng bot hc ommuni t i es , s uc has ,Ant i Semi t i s m andI s l amophobi a,t her ol eoft hemedi ai npr omot i ng hat e,andt hei mpor t anc eofeduc at i on.

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I ti sa nunder s t a t ementt os a yt ha tbot ht heJ ewi s hc ommuni t ya ndt heMus l i m c ommuni t ya r edi v i dednowa da y s .Thes edi v i s i onsoc c urgl oba l l ya ndl oc a l l ya nd t her es ul tf orJ ewi s ha ndMus l i mc ommuni t i esi si nc r ea s edf ea r .Adi v i dedi dent i t y i sa ni dent i t yt ha tof t ens eek sa nout s i deenemyt or euni f y .I nt r a i dent i t ya nd i nt r a f a i t hdi a l oguei sanec es s i t yf ora l li dent i t ya ndf a i t hba s edc ommuni t i esi n or dert ohel pa nc hori dent i t i es ,s t r engt hengr oupc ohes i ona ndi nc r ea s ec ol l ec t i v e i nt el l i genc e,a ddr es s i ng c ommon i s s ues .The MJ Ct her ef or er ec ommendst o pr omot ea nd s uppor tt hei mpl ement a t i onofi nt r a f a i t hdi a l oguepr ogr a mmes wi t hi nJ ewi s ha ndMus l i mc ommuni t i es ,bot hgl oba l l ya ndl oc a l l y .

Ac t i v el ywor kagai ns tghet t oi s at i onand gent r i f i c at i onbas ed onr el i gi ous i dent i t yorr ac e. Pr omot et hev al uesofdi v er s i t y ,r es pec t ,t ol er anc eandhumani t yatt hec or e ofpol i c i ess uc haseduc at i on,hous i ng,orur banpl anni ng. Pol i t i c al l yandpubl i c l yc ondemnal l ac t sofAnt i s emi t i s m andanyot herf or ms ofr ac i s m andc ons i derhat ec r i mest obeat t ac k sons oc i et yi t s el f .

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