Jews, Muslims, others include each other
in
growing food, the arts, neighborhood conversations
23 January 2007
Israelis work
with Palestinian parents and youth
to grow food with sustainable organic farming
Bio-Falha
applies the methods of organic agriculture together with traditional
Palestinian agriculture to grow food.
The Bio-Falha project also
combines the principles of (1) ecological farming and (2) human engagement to
create connections between Israelis and Palestinians.
These exemplary Jews and
Palestinians who refuse to be enemies and insist on cooperating.
See the video 5-minute video of this inspiring,
shoulder-to-shoulder cooperation and caring for each other:
Muslims include
Jewish artist to
illustrate Islamic community life
A Jew, Martha Eleen (Martha.Eleen@sympatico.ca ), was chosen by this Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as its first
artist-in-residence.
In two months in 2006, she produced a body of 55
paintings to illustrate the Baitul Islam Mosque as
focal point of the Muslims' combination of modern housing with vibrant
spiritual community life of
The Ahmadiyya Movement in
Islam has millions of followers in more than 170 countries.
The Muslims recognized her residency there as an
opportunity for building bridges to understanding diversity through art,
against the backdrop of recent international wars and a growing level of
mistrust between Muslims and non-Muslims,
Eleen was attracted to PEACE
VILLAGE because "its name is inviting during this time of wars, rampant
Islam phobia and fear of multi-culturism."
Read the story on her Web site -- http://marthaeleen.com/peace%20village
.
Even more is at http://ahmadiyya.ca/press_release.php?id=2
Increasing
cooperation of Muslim, Jewish, Christian
Interfaith Dialogue Circles in
Beginning January 25, 2007 in a synagogue, a
Jew, Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist will engage a mixed audience to
increase community conversation.
In the following months, similar gatherings will
take place in a
Read the announcement of the Islamic Networks Group
(ING), at:
invites Muslim, Christians, Jews to engage
A new conversation
-- Am I My Brother's Keeper? Responsibility to the Other -- will
be initiated by a Muslim, Christian minister, and rabbi.
These communities are moving toward one another as
never before in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read more at http://www.jcrc.org/events/2007/BrothersKeeper_2007-02-18.pdf