"MOST INFLUENTIAL JEWISH FIGURE IN THE WIDER MUSLIM WORLD"
- Times of Israel -

"PIONEER IN ESTABLISHING RELATIONS AMONG GULF STATES, ISRAEL & THE GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITY"
- I24 News -
LAUNCHING OF KAZAKHSTAN'S 7TH CONGRESS OF LEADERS
OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Hon. Edward Mermelstein, New York City Commissioner for International Affairs, hosted at New York City Hall a round table «New York Celebrates Kazakhstan: Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions» launching the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to be held in Kazakhstan in September.

This special event convened an interfaith Kazakhstani leadership delegation representing Muslim, Jewish, Evangelical Christian and Baha'i communities, led by H.E. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the U.S., H.E. Bulat Sarsenbayev, Chairman of the Board of the N. Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational Dialogue, H.E. Raushan Yesbulatova, Consul General of Kazakhstan in New York, and a delegation of New York City Faith Leaders led by Pastor Gilford Monrose and Rev. Fernando Cabrera of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, Office of the Mayor of New York City.

The New York City Hall roundtable was followed by a FFEU reception hosted by Rabbi Schneier and Ambassador Ashikbayev.
QATAR WORLD CUP 2022
ADVANCING INTERFAITH INITIATIVES
Rabbi Marc Schneier's role with Qatar in welcoming Jewish fans from all over the world to the World Cup 2022 in Doha was featured in The Jerusalem Post. A 4-year process in the making with more to come.

UNITED STATES
SUMMIT OF THE NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION
Since 2017, FFEU has launched initiatives to facilitate dialogue among American Evangelical Christian leaders and other faith communities both in the United States and abroad. In June, Rabbi Schneier was invited to headline, together with Pastor Joel Osteen and Bishop Robert Stearns, the Pastoral Leadership Cabinet Summit of the National Evangelical Association.
JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATION WITH NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was welcomed back to the Hampton Synagogue by Rabbi Marc Schneier for a special Shabbat Service Juneteenth inauguration ceremony. The singular event commemorated the emancipation anniversary of the Black community in the United States on the first year of this official federal holiday.
FFEU GLOBAL PARTNERS
We are pleased to share highlights of a few activities held by FFEU's global partners in June:

  • INDIA - "Youth Peace Builders"
Youth peacebuilders from International Interfaith Service Initiative & Indian Pluralism Foundation visited All Bengal Women's Union and organized a series of art and cultural activities with several girls & women from the shelter home.

  • ITALY - "Florence School of Dialogue"
Rabbi Schneier joined Rabbi Joseph Levi and Imam Izzeddin Elzir, heads of the Florence School of Dialogue, a partner of FFEU based in Florence, Italy.
The Rabbi discussed the role of interfaith diplomacy and shared a few significant examples of his work with Muslim governments and Heads of States.

  • UNITED KINGDOM - Muslim Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST)
FFEU Executive Director Chris Sacarabany hosted a MACFEST panel conversation convened by FFEU UK Partner Qaisra Shahraz. The event featured award-winning filmmaker Babar Ahmed and acclaimed artist Lubna Zahid.
ARAB NEWS BI-WEEKLY COLUMN
“The winds of tolerance have never been stronger. And at the center stands Saudi Arabia.”

“The BJP must take a firm and uncompromising stand that it will not accept the scapegoating of a minority group.”

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