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Nisa-Nashim
April 18, 2024, 3:19 pm
OPINION: We can’t let connecting faiths fall victim to deliberate smears and fearmongering
'It's easy to mock interfaith work as sipping cups of tea and sharing samosas, but the truth is that it’s a long graft', writes Laura Marks, co-founder of Jewish-Muslim women network's Nisa-Nashim
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Laura Marks
January 24, 2024, 10:56 am
OPINION: Standing up for freedom demands more than remembrance
Amidst the violence taking place in Israel and Palestine, we must stand up for the freedom of others, not just our own, writes Laura Marks, chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
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Laura Marks
April 21, 2023, 10:15 am
March of the Living participants break Ramadan fast together
Muslim and Jewish members of Nisa-Nashim share interfaith kosher iftar meal on educational trip to Poland
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Michelle Rosenberg
April 5, 2023, 3:35 pm
OPINION: Come together, right now, over prayer and celebration
As Ramadan, Passover and Easter coincide over one weekend, Laura Marks says it offers a real opportunity to connect with neighbours of other faiths
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Laura Marks
January 19, 2023, 6:59 pm
A synagogue, mosque and church: Women’s interfaith weekend strengthens bonds
Jewish-Muslim network Nisa-Nashim strives for closer connections during whistle-stop London tour of places of worship
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Michelle Rosenberg
January 17, 2023, 12:33 pm
Brewing up a mitzvah – interfaith initiative to beat January blues
Mitzvah Day's 'Brew Monday' encourages communities to meet over a cuppa for mental health support.
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Michelle Rosenberg
November 14, 2022, 3:03 pm
UAE panel event highlights role of women in Middle East peace-building
Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace holds first female-only panel event showcasing Jewish and Muslim women's ability to cut across faith lines
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Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
May 16, 2022, 3:29 pm
‘Women being targeted in world’s conflict flashpoints,’ says former minister
Jewish-Muslim virtual conference hears politicans on both sides talk of the need for unity amid Afghan, Ukraine and Uyghur crises
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Jewish News Reporter
November 21, 2021, 10:19 am
Weekend of mitzvah magic awaits
More than 400 UK synagogues, schools, offices and youth clubs are signed up to do a specific Mitzvah Day event, with another 100 in the pipeline and a further 100 outside Britain.
July 7, 2021, 4:15 pm
Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian mothers share stories with UK Jews and Muslims
Robi Damelin and Layla Alshekh from the Bereaved Families Forum attended an event held by Nisa-Nashim with more than 70 people in attendance
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Jewish News Reporter
March 24, 2021, 4:34 pm
Charoset samosa recipe taught as Jewish and Muslim share Pesach food customs
Nisa-Nashim's online get-together included 30 people from across the country learning about different traditions for Passover
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Jewish News Reporter
May 7, 2020, 12:49 pm
Forty Under 40: Our community’s rising stars
From educators and faith leaders to political campaigners and charity volunteers, we identify those who just missed out on the top 40 of those set to shape the future Anglo-Jewry
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Jewish News
January 30, 2020, 10:34 am
OPINION: Remembering victims of all genocides can unite all communities
After being called a 'Jewish agent' for inviting people to a Holocaust Memorial Day event, Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal reflects on the need to challenge all forms of hate
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Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal
November 18, 2019, 10:57 am
Thousands of volunteers come together to perform good deeds on Mitzvah Day
The UK's biggest faith-based day of social action returned to the UK, with 25,000 volunteers and 500 organisations taking part up and down the country
By
Mathilde Frot
October 16, 2019, 4:06 pm
OPINION: My succah visit showed me how Muslim and Jewish faiths are intertwined
Nisa-Nashim trustee Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal reflects on an interfaith succot gathering, and commonalities between communities
By
Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal
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