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Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates

UK-based director of the Abraham Initiatives Liz Harris-Sawczenko (right) and Akeela Ahmed, an entrepreneur and founder of the podcast 'She Speaks We Hear'
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
By Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is shown around the Crossroads of Civilisation Museum in Abu Dhabi in November 2022. Picture credit: Olive Media
November 14, 2022, 2:50 pm
Chief Rabbi: UAE’s story of tolerance goes against the global grain
Ephraim Mirvis and Board of Deputies' vice-president Edwin Shuker say the Jewish community in Arabia will only grow
By Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
November 10, 2022, 8:11 pm
Holocaust survivor who witnessed Kristallnacht shares her testimony with Dubai schoolchildren
UK-based Eve Kugler, who was just seven when Nazis broke into her home, spoke to Muslim and Jewish students as part of a visit to the UAE organised by March of the Living.
By Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
The Chief Rabbi with Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah.
November 9, 2022, 8:06 pm
Chief Rabbi hold talks with ‘legendary’ Muslim leader Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah
Meeting took place on the second day of Ephraim Mirvis' historic visit to UAE as a guest of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace. 
By Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
Chief Rabbi tells audience of 1,000 in the UAE: 'Salam aleikum, shalom aleichem'
November 8, 2022, 9:14 am
Chief Rabbi tells audience of 1,000 in the UAE: ‘Salam aleikum, Shalom aleichem’
Ephraim Mirvis touched down in the United Arab Emirates this morning for the first visit to an Arab state in his office’s 318-year history.
By Justin Cohen in the United Arab Emirates
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