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Hamas supporters wave the movement's flags during a rally at Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, May 19, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

‘I am Hamas,’ says South African religious leader

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The president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) in South Africa's Western Cape, Sheikh Riad Fataar, chanted, “I am Hamas! Cape Town is Hamas! Viva Hamas, viva!” at a gathering in Cape Town last...
From left: Em Habanim Board of Trustees Member Richard Elgrich, Em Habanim President Albert Ifrah, Dr. Aomar Boum and Rabbi Joshua Bittan. Photo courtesy of Em Habanim.

Los Angeles Jews honor Muslim scholar of Moroccan Jewry

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With the red carpet rolled out and Moroccan music filling the Em Habanim synagogue in Los Angeles last week, more than 400 of the city’s Moroccan and Sephardic Jews gathered to honor Moroccan Muslim...
The downtown center of Nablus, named as one of the oldest cities in the world, in the Palestinian Authority, Nov. 15, 2016. Photo by Sebi Berens/Flash90.

AJC releases latest Arabic-language video on explaining, fighting anti-Semitism

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The American Jewish Committee released on Tuesday the eighth and latest in its series of Arabic-language online videos the organization said is aimed at raising awareness in the Arab world about the scourge of Jew-hatred. “What is...
Sharaka's delegation visits a home in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Carmel near Haifa, on May 12, 2022. Photo by David Isaac.

Muslim-American delegation visits Israel, UAE in support of Abraham Accords

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A 14-member delegation of mainly Muslim-Americans of Pakistani background were in Israel from May 8-14 to show support for the 2018 Abraham Accords between Israel and several Muslim states. The 10-day trip to both...
Participants at an interfaith Iftar event co-hosted by the American Muslim and Multifaith Women's Empowerment Council, the Mukhayriq Initiative and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM). Credit: Anila Ali/Twitter.

Interfaith Iftar participants decry terror attacks in Israel

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Participants at an interfaith event, co-hosted by the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, the Mukhayriq Initiative and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), spoke out against the Arab terrorist attacks in Israel that...
Guests at an Iftar gathering attended by Jews and Arabs, and hosted by Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari in Hebron, April 2021. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Iftar gathering in Hebron shows commonalities between Israelis and Palestinians

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As the sun was setting over the ancient city of Hebron signifying the end of another day of fasting for devout Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, hungry Palestinians were shuttling their guests from...
Alisdare Hickson from Canterbury, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

For a future of peace, Jews and Muslims should build bridges

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Jews and Muslims have distinct faiths, yet that is not a hindrance to living together in peace, and with respect for each other’s way of life. I know this because I bear witness to...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israeli leaders bid Muslims happy Eid al-Fitr, praise joint handling of pandemic

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and other prominent figures took to social media this weekend to extend greetings to Israel’s Muslims in honor of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month...