A Truly Meaningful Exchange at MJC 2014 When I arrived in Vienna for the MJC, I was tired. Having spent Continue →
Sebastian Kurz, Federal Minister of Austria and Member of the MJC Honorary Committee, congratulates the team and participants for promoting Continue →
The definition of being Jewish or Muslim is tricky. This is especially the case when your own understanding of identities Continue →
Muslim and Jewish participants of MJC 2014 visit the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.
It has become a defining feature of the MJC to hold a prayer in both Jewish and Islamic traditions at sites of collective memory and genocide. At Mauthausen this year, Muslims and Jews stood together as the words of Surah Al-Fatiha, Surah Al-Takweer and the Kaddish soared through the camp, which was of the utmost symbolism considering Jews, as well as Muslims, perished in Mauthausen.
There was a good distribution of male-to-female ratio in the Gender and Religion Committee at this year’s Muslim Jewish Conference. Continue →
Engaging in challenging dialogue at MJC Today at MJC, the 17 participants to the Conflict Transformation Committee finally tackled the Continue →
Tired but filled with enthusiasm, the participants gathered one last time for committee sessions in the morning on 14th August. Continue →
Our penultimate day saw the committee sessions close and our participants tie up discussions that have raged, unraveled, developed, and Continue →
The sixth day of the conference was dedicated towards the visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, which is situated near Continue →
Combatents for Peace address MJC 2014 This year MJC invited Suleyman Kathib (Palestinian) and Uri Ben Assa (Israeli) from ‘Combatants Continue →
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