WHO: Muslim and Jewish Women from 27 States and District of Columbia including religious scholars, activists and educators and college students forming partnerships on campuses
WHEN: November 5, 2017 – Doors Open at 8am
WHERE: Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940
Press are invited to attend all sessions, register at press table located check-in
WHAT: 4th Annual Conference of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom featuring plenary speakers and 25 workshops including:
Anita Diamant, NYT Bestselling Author of Red Tent
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, former president of the Islamic Society of North America
Rana Abdelhamid, founder of the International Muslim Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment (I’M WISE)
Full list here
In addition to the workshops and inspiring plenary speakers, conference will showcase:
Book Signings with authors including Anita Diamant, Rabia Chaudry, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Haroon Moghul and Mehnaz Afridi.
Film Screening of the documentary Of Many and opportunity to meet Rabbi Sarna, Imam Khalid Latif, Chelsea Garbell and Linda G. Mills.
Award Ceremony celebrating Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft Corporation for their extraordinary campaigns about living in harmony and embracing diversity.
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The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom is a national organization with 120 chapters around the country that seeks to foster strong relationships between Muslim and Jewish women based on developing trust and respect and ending anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment.