Organization: SISTERHOOD OF SALAAM SHALOM
Mission: to build trust, respect & relationships American Muslim and Jewish women. TO STAND UP TO HATE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND ENGAGE IN SOCIAL ACTION WORK
Activities: THE GROUP HELD A MUSLIM/JEWISH CONFERENCE AT DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 331 WOMEN. THIS WAS A ONE DAY EVENT THAT INSCLUDED LECTURES, WORKSHOPD & SEMINARS.
THE SISTERHOOD OF SALAAM SHALOM OVERSEES NEARLY 170 CHAPTERS OF MUSLIM AND JEWISH WOMEN. THERE ARE PLANS FOR CONTINUING CHAPTER GROWTH IN 2019.
In 2019, a group of over 50 Jewish and Muslim women and teens journeyed to Germany and Poland to examine the foundations of hate and extremism which gave rise to the Holocaust. A visit to Auschwitz was the first time a group of Jewish and Muslim women and teens visited the extermination camp and conducted prayers in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
NTEE category: Religion-Related
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building