A Greeting and Prayer for Peace during the Days of Awe
AIC BULLETIN
A Greeting and Prayer for Peace During the Days of Awe
Even as our hearts are heavy with grief, our eyes are sore with the witnessing of so much suffering, death, destruction, and slaughter on an industrial scale, and our minds are filled with foreboding about what is to come, we recognize this sacred season for the Jewish community and send sincere greetings of peace and heartfelt prayers for peace to all of the Jewish members of the AIC community, along with our Jewish friends, partners for justice and peace, collaborators, and supporters. Shana tova: may you, your loved ones, and indeed all humankind be written in the Book of Life, and may this New Year be a year of true repentance, restraint, renewal, peace, healing, justice, and reconciliation, a year of rediscovering the sacredness of each and every human being, a year for building new foundations for justice for all, equal rights for all, and equal opportunities for all.
Timothy J. Gianotti, Ph.D.
AIC President
The Concordia Forum's Annual Diplomatic Reception
President Timothy Gianotti was recently in New York City while the UN was in session. There, in addition to his meetings with individuals interested in the renewal and rise of AIC, he attended the Concordia Forum’s Annual Diplomatic Reception 2024: “A Global Dialogue on Islamophobia and Countering Religious Hatred.”
This year’s theme was explored by a prestigious group of leaders, diplomats, activists, scholars, and advocates from the U.S., Canada, and all over the world. Dr. Gianotti reflected that it was an engaging and insightful evening of reflection and discussion with inspiring people who are working hard to make a difference in the world.
With Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi - Executive Director of The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers in Washington, DC
With Amira Elghawaby - Canada’s Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia
With Yusuf Salaam - Elected member of the New York City Council, tireless advocate for justice and peace, and one of the “Exonerated Five” who were wrongfully convicted, incarcerated for several years, and then freed when their conviction was overturned in 2002.
Wed Oct 30th @ 12:30 pm
Register to join the How Do We Find the Words: Interfaith Engagement in Troubling Times panel discussion. American Jews and Muslims come together to discuss the moral responsibility of (inter)faith leaders to address the ongoing conflict in the midst of our interreligious gatherings. The conversation will center on the deep trauma experienced by many, both historically and in the present moment, as well as the dehumanizing Anti-Muslim and Anti-Semitic rhetoric in the U.S.
This event will be held in person and online onWednesday, October 30th from 12:30 PM-2:00 PM. If you are attending in person, please come to 5416 S Cornell Ave in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. We will gather on the 4th floor in Classroom A. A light lunch will be provided.
Organized and Sponsored by American Islamic College, lnterReligious Institute at Chicago Theological Seminary, Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign, Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice
Date And Time
Wednesday, October 30th @ 12:30 PM
Location
5416 S. Cornell Ave. 4th Floor, Classroom A & Virtually
Moderator
Nina Fernando, Executive Director, Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign
Panelist
Dr. Timothy Gianotti, President, American Islamic College
Panelist
Rabbi Steven Philp, Associate Rabbi, Mishkan Chicago
Panelist
Marium F. Mohiuddin, Ishma/Shema Consulting
Panelist
Dr. Zack Ritter, Ishma/Shema Consulting
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