FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier Hosted By H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan For The 5th World Forum On Intercultural Dialogue

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier met with H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and addressed the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. The conference was organized by the Government of Azerbaijan in partnership with UNESCO, UNAOC, UNWTO, the Council of Europe and ISESCO,under the banner of “Building dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality and violent conflict.”

Rabbi Schneier also met with Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and discussed the state of Muslim-Jewish relations globally and how Azerbaijan is one of only two Muslim countries where Holocaust education is a mandatory component of the curriculum and how significant that is as the Jewish people commemorate Yom HaShoah that same very day.