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The Christian Post By Michael Gryboski March 13, 2019 Muslims living in the United States are more likely to have a friend or family member who identifies as evangelical Christian than the other way around, according to a newly released survey. The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding of New York released a study on Monday titled “Evangelical Christian and Muslim Relations in the U.S.,” which analyzed several points of comparison between the two faith communities. According to the research, 38 percent...

Arutz Sheva By Michal Levi March 13, 2019 Kosher catering company opens in Dubai, expects to serve all of the Gulf States For the first time in history, a kosher catering company will open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to Yediot Ahronot, the company was founded by the leader of Dubai’s Orthodox Jewish community, Ross Kriel. It is expected to serve all of the Gulf States. Currently, the company serves only dairy and fish-based meals, and does not yet have a consistent kashrut supervisor....

Ynet By Itamar Eichner March 13, 2019 Israel’s warming relationship with the Gulf states is intensifying – and for the first time, a kosher catering company has been established in Dubai. Kosher food is also expected to soon be a feature on Gulf airlines, and that is not all – a kosher restaurant is also planned for the United Arab Emirates. The kosher catering company, Kosher Arabia, will serve all the Gulf states. It was founded by Ross Kriel, a Johannesburg-born lawyer who heads the...

Breaking Christian News By Julie Stahl and Chris Mitchell March 12, 2019 “What has surprised me the most is the level of communication and relationship and it seems like genuine friendship between the various major faiths that are in this country.” -Pastor Wayne Graham, from Kings Park International Church in Durham, NC [CBN News] The Shi’ite Muslim majority country of Azerbaijan recently invited more than a dozen evangelical pastors on an official visit to the nation. But why would...

World Religion News By Derek Welch March 12, 2019 62 PERCENT ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT REPORTED WITHIN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) partnered with PSB Research to conduct a United States extensive survey on the relationship between practicing Muslims and evangelical Christians. The results were alarming but did not come as a surprise. The study discovered that Evangelicals have scant interest in learning more or interacting with Muslims. One thousand total respondents...

Relevant Magazine March 11, 2019 A new study from the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding explored the relationship between evangelical Christians and practicing Muslims, and the findings were somewhat troubling, if not exactly surprising. Relations between the two groups are tense and a bit suspicious, but the feelings seem more pronounced from the evangelical side of things. According to the data, evangelicals aren’t very interested in interacting or learning more about Muslims. More than half...

Arutz Sheva March 11, 2019 FFEU shows differing perceptions of Trump’s performance, US policy on Israel among Evangelical Christians and Muslims. File: Evangelical prayer session at ICEJ event, 2012 The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) released a first of a kind study today that shows that Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest interreligious challenge in America today. The study found that Evangelicals have little interest in interacting or learning more about...

Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) By Julie Stahl and Chris Mitchell March 11, 2019 The Shi’ite Muslim majority country of Azerbaijan recently invited more than a dozen evangelical pastors on an official visit to the nation. But why would the president of that country be interested in evangelical Christians? Azerbaijan is located on the Caspian Sea, bounded on the north by Russia and south by Iran. But this former Soviet republic where Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims inter-marry and Christians...

The Jerusalem Post By Maayan Hoffman March 10, 2019 Muslims did not vote for Trump (only 12%) and express strong disapproval of his performance in office, for example. In contrast, Evangelicals voted for (56%) and continue to support Trump. Christian and Muslim relations are considered one of the greatest interreligious challenge today. A new poll conducted by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and PSB Research tried to determine the similarities and differences between American Evangelical...

The Toronto Star By Aya Batrawy March 7, 2019 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A group of evangelical pastors from the U.S. visited the predominantly Muslim Shiite nation of Azerbaijan to promote interfaith dialogue and highlight cooperation with Israel, with pastors saying Thursday the visit has already challenged their views about the potential for coexistence in America’s polarized landscape. New York-based Rabbi Marc Schneier, who led the evangelical delegation, told The Associated Press from...