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Meetings solidify Jewish-Muslim coalition

New Jersey Jewish News By Johanna Ginsberg When a Rockaway mosque encountered what it felt was unfair action by the local zoning board to undermine many of its activities, the New Jersey Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee sprang into action. The Islamic Center of Morris County was going to be prohibited from teaching Arabic — because it doesn’t run a parochial school — and from bringing in prepared food in chafing dishes and using a coffee machine, because it has neither kitchen facilities nor a...
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Minister meets with European Muslim and Jewish leaders over slaughter ban

CPH Post Jørgensen was informed that the law was greatly damaging the image of Denmark The minister of food and agriculture, Dan Jørgensen (S), met with a delegation of European Muslim and Jewish leaders late last week concerning Denmark’s new law banning the slaughter of animals that have not been stunned. Rabbi Marc Schneier, the President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), said that the delegation was in Denmark to inform Jørgensen that the law was greatly damaging the image of...
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Jewish Muslim Leaders: Danish Minister ‘Put[s] Animal Rights Before Religious Rights

The Jerusalem Post By Sam Sokol Agriculture Minister in Denmark Dan Jorgensen banned ritual slaughter of animals without pre-stunning. A joint delegation of European Muslim and Jewish religious leaders accused Danish Agriculture Minister Dan Jørgensen of putting animal rights before religious freedom on Thursday. Jørgensen had enacted a ban on Muslim and Jewish rituals performed without pre-stunning slaughter in February. The delegation included the chief rabbi of Brussels, Afzal Khan of the Muslim-...
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A Rabbi and Imam Visit Frisch: First Time an Imam Visits Yeshiva

Jewish Link of New Jersey By Elyse Hansford Paramus—Two unlikely partners fighting misconceptions between Jews and Muslims arrived at the Frisch School on Wednesday morning to talk about how it is possible to build bridges across a chasm. Rabbi Marc Schneier, founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an 18th generation rabbi from a distinguished rabbinic dynasty and a mesumach of YU, openly admitted to Frisch students, “I grew up in a rabbinic home, and when I heard the word Islam or anything...
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Jøder og muslimer føler sig trådt på

Berlingske By Theis Engmann Fødevareminister Dan Jørgensen (S) forbød en slagtemetode, som ikke har været anvendt i årevis. Alligevel mødte en delegation af imamer og rabbinere i går op hos ministeren for at gøre opmærksom på deres utilfredshed. En international delegation bestående af jøder og muslimer satte i går fødevareminister Dan Jørgensen (S) i stævne på hans kontor i Fødevareministeriet. De er oprørte over forbuddet mod slagtning uden bedøvelse, som trådte i kraft 17. februar. Ingen slagterier...
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Jews, Muslims criticize Denmark slaughter ban

Washington Jewish Week By Suzanne Pollak A 10-member delegation of Jews and Muslims told the Danish ambassador to the United States that his country’s ban on ritual slaughter has sullied Denmark’s reputation. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, led the Feb. 27 delegation in protest of the ban, which went into effect at the end of February. The law outlaws the slaughter of any animal that was not stunned first. This runs contrary to kosher and halal rules. “We...
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Jews and Muslims Push Denmark on Kosher Slaughter

Jewish Daily Forward A joint delegation of observant Muslims and Jews made the case to the Danish ambassador to the United States that his country’s ban on ritual slaughter was harmful to its reputation. Leading the 10-person delegation to meet Peter Taksøe-Jensen on Feb. 27 were Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president for the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and Dr. Sayyid Syeed, the director of the Islamic Society of North America. “One can only wonder if the Danish government is seeking to make...
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Jews and Muslims Push Denmark on Kosher Slaughter

Jewish Daily Forward A joint delegation of observant Muslims and Jews made the case to the Danish ambassador to the United States that his country’s ban on ritual slaughter was harmful to its reputation. Leading the 10-person delegation to meet Peter Taksøe-Jensen on Feb. 27 were Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president for the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and Dr. Sayyid Syeed, the director of the Islamic Society of North America. “One can only wonder if the Danish government is seeking to make...
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Amerikanske muslimer og jøder protesterer over dansk slagteforbud

Berlingske By Michala Rask Mikkelsen En delegation af amerikanske muslimer og jøder mødes torsdag aften med den danske ambassadør i USA for at udtrykke deres bekymring over Danmarks nylige forbud mod religiøs slagtning uden bedøvelse. Torsdag aften dansk tid mødes en delegation af muslimske og jødiske ledere i USA med den danske ambassadør, Peter Taksøe-Jensen, for at udtrykke deres bekymring over Danmarks beslutning om at forbyde religiøs slagtning uden bedøvelse. I spidsen for mødet står organisationen...
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Ukraine’s Muslims: where do they stand on the crisis?

Al Arabiya By Paul Crompton For Ukraine’s Muslims, the ongoing political crisis should not directly affect their 500,000 member community, according to the country’s grand mufti. However, according to observers, a Russia-leaning swing in politics could be “totally suicidal” for Ukrainian Muslims.  The crisis in Ukraine, which reflects the conflict between those who want the country to remain aligned with Russia and those who want closer integration with western Europe, could threaten to split the...
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