Building Bridges, Dissolving Walls
These young women and men–Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze– have chosen to create heart-felt interreligious connections among themselves. Born into decades of conflict and a climate of growing division, extremism, and violence, these young, courageous, and contemplative Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze men and women are choosing to create heart-felt interreligious connections amongst themselves. They believe in loving their neighbor (Christian Bible), that the purpose of human diversity is to “know one another” as human beings (Quran), and that if one life is saved it is as if all lives were saved (Talmud). They have spent the pandemic learning from the first generation of Abrahamic Reunion peacebuilders (cir. 2004) in multi-religious text studies and meetings online.
Born into decades of conflict and a climate of growing division, extremism, and violence, these courageous and contemplative young men and women are choosing to create heart-felt interreligious connections with one another as human beings. Without any political agenda, these young Peacemakers visit each other’s holy spaces, trade stories, and connect the common threads between their religions and cultures to restore the Abrahamic roots that support understanding, healing, trust, and a peaceful and balanced Palestinian-Israeli society.
Please join us for a panel presentation from these young leaders to hear why and how they continue to embrace each other and to wage peace.
BIOS
SHAHED BAGDADI
Shahed was born into a peace family and has been part of the interfaith movement since she was a baby. She lives in Nazareth, Israel, and is 20 years old. She is one of the young leaders of the interfaith movement in the Holy Land, and has participated in Abrahamic Reunion Young Peacebuilders trainings, peace activities, summits, workshops and events.
HANAN HALABI
Hanan is 19 years old, from Daliat-Al Carmel in the North of Israel, and a member of the Druze faith community. She is one of the young leaders of the interfaith movement in the Holy Land, and she began walking this way of peace in high school. She is part of Abrahamic Reunion peace activities.
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MALKON MARIZIAN
Is an Armenian Christian youth peacebuilder from East Jerusalem, who helps the AR as a translator for many events, and is a longtime participant in the Abrahamic Reunion. Studied for an MSc in Human Rights from London School of Economics and Political Sciences, and has worked in projects helping Palestinian and Syrian refugees.
DVIR WARSHOVSKY
My name is Dvir Warshovsky, and I’m 25 years old. I live in the Negev desert, in a small town called Yeruham. In recent years, I have been active in promoting cooperation between Jews and Muslims, especially between the Bedouin communities and the Jews of the Negev. I am also a student for MA government in IDC Herzliya, and I hope to make an impact in the field of coexistence in the Negev.I believe that peace is the most complex issue I can imagine, but also the simplest thing in the world. A place where there is peace, seems to me like a person who has woken from a deep sleep.
ABED MANASRA, AR Israeli Director
Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra is the son of Sheikh Ghassan Manasra. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Tariqat Qadriyya As-Salaam (Qadiri Sufi Order Of Peace). He is a musician and works with young adults and youth to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in and around Nazareth. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org
MOHAMAD JAMMOUS, AR Palestinian Director
Mohamad Jamous is a young Peacemaker living in Jericho, Palestine, coordinating programs, interfaith events, peace journeys, and intra-Palestine peacemaking events to build the movement for peace. He is one of the great emerging multi-faith peacemaking leaders in the Holy Land.
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