The Power Of Peace With Khalil Albaz, Abrahamic Reunion Co-Founder
Hosted by Chris Miller, AR Executive Administrator
Translation by Ali Manasra
(Recording from Saturday, Sept. 17th, 7:30-8:30pm)
One of the AR Co-Founders, Bedouin Spokesman Khalil Albaz, was here in Sarasota while on his 2-months refuge in the US. We hosted him and he gave a talk this week at Rising Tide International about the Abrahamic Reunion, Peacemaking, and sharing his story, and about the Bedouin peoples of the Holy Land.
Khalil is a voice and force for peace, the manager and Muezzein of the first Bedouin Mosque in Israel, the Spokesman for his community, and has traveled to multiple Parliament of the World’s Religions (Barcelona, Salt Lake, Toronto).
He was stabbed 7 times last year, and has been threatened and attacked for peacemaking and standing for peace. Here is a recent articles about Khalil from the Abrahamic Reunion:
BIO
Sheikh Khalil Albaz AR Co-Founder, Former Israeli Board Co-Chair
Khalil Albaz is the Manager & Muezzein of the central mosque and spokesperson for the Bedouin town, and regional council of Tel Sheva, frequently delivering Sermons to his mosque of 600. He is a frequent commentator on Bedouin and Islamic affairs in the Israeli and the Arab media and a former TV, Radio, and News Journalist. His commitment to peace and justice have led him to participate in regular interfaith meetings throughout the Holy Land. Khalil took part in the annual Bearing Witness retreat in Auschwitz. He is a co-founder of the Abrahamic Reunion with his late wife, Sana Albaz, and has been a passionate voice for peace in the Negev and Holy Land for decades.
