Muslims and Jews Swap Identities
Muslims and Jews Swap Identities
On the weekend of November 21-23, the Islamic Center at NYU and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU will participate in a national project hosted by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding called "The Weekend of Twinning". Mosques and Synagouges – “twins” – around the country will be paired up in hopes of bringing Muslims and Jews together to help combat islamophobia and anti-semitism. The NY Times recently ran a full page ad on the weekend of Twinning. SEE: "We are the Children of Abraham" advertisement (New York Times, 11/11/08) http://www.ffeu.org/pdf/nyt_full_ffeu_high.pdf
The IC and Bronfman Center will be co-hosting a program where we will ask our students to assume the identity of the "other" for a day to see what it feels like to be in their shoes. We are looking for 6 Muslim Students and 6 Jewish students to assume the identity of the other faith for a day and to wear identifiably Muslim or Jewish clothing. On Sunday, November 23rd, at 7pm at an NYU location TBA, each participant will share an experience on a panel during the weekend of twinning.
If you are interested in participating we are looking for the
following:
-3 male Muslim students willing to wear traditional/cultural Jewish
attire for a day
-3 male Jewish students willing to wear traditional/cultural Muslim
attire for a day
-3 female Muslim students willing to wear traditional/cultural
Jewish attire for a day
-3 female Jewish students willing to wear traditional/cultural
Muslim attire for a day
-12 students interested in helping to document the day's activities
with video and photography
If you are interested in participating you must be available for a
meeting that will be held this Sunday, November 16th at 7pm at NYU
as well as able to speak at the program on Sunday, November 23rd. Exact
location of this Sunday's meeting will be given to those who respond.
For more information or to sign up to participate, please contact either Rabbi Yehuda Sarna at js1643@nyu.edu or Imam Khalid Latif at kl442@nyu.edu .
________________________
Imam Khalid Latif
New York University
Director/Chaplain
Islamic Center at NYU
371 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10014
Tel: 212.998.4712
Email: kl442@nyu.edu
Web: www.icnyu.org
Inspector/Chaplain
NYPD: New York Police Department
Tel: 212.248.0950
Pager: 917.788.0280
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The Islamic Center at NYU is dedicated to fostering a sense of awareness, activism and scholarship amongst the Muslim community both on and off campus.
For more information about our clubs, events, staff and podcasts, please visit: http://www.icnyu.org/
On the weekend of November 21-23, the Islamic Center at NYU and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU will participate in a national project hosted by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding called "The Weekend of Twinning". Mosques and Synagouges – “twins” – around the country will be paired up in hopes of bringing Muslims and Jews together to help combat islamophobia and anti-semitism. The NY Times recently ran a full page ad on the weekend of Twinning. SEE: "We are the Children of Abraham" advertisement (New York Times, 11/11/08) http://www.ffeu.org/pdf/nyt_full_ffeu_high.pdf
The IC and Bronfman Center will be co-hosting a program where we will ask our students to assume the identity of the "other" for a day to see what it feels like to be in their shoes. We are looking for 6 Muslim Students and 6 Jewish students to assume the identity of the other faith for a day and to wear identifiably Muslim or Jewish clothing. On Sunday, November 23rd, at 7pm at an NYU location TBA, each participant will share an experience on a panel during the weekend of twinning.
If you are interested in participating we are looking for the
following:
-3 male Muslim students willing to wear traditional/cultural Jewish
attire for a day
-3 male Jewish students willing to wear traditional/cultural Muslim
attire for a day
-3 female Muslim students willing to wear traditional/cultural
Jewish attire for a day
-3 female Jewish students willing to wear traditional/cultural
Muslim attire for a day
-12 students interested in helping to document the day's activities
with video and photography
If you are interested in participating you must be available for a
meeting that will be held this Sunday, November 16th at 7pm at NYU
as well as able to speak at the program on Sunday, November 23rd. Exact
location of this Sunday's meeting will be given to those who respond.
For more information or to sign up to participate, please contact either Rabbi Yehuda Sarna at js1643@nyu.edu or Imam Khalid Latif at kl442@nyu.edu .
________________________
Imam Khalid Latif
New York University
Director/Chaplain
Islamic Center at NYU
371 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10014
Tel: 212.998.4712
Email: kl442@nyu.edu
Web: www.icnyu.org
Inspector/Chaplain
NYPD: New York Police Department
Tel: 212.248.0950
Pager: 917.788.0280
---
The Islamic Center at NYU is dedicated to fostering a sense of awareness, activism and scholarship amongst the Muslim community both on and off campus.
For more information about our clubs, events, staff and podcasts, please visit: http://www.icnyu.org/
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