Under the framework of SDG16 and Interfaith Dialogue
The role of young people in peace and conflict resolution processes has been undervalued around the world, yet youth and children are disproportionately affected by violent conflicts. SGD16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institution sets reducing violence globally and protecting children from violence as key targets.
We think that young people are the leaders to play a productive role in building conditions for peace at the grassroots and local levels.
Under the framework of SDG 16 and Interfaith Dialogue, we are organizing a conversation between an Imam and a Rabbi, where Rabbi Michael Cohen and Imam Abdullah Antepli will share with us their views on how Israelis and Palestinians can make peace. In this Peace Meeting, we will explore solutions to the conflict between Israel and Palestine through religion, and go beyond who is right and who is wrong.
On June 13th,2021, under the framework of SDG16 and Interfaith Dialogue, we organized a conversation between an Imam and a Rabbi, where Rabbi Michael Cohen and Imam Abdullah Antepli shared with us their views on how Israelis and Palestinians can make peace.
In this Peace Meeting, we explored solutions to the conflict between Israel and Palestine through religion and tried beyond who is right and who is wrong.
About the speaker: Michael Cohen is a visiting faculty member at Bennington College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action, as well as a faculty member at The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Kibbutz Ketura, Israel. Since 2000, he has divided his time between Vermont and Kibbutz Ketura, Israel, teaching classes on Conflict Resolution and different aspects of Biblical Studies. Rabbi Michael is a longtime environmental activist and has written extensively on the impact of ecological issues on the Middle East peace process.
About the speaker: Abdullah Antepli is an associate professor of the Practice of Interfaith Relations at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. He is a leader of cross-religious and cross-cultural dialogue in American higher education and in the non-profit world. He has built multiple organizations and initiatives to facilitate religious and spiritual life across America’s college campuses, sowing seeds of understanding between religions while upholding their cultural integrity and dignity.
“Is there a higher moral imperative that will humble us in our thinking of ultimate justice?”
- Imam Abdullah Antepli
“We need to make journeys into each other's worlds...”
- Imam Abdullah Antepli
“We have a truth, but we need to have cultural humility. We should have our passion, but we should be open to others”
- Rabbi Michael Cohen
“Religion understands that we all come from one source, and that puts us in a relationship. There is a common language even in disagreement.”
- Rabbi Michael Cohen