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Partners in Humanity
For constructive and vibrant Muslim-Western relations
The Partners in Humanity programme envisions a world where the environment of fear, suspicion and misunderstanding that affects Muslim-Western relations is replaced by constructive interactions and vibrant relationships. Partners in Humanity works to positively affect how people in the West and Muslim communities think and feel about the conflict in their lives, and acts as a facilitator for dialogue and cooperative action.
Click here to learn more about the Partners in Humanity programme.
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Common Ground News Service - Partners in Humanity
Partners in Humanity’s flagship project, the Common Ground News Service - Partners in Humanity (CGNews-PiH), syndicates and disseminates constructive news and opinion articles by journalists and experts around the world on a broad range of issues affecting Muslim-Western relations. The service provides a balance to the often-inflammatory and sensational media coverage of Muslim-Western relations. CGNews-PiH is available in English, Arabic, Indonesian, French and Urdu. [more]
Click here to subscribe to CGNews-PiH.
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Media Outreach Training
To improve Muslim-Western understanding by helping civil society use the media as a tool for peace-building on the local, regional and global levels, media outreach workshops train dialogue and reconciliation activists to reach out to media, breaking down stereotypes by demonstrating that goodwill and honest efforts exist around the world despite the tension and misunderstanding that plague Muslim-Western relations. In 2006, workshops were hosted in the Middle East (Beirut) and Southeast Asia (Jakarta) for participants from 8 countries. [more]
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Reality Television Show
SFCG's media production division Common Ground Productions (CGP) is developing, together with partners in the Arab world and in the United States, a television program to be broadcast in both the United States and in the Middle East. This program will depict Middle Easterners and Americans walking a mile in each other's shoes, taking Muslim-Western dialogue out of the conference rooms of elites and into the living rooms of average citizens. [more]
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Countering Religiously Motivated Violence and Islamophobia
Bringing together Muslim thought leaders from the Middle East and the West, this project challenges community leaders to think differently about responding to and addressing religiously motivated violence and Islamophobia. Through an interactive workshop, participants will develop a plan to transfer this mindshare to their Muslim constituents while reaching out to non-Muslims around the world.
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Partnership with Soliya
In partnership with Soliya, SFCG advanced the Soliya Connect Program, convening student leaders from the United States and the Arab World in dialogue using advanced Internet web conferencing and media production tools. To date, over 800 students from 30 universities in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa have participated in the Soliya Connect Program. These students frequently contribute articles to CGNews-PiH. [website]
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U.S. Engagement with the Global Muslim Community
In collaboration with the Search-USA programme, the Consensus Building Institute, Viewpoint Learning, Inc. and the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Programme, Partners in Humanity is conducting a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary leadership dialogue and public engagement process connecting American Muslims with influential politicians, thought leaders, relationship experts and local communities. [more]
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Media Outreach Training Manuals
Partners in Humanity has developed a media outreach guide for dialogue and reconciliation activists. It was designed to accompany and complement our training workshops and can be used as a resource for all peace-builders who are trying to increase their breadth and scope through the media. The guide is available in English, Arabic, and Indonesian.
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Questions from America by the Grand Mufti of Egypt
Inspired by the CGNews-PiH Series on "Ijtihad - interpreting Islamic principles for modern challenges”, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shaykh Ali Gomaa, wrote his own six part series which ran in Arabic in Egypt's Al Ahram newspaper.
Click here for an English translation of these articles.
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CGNews Guide for Writers
Through CGNews-PiH, we run articles written by a wide variety of writers - politicians, non-profit professionals, scientists, academics, religious leaders, youth, business people and more. We welcome your submissions. For more information, please read our CGNews Guide for Writers, available in English, Arabic and Indonesian.
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Terminology in Muslim-Western Dialogue
Some of the language used to describe and discuss Muslim-Western relations is consistently misused, misunderstood or taken out of context, with important consequences for those working in the media or other forums for Muslim-Western dialogue. This often-misleading use of terminology tends to fan the flames of extremism and mistrust on all sides, rather than open the doors for constructive opportunities and increased understanding. This English-language guide to "Terminology in Muslim-Western Relations" provides additional explanation and highlights alternatives to the most frequently misused terms.
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