On the bright Sunday morning of 14 November 2021, 44 Muslim and Jewish women, all members of Nisa-Nashim the national charity formed by Jewish and Muslim women, converged on St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation for a Retreat.
As the venue might suggest, one key purpose of the Retreat was to provide a safe and neutral space for these 44 brave women to address “the elephant in the room”, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Click here to read more by Dr Zaza J Elsheikh, as she reflects on how interfaith work must continue even when violence flares up between Israelis and Palestinians.
Click here to read more about the successful Co-Chairs Retreat.