The first interfaith conference between Jewish and Muslim women will be taking place today, and has been described as “ground-breaking”.
Nisa-Nashim, the Jewish-Muslim women’s network, is holding the conference at Westminster University, with the theme of the conference being “changing the narrative.”
The conference, which over 150 women have signed up for, will include ten different workshops, each co-presented by Jewish and Muslim women, on diverse issues including “working with faith institutions”, “community organising”, and “women’s prayer and voices.”
Jewish speakers are will include Dina Brawer, UK founder of JOFA (the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance), Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers of the Movement for Reform Judaism and Marie van der Zyl, Vice President of the Board of Deputies.