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Afrikayyah Interfaith Action CC

Our purpose is to connect people of different religions and hold meetings and activities related to the North Africa region.

18 members

Al Mostaqbal Institute for Citizenship & Democracy (MICD) CC

Our purpose is to work together for more understanding between all the religions and to look for commonalities to be able to collaborate amongst ourselves and within our communities.

8 members

Al-Karma-CIDT CC

Our purpose is to teach young people tolerance and understanding. To promote greater knowledge and understanding of different religious traditions through personal contacts and experiences.

Al-Karma and CIDT offers internships to Egyptian and Western students to work on papers on interreligious understanding for publication in the electronic magazine Arab-West Report (AWR). AWR was established in 1997 with the specific goal of fostering better understanding of the Arab world and also showing how polemics and biased media reporting can negatively impact understanding on each side of the Arab-West and Muslim-non-Muslim divide. Members of the CC are encouraged to contribute to the forum of the Electronic Network for Arab- West Understanding (ENAWU) on issues related to interreligious understanding (www.enawu.org).

9 members

Club Unesco Alecso Bardo CC

Our purpose is to promote intercultural dialogue, peace building, and building bridges between religions.

7 members

Debate Club CC

Our purpose is to empower Syrian youth by engaging them in debates that tackle issues of their interest as well as involving them in international multicultural exchanges and peace building camps.

14 members

Egypt Women Empowerment Boosters (EWEB) CC

Our purpose is to empower women in our society and to spread awareness of their rights.

7 members

Egyptian Interfaith Association CC

Our purpose is to further interfaith dialogue and mutual understanding in Egypt. To create and develop new religious discourses on social, political, cultural, and economic problems...

To launch religiously motivated social action projects, created and maintained by religious people belonging to different traditions. To make conflict resolution initiatives once religious conflicts erupt and to help prevent them in the future by exploring and treating the underlying causes.

10 members

Gathering for Happiness

This group consists of Sunni Muslims, Christians and Druze.  Members have been meeting informally together for some time, often sharing their love for the practice of yoga. Their experience has been that when people of varying faiths come together, individuals feel less isolated. When they reflected upon one of URI’s principles - the importance of respecting the wisdom inherent in each tradition - they decided to form a Cooperation Circle.  They hope to help others understand the necessity of cultivating respect for one other at the deepest level. 

7 members

Giving Without Borders

Our purpose is to help people in our society regardless of religion, background, education or color.

Our CC is involved in several key projects:

I am Egyptian: This project aims to teach children and young people good ethics, attitudes and behavior. It concentrate on the idea of all is one, and how to respect and accept others no matter how different they are from us.

Scout for peace: The main goal of this group is to promote a culture of peace between children and young people and to educate children on peace issues, good ethics, and respect and love for all people.
 
Misriyti: This project is a voluntary initiative that focuses on peace education through art, trainings, theater, music and other activities.

7 members

Green Prophet CC

Our purpose is to report on environment news in the Middle East, while being mindful to cultural and religious sensitivities in the dialogue for a healthy environment and Middle East peace.

GreenProphet.com is a Middle Eastern environmental news site that focuses on green stories and living tips. We believe that as ecological issues have no boundaries, and there must be a forum for green leaders in the region to come together online. This year we organized a blogger's conference for young activists in Jordan. We also attended a Middle East water security event, attended by the Prince of Jordan, and voiced our concerns about the importance of getting young voices and that of environmentalists into the Middle East water dialogue and negotiations. To learn more, visit www.greenprophet.com

20 members