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Awesome Muslim and Christian Peace-Builders

Awesome Muslim and Christian Peace-Builders

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. ~ John F. Kennedy At 7:30pm, the doorbell rings. On one side are the hosts, who, despite having been fasting for 16 hours, have prepared a delicious iftar dinner. They are excited to share this meal[…]

2F1F Peace Training – City Tour Stories

2F1F Peace Training – City Tour Stories

Over the past 2 years, requests from around the country were made to come teach the 2 Faiths 1 Friendship (2F1F) Peace Trainings. We felt delighted by the growing interest! In 2018, these requests birthed the 2F1F Peace Tour. Five trips have been made so far. Each trip confirmed the need for resources and training[…]

Grassroots efforts continue: update!

Grassroots efforts continue: update!

Time flies and the world around us is changing fast. Both the challenges that we face and the opportunities that come our way continue to increase. The following is a quick recap of what has happened in the last 8 months. In the Spring of 2016, the volunteer work we do to bring people of[…]

Get inspired: Global Muslim-Christian Peace-building Stories

Get inspired: Global Muslim-Christian Peace-building Stories

After nearly 3 weeks of traveling and meeting many Muslims and Evangelical Christians from literally all over the world at international conferences on peace-building, our 2F1F Team member was deeply inspired by the great work many are doing, but also even more aware of the need for this worldwide. “Let me start with the bad[…]

My experience with Dressember

My experience with Dressember

This post is written by Noor, a Muslim High School student that participated in Dressember. ——————- What would it look like if Muslims and Christians combined their efforts to end human trafficking? Our joint struggle can truly mean something to the men and women who are unable to fight, which is all the more reason[…]

Sharing Christmas traditions with Muslim friends

Sharing Christmas traditions with Muslim friends

There were moments in December that shook our respective communities to the core — between the San Bernardino attacks, outrageous remarks by public figures, and a pushback in accepting international refugees, local Muslims and Christians were left wondering how to eclipse all of the hate with an outpouring of love. Enter the “2 Faiths 1 Friendship” Christmas dinners![…]

Taking a stand for dignity

Taking a stand for dignity

What do you get when you put Muslim women, Christian women, and 31 days of dresses together? You get a group of fashionable ladies who are deeply committed to seeing justice served, dignity restored, and oppression eradicated in the world!     We are a group of Muslim and Christian women participating in Dressember, a[…]

When terrorists strike…how should we respond? Our story.

When terrorists strike…how should we respond? Our story.

With the terror attacks in Beirut and Paris, the past few days have proved emotionally and spiritually challenging. Through God’s perfect timing and mercy, however, we were grateful for the opportunity to process our emotions with a group of peace-building Muslims and Christians all weekend long. On Friday evening, thirty Muslim and Christian young adults met at[…]

Crossing the great divide: The doorstep

Crossing the great divide: The doorstep

At 7:30pm, the doorbell rings. On one side of the door are the hosts, who, despite having been fasting from food and drink for the past 16 hours, have prepared a delicious iftar dinner for company. They are excited to share this Ramadan meal but are also nervous about hosting strangers at their home. Will my[…]

Muslim-Christian Friendship: Ahmed & Gregg

Muslim-Christian Friendship: Ahmed & Gregg

How did you become friends? Gregg: We met at a “Meet Your Neighbor” event organized by our church and mosque in 2011.  We paired up during an exercise where Muslims and Christians were grouped on a 1:1 basis to exchange answers to non-threatening questions. Ahmed: We continued to meet at subsequent events and then started[…]