Meet Zoya, a young Afghan woman representing RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan), on Saturday, October 10th from noon - 2 p.m. in Columbia, MD. Learn about the situation of women in Afghanistan and the affects of the long-term U.S. occupation (8 years with no end in sight!)
Join Friends at the Sandy Spring Meeting, 17715 Meeting House Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860, on Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 to hear from Bette Hoover on Bedouins, the minority of the Arab minority, in Israel. Potluck international supper from 6 - 7 p.m.
Just Peace Circles Club was founded at Howard Community College in Fall
2008 semester by Crystal Simon and Victoria Schuster. The club's goals
are to promote sustainable solutions to the issues that face our
community on a local and global spectrum.
Peacemaking in the Middle East: Reclaiming Tools from the Kabbalah and Sufism
September 11th interfaith circle of teachings, chants and prayers in Arabic, English & Hebrew. Presenters Eliyahu McLean and Ghassan Manasra from Israel/Palestine are Jewish and Muslim scholars and leaders who have dedicated their lives to peacemaking and bridge building. See www.jerusalempeacemakers.org for their bio. Place: Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, 17715 Meeting House Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Supper at 6:15, program at 7 p.m. Suggested donation - $10.00. Co-sponsored by Olney Kehila www.olneykehila.org and Am Kolel www.am-kolel.org Call 202-329-4667 for more info.
from Israel/Palestine are Jewish and Muslim scholars and leaders who have dedicated their lives to peacemaking and bridge building. See