Berlin – Jews, Muslims Bike For Peace In Berlin

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     Burhan Kesici, general secretary of the German Islam Council (C L),‎and Rabbi Shlomo Afanasev (C R)to depart from the Brandenburg Gate at the beginning of a 'unity rally' of imams and rabbis riding through the city together on tandem bicycles on March 22, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.(Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)Berlin – Rabbis and Imams biked together throughout Berlin Sunday evening in a show of solidarity between Jews and Muslims.

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    The group took part in Bicycle Week with the motto “Cycling Unites,” riding tandem bicycles with one rabbi and one imam on each bike, reports the Berliner (http://bit.ly/1ECkEaC).

    Cyclists started at the Brandenburg Gate and visited Jewish and Muslim institutions throughout the ride.

    Project meet2respect, a campaign that promotes bringing together different faiths and providing education, with a specific focus on bringing together Jewish and Muslim faiths, led the ride (http://bit.ly/1OqYnVa).

    Cyclists Ferid Heider, an imam in various Berlin mosque communities, and Daniel Alter, a Berlin rabbi, work together via meet2respect and tour education and community events in Berlin promoting peace.

    Hundreds of cyclists joined the rabbis and imams in the ride and followed them on their tour.

     

    Information taken from The Berliner and Worldwide Cycling Atlas


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    Avrohom Abba
    Avrohom Abba
    9 years ago

    This is great news.
    It would be even greater, if at the end of their prayers in the mosque, they would stop finishing with, “Death to America, Death to Israel, and Death to the Jews!”
    Ya think?

    9 years ago

    To #1 - Your remark, was dumb; the only ones who state that are the Iranians, at their rallies.