Jewish-Muslim Women's Circle


	Jewish-Muslim Women's Circle

Yafi07

12-5-2008 8:02 AM

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interfaith, jewish women, muslim women

Yafi07 says:

"A few years ago, Jewish storyteller Audrey Galex, of Atlanta, was looking for a Muslim partner for a storytelling project, so she called Soumaya Khalifa, founder and Executive Director of the Islamic Speakers Bureau in Atlanta. Their plans to meet at that time fell through. "

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Like Audrey, Soumaya seeks to create cross-cultural awareness and tolerance. Conducting diversity-training classes is part of Soumaya’s human resources job at Georgia Pacific. As executive director of the Islamic Speakers Bureau-Atlanta, she oversees and does outreach to schools, religious institutions, companies and groups to educate about Islam and Muslims. 
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