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Faith & Community: 7 projects
Name of Organization: Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Subject: Strengthening Civil Society through
Inter-Religious Dialogue
This project is designed to engage Malian and
American leaders in issues of faith and community
that can contribute to strengthening of civil
society in Mali. Two delegations of 12 Malian
religious and community leaders and university
faculty each travel to the United States for three
weeks to explore how Islam and religious education
practices in the United States encourage tolerance,
respect, collective dialogue and public service
while encouraging diverse communities to work
together. Two delegations of American religious,
community and university leaders each travel to
Mali for 10 days of similar study, and two delegations
of two MSU staff also travel to Mali for planning
and managing purposes.
Country: Mali
Region: Africa
U.S. State: MI
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: Purdue University
Location: Indiana
Subject: Strengthening Civil Society through
Inter-Religious Dialogue
This grant brings 24 Muslim clergy, religious
scholars and civic leaders from Thailand and the
Philippines to the United States, and sends14
American religious scholars and civic leaders
on reciprocal exchanges. The program includes
focused interactions designed to demonstrate how
religious communities interact with each other
in the United States, as well as how they contribute
to civil discourse, through visits to Islamic
centers and organizations and meetings with American
Muslim leaders and scholars. The grant will also
broaden the understanding of non-Muslim American
clergy, scholars and civic leaders of the place
of Islam in the Muslim communities of Thailand
and the Philippines.
Countries: Philippines and Thailand
Region: East Asia and Pacific
U.S. State: IA
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: Arizona State University
Location: Tempe, AZ
Subject: Understanding Religious Life in the
United States
Arizona State University is implementing a three-week
program for 28 religious leaders and scholars
from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo to travel
to the United States in two cohorts for interactive
seminars, meetings, and discussions intended to
enrich participants' understanding of the democratic
values underlying religious expression and religious
diversity in American and Southeast European civil
society. The program includes two reciprocal exchanges
by Americans to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
for 14 days.
Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina; Kosovo
Region: Europe
U.S. State: AZ
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: CDS International, Inc.
Location: New York, NY
Subject: Developing Positive Relations between
the United States and Minority Communities
This grant will examine and compare means of
integrating immigrant and minority populations
in Belgium and the United States to establish
positive relations between the United States and
(primarily Muslim) minorities in Belgium. Twelve
representatives of non-governmental organizations
and other professionals from Colorado, Georgia,
Michigan, and Washington, together with 32 practitioners
from Belgium, are taking part in a series of workshops
and study tours in Belgium and in the United States.
There will be a final workshop in Belgium, as
well as the creation of a web portal for program
participants.
Country: Belgium
Region: Europe
U.S. State: NY
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: Institute for Training and
Development
Location: Amherst, MA
Subject: Understanding Muslim Life in the United
States
The Institute for Training and Development is
implementing a three-week exchange and residency
program for 24 clerics and scholars from Macedonia
and Kosovo. They will travel to Massachusetts,
Illinois, New York, and Washington, D.C., in two
cohorts for site visits, consultations, and discussions
intended to help the delegates to better understand
and communicate to audiences in their home countries
about the practice of Islam in an open, diverse,
and democratic society. The program also explores
how ethnically, nationally, and culturally diverse
American Muslims can worship together and live
with communities of other faiths without violence.
The 12-day program in Macedonia and Kosovo for
five U.S. participants includes meetings, visits
to institutions, and seminars or symposia directed
at the larger public in each geographical region.
Country: Macedonia; Kosovo
Region: Europe
U.S. State: MA
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: International Research and
Exchanges Board, (IREX)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Subject: Strengthening Civil Society through
Inter-Religious Dialogue
IREX is implementing a three-week exchange and
residency program for 24 religious and youth leaders
from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia in
two cohorts. The project includes site visits,
meetings, and discussions intended to establish
a social and religious dialogue; to identify and
support religious and influential lay leaders;
to mobilize and engage youth; to provide new models
and opportunities for open dialogue; and to build
regional cooperation based on tolerance. Two groups
of six American interlocutors are traveling to
the region for one week each. Follow-on entails
participant implementation of action plans.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
Region: Europe
U.S. State: DC
Theme: Faith and Community
Name of Organization: National Peace Foundation
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Understanding Muslim Life in the United
States
This project is designed to improve the understanding
of Muslim life in the United States for 24 Muslim
scholars and clerics from Qatar, the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), and Yemen who come to the U.S.
in two groups for two weeks each. These groups
are given access to the American Muslim communities
in several cities, and they will be challenged
not only to understand more clearly the reality
of Muslim life in the U.S. but to work with American
scholarly and religious leaders to break down
inaccurate stereotypes about religious life in
the participating countries. Themes being addressed
include Islam in practice, the successful experience
of Muslim women in the United States, and addressing
stereotypes through discussion with American writers.
Two groups of four American scholars and clerics
are traveling to Qatar, the UAE, and Yemen for
related discussions and workshops.
Countries: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Region: Near East
U.S. State: DC
Theme: Faith and Community
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