02907cam a22003375i 4500 21829829 NUST 20220828180419.0 201204s2021 nyu 000 0 eng 2020951544 9781951627331 (hardcover) 9781951627638 (ebook) Azhar DLC eng rda DLC pcc 297.282 REH Rehman, Sabeeha, author. 94751 We refuse to be enemies : how Muslims and Jews can make peace, one friendship at a time Sabeeha Rehman, Walter Ruby. First. New York : Arcade Publishing, 2021 pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "For readers of The Faith Club, Sons of Abraham, and The Anatomy of Peace, a call for mutual understanding and lessons for getting there We Refuse to Be Enemies is a manifesto by two American citizens, a Muslim woman and Jewish man, concerned with the rise of intolerance and bigotry in our country along with resurgent white nationalism. Neither author is an imam, rabbi, scholar, or community leader, but together they have spent decades doing interfaith work and nurturing cooperation among communities. They have learned that, through face-to-face encounters, people of all backgrounds can come to know the Other as a fellow human being and turn her or him into a trusted friend. In this book, they share their experience and guidance. Growing up in Pakistan before she immigrated to the United States, Sabeeha never met a Jew, and her view was colored by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In his youth, Walter never met a Muslim, and his opinion was shaped by Leon Uris's Exodus. Yet together they have formed a friendship and collaboration. Tapping their own life stories and entering into dialogue within the book, they explain how they have found commonalities between their respective faiths and discuss shared principles and lessons, how their perceptions of the Other have evolved, and the pushback they faced. They wrestle with the two elephants in the room: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and polarizing material in their holy texts and history. And they share their vision for reconciliation, offering concrete principles for building an alliance in support of religious freedom and human rights. "As members of the two largest minority faith communities in America, we must stand together at a portentous moment in American history. Neither of our communities will be able to prosper in an America characterized by xenophobia and bigotry."-Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby"-- Provided by publisher. HB Ruby, Walter, author. 94752 0 ibc orignew 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg ddc LC 590550 590550 0 0 ddc 0 0 CL CL LC 2022-07-24 297.282 REH LC-64 2022-07-24 2022-07-24 REF