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Two Women of Different Faiths Show That Female Friendship Can Heal Hate

In towns across the U.S., Muslim and Jewish women are quietly gathering to eliminate hate. Eileen Stukane shares this remarkable story just when our country needs it most.

Editor's note: As our divided nation tries to heal after years of divisiveness, we can look to the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom as an example. Because we feel the efforts of the founders can inform and inspire all of us, we are re-publishing this story of hope and friendship. 

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Amidst the crudités and tasty Vidalia onion dip that hostess Fern Jurgrau-Schiffman had set out, Adla Karim placed baklava she had just made in her kitchen. Other women in this living-room meeting of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom had tasted Adla’s baking before, so hands quickly reached out for the lightly sweetened, perfectly flaky pastry before them. Food has a way of crossing cultures, and here it was working to bring Jewish and Muslim women together. “Maybe we could bring more women into the group with a cooking class from Adla?” suggested my friend Marsha Malberg.

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