ISB speaks at
The Martin Luther King, Jr. 51st Annual Commemorative Service
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ISB's Amin Tomeh was honored to participate in the inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr. 51st Annual Commemorative Service from Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday, January 21st.
ļ»æSpeakers at the service included Keynote Speaker, Dr. Bryan Stevenson, the Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative,
Senator David Perdue, Senator Johnny Isakson,
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Rev. Dr. Bernice King, Reverend Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Georgia's Attorney General Christopher M. Carr, and the daughter of Ghana's first President, Ms. Samia Nkrumah.
Tomeh's presentation starts
here
at 29:05 minutes.
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ISB Featured on
Focus Atlanta
TV Show
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ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa was featured on Keisha Lancelin's show
Focus Atlanta.
Soumaya Khalifa discusses how the ISB serves the Atlanta community. Scroll down
here for her video segment!
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ISB Cleans Park on MLK Day
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Thank you to our ISB volunteers who cleaned the Washington Park Natatorium Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
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The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your Muslim Neighbor as Yourself Panel
On January 16th, ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa participated on a panel at the Cathedral of St. Philip named
The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your (Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself.
Khalifa explored how to build bridges and relationships across differences to faith. The program is a 3 part series.
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Interfaith Speakers Network presents to W
alker School
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On January 24th, the Interfaith Speakers Network presented to Walker School. Gareth Young served as the moderator for the 5 person panel. The panel included Valerie Morvan, Kathy Hoffman, Sucheta Kamath, Noor Abaddy, and Corey-Jan Albert.
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L-R: Speakers Gareth Young, Dorie Griggs, Kathy Hoffman, Sucheta Kamath, Noor Abaddy, Corey-Jan Albert, Valerie Morvan, and Mr. Rick Holifield (The Walker School)
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ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa served on a panel for a
Chai & Just Chat event on January 26th. The topic for discussion was,' World in Pieces or World at Peace: Women as Peace Drivers'.
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Photocredit: Bytegraph Productions
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Stay tuned, here's what's coming up in February!
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Volunteer this Friday to Serve TSA Employees a Hot Meal!
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The ISB is participating in a national effort that raised over 40K to assist government employees. We are serving TSA employees a hot meal this Friday, February 1st in the international terminal and domestic terminal.
If you are interested in volunteering, please RSVP by emailing scheduler@isbatlanta.org with your full name (as it appears on your drivers license) and your date of birth. Our volunteers will be meeting from 1 pm to 3:30.
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Mark your calendars for February 16th between
9:00 am - 4 pm for our training! Due to popular demand, we are holding a training session for those interested in becoming speakers for the ISB.
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Soumaya Khalifa to Present
Cairo to the Cloud
at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
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ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa will be presenting the film
From Cairo to the Cloud
at The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 10th. The film is about a historic synagogue that uncovered papersāreligious texts, love letters, medical prescriptions, childrenās drawings, even invoicesāthat provide the clearest look at the cultural and economic lives of everyday Jews, Christians and Muslims. By tracking the painstaking efforts of scholars to restore, translate and preserve this astonishing find, award-winning filmmaker Michelle Paymar reveals a period of religious tolerance nearly unthinkable today.
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Khalifa to join
2019 Academy of Women Achievers
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ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa will be recognized by the YWCA and will be joining the 2019 Academy of Women Achievers alongside Atlanta women leaders on April 10th.
For more information on this outstanding honor, please click
here.
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To request a presentation or workshop, click
here.
To request an interfaith panel, click
here
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