September 2010, Lund University, Sweden
The Salam Institute for Peace and Justice collaborated with the United States
Institute of Peace (USIP) to bring together Muslim scholars from Iran, Europe
and the United States to Lund, Sweden to discuss Sunni and Shia perspectives
and mechanisms, identify effective strategies to promote peacebuilding and
to familiarize participants with academic, political, religious and economic
perspectives on democracy, human rights, conflict resolution and peace building.
July - August 2008, Amman, Jordan
This conference brought together activists and organizations involved in interfaith
dialogue in Egypt, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. The workshop, which took
place at the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, is a follow-up on a research
project on interfaith dialogue in the Middle East, which resulted in a book
by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Amal I. Khoury and Emily Welty.
May 2008, American University, Washington, D.C.
This one-day conference on Islamic Traditions of Peace and Nonviolence focused
on linking theological and religious interpretations of peace and nonviolence
with tangible practices at the community, as well as, policy making levels.
October 2007, Teheran, Qum and Isfahan, Iran
The Salam Institute for Peace and Justice and the United States Institute
for Peace partnered together to sponsor a seven member delegation of Muslim
American Islamic scholars to travel to Iran. Over the course of the ten day
trip, the delegation traveled to Tehran, Qum and Isfahan to engage in conversations
with various human rights organizations, civil society groups, non-governmental
organizations and religious leaders.
May 2007, American University, Washington, D.C.
This conference served as a platform for both
Muslim and non-Muslim scholars and practitioners to discuss nonviolent approaches
to Islamic peacebuilding, democratization and policy development in the Muslim
world and the intersection of Islam and human rights. The conference created
a space for an open exchange of ideas on the most effective approaches to
peacebuilding, mediation and intra-religious dialogue.
April 2006, American University, Washington, D.C.
The first annual Muslim Peacebuilding,
Justice and Interfaith Dialogue Conference was a unique event, bringing together
various members of the Islamic peacebuilding community interested at exploring
the changing face of Islam in American society since September 11, 2001. The
Conference aimed to explore the dynamics and intersection of ISlamic peacebuilding,
conflict resolution and interfaith dialogue in the Muslim world today.
April 29th-30th, 2006, American University, Washington, D.C.
This
two day training led by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana and Salam
Institute co-founder Amr Abdalla provided training to Imams in the areas of
Islamic understanding of peace, Islamic principles and values of conflict
resolution, interfaith dialogue and development and how these principles and
values can be applied to current day conflicts.
July 2006, Washington, D.C.; August 2006, Pasadena, California; August
2006, Rochester, New York
In each of these three cities, leaders from both religious communities came together for an open and constructive discussion focused on garnering a more comprehensive understanding of each faith as well as building awareness and understanding regarding each faiths' approach to peace.