Following our vigil yesterday evening, a statement on behalf of the trustees and CEO of Nisa-Nashim about the ongoing situation in
#Israel
&
#Palestine
Tonight we begin the celebration of Chanukah, and here at Nisa-Nashim, Jewish and Muslim women are standing together to share the light and friendship of Chanukah. Have a blessed holiday everyone. May we all have more light in our journeys
#activeallies
#NNsharethelight
Nisa Nashim is united in love and support for those affected by
#Christchurch
. Women from across our network will always stand in solidarity with the Muslim community against those that seek division
#choosefriendshipnothate
Friday is such a special day for Judaism and Islam both, and we cannot find a better way to celebrate it than with this picture from Nisa-Nashim South West London. Love is everywhere ❤️Shabbat Shalom and Jummah Mubarak special ladies
#bettertogether
#ActiveAllies
Nisa-Nashim's statement on Boris Johnson's remarks on Muslim women. We stand with Muslim women who chose to wear religious attire, who often face an increased likelihood of hate crime.
We will be there to show our solidarity - we ask you to join us if you can, to show the world that Jewish & Muslim women stand together against hatred.
#EnoughIsEnough
Thank you to everyone who made our co-chair retreat yesterday such a success. Jewish & Muslim women came together from all over the country, committed to challenging hatred & misconceptions through friendship.
#StrongerTogether
#HopeTrumpsHate
Our co-founders Julie Siddiqi &
@Laura_E_Marks
picking up the Interfaith Hero award
@JewishNewsUK
#NightOfHeroes
. Huge thank you to all of our supporters, co-chairs and trustees for everything you do to bring the two communities together.
The rain & sleet has not dampened our spirits. Here is Julie Siddiqi, our co-founder, and
@juliarhicks
, our Project Manager, at the
#timesup
march in London this morning.
"Creating Nisa-Nashim with Julie has been a wonderful experience. She's thoughtful, hardworking and brilliant at what she does. I'm looking forward to seeing what more our friendship can achieve" - Laura Marks
#JewishMuslimFriendship
Opening remarks from our co-founders
@Laura_E_Marks
and Julie Siddiqi:
'Antisemitism, Islamophobia, hatred and fear of the other are all on the rise. But we won't stand for hatred - instead of building barriers, we bring people together.'
#NNChangemakers
Most of you will already have seen the horrific 'Punish A Muslim' letters that have been circulated both on & offline. Here is Nisa-Nashim's statement about the letters and what we can do as a community to support our Muslim sisters. Please share.
#PunishAMuslimDay
#HateCrime
Shocked by vile antisemitic attack today in Islington. So blessed to be supported by Muslim sisters and local people at vigil.
@nisanashim
@JLC_uk
A great picture from yesterday with
@SrebrenicaUK
and
@nisanashim
together to talk about the horrors of Srebrenica. Thank you to
@safet_v
, who spoke to us about his own story as a refugee and a survivor, and to the
@headroomcafe
for hosting us. We must work as
#activeallies
A sneak peek of what happened over the weekend at our co-chairs annual retreat. Here are our wonderful Nisa-Nashim women visiting the Central Mosque in Cambridge, which is also the first eco-Mosque in Europe. Can you read anything on the wall?
#hiddenarabic
#interfaith
#women
Amazing energy at the Bring the Noise Women's March on Friday. Wonderful acts of solidarity, companionship and togetherness in the face of bigotry and intolerance. We're proud of everyone who made their voices heard!
#nisanashim
#interfaith
#TrumpMarchUK
Sad that 100 years on we're
#StillMarching
for basic equality, but grateful to be doing it together, as Jewish & Muslim women, tackling misconceptions through friendship.
#March4Women
Here is a wonderful pic from our co-chairs retreat in Cambridge. We have been told it was a vibrant, inspiring and insightful event and these great feedbacks made us sob a little. Not sure what we were waving at, but probably at a better future, Nisa-Nashim style
#ActiveAllies
This Sunday our
#Jewish
and
#Muslim
co-chairs travelled through the snow from across the country to pledge their commitment to challenging misconceptions & hatred through friendship. We are so lucky to have these extraordinary
#women
leading our network forward.
We stand in solidarity with the Muslim Community of Christchurch today, we will come together with love and friendship against acts of hatred. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
With Simchat Torah we celebrate and mark the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle! There is no better way to wish you happy holiday, than with your beautiful pics, a testimony of love and solidarity
#ChagSameach
#ActiveAllies
Three EASY things you can do as part of
#InternationalWomensDay
:
1. Watch our video to find out more about what we do:
2. Book a ticket to join us on 22nd April at our annual conference:
3. Share this 💗
Our very special Karen was proudly representing
@nisanashim
at the World Assembly of
@religions4peace
in Lindau, Germany. Here she is with Melody, an incredible Argentinian activist who also brings women of different faiths together! Do you love this as much as we do?
#interfaith
Looking back at an amazing year for
@nisanashim
. We now have almost 30 local groups around the UK, ranging from
#Glasgow
down to
#Bournemouth
. Our groups are the heart of what we do: Jewish & Muslim women challenging misconceptions and hatred through friendship. ✊🏼💪🏾👍
Today marks 100 years since (some) women in this country finally got the vote. We asked our followers to share with us why they are
#StillMarching
, 100 years later. We got some inspiring responses & will be sharing them with you throughout the day.
The first every university in history was created by Fahtima al-Fihri in Fez, Morocco - our
#MuslimShero
of the day! So refreshing to know that the very first educational trial blazer was a Muslim woman!
#NNJewishMuslimSheroes
Proud to see the daughters of two Nisa-Nashim women attending the event commemorating Anne Frank in the Council Chamber at Bournemouth Town Hall.
Here is a picture of these young inspirational Jewish, Christians and Muslim girls.
#activeallies
#bettertogether
#nisanashim
Nisa-Nashim at the
@SrebrenicaUK
event yesterday. Today we are commemorating 24 years since the Genocide at Srebrenica. The mothers of victims made the most powerful impression and their testimony made us feel, once again, that we are
#bettertogether
.
#WEREMEMBER
2 key women from our network, spoke at a a Holocaust Memorial Day event organised by
@MAAS_UK
yesterday.
They read the incredibly moving, and heart-warming stories of Muslims that saved Jewish families from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
@Voice_of_Salam
@ahmereenreza
#HMD2019
Valentines Day....Love it or Hate it? We're too busy enjoying watching our new video to care. Feeling the love for all the wonderful women who bring the Jewish & Muslim communities together across the country. 💖
#ValentinesDay
#GalentinesDay
#LoveNotHate
Tuesday marks 100 years since some women (not all!) first got the vote in the UK. We're supporting
@HelenPankhurst
and the Centenary Action Group with their
#StillMarching
thunderclap - let us know why YOU are still marching in 2018.
Here are a couple of pictures from last night's Passover event! We made an 'Indian' Charoset and learned a lot about this beautiful holiday and the fascinating traditions around it. Thank you to our very own Stacey who agreed to show us this recipe! Bon Appétit!
#food
#Passover
A few pictures from our 'Sharing Ramadan' event. We spoke about fasting and its benefits, we looked at some family traditions during Ramadan, Iftar recipes and a small introduction to the Qu'ran..& the great Madinah Javed recited some verses from us too.
#Ramadan2020
#Love
#women
Our Co-founder Julie Siddiqi chaired a meeting with the
@MayorofLondon
’s team at City Hall last week. Women came together from different communities to discuss issues around extremism, cohesion and hate crime. A very useful meeting with lots of ideas for collaboration discussed!
Join
@nisanashim
for an interfaith Iftar this Sunday May 12 at 7.30 pm at the
@JW3London
! Organised by the very lovely women in our Golders Green group.