Tanenbaum Center for Intrreligious Understanding
  
From antiquity through the Crusades to the present day, religion has been distorted, turned from a personal matter of faith and sustenance into a weapon of power and coercion.
Kofi Annan
Former UN Secretary General

can religion have a role in peacebuilding? Think religion is only part of the problem? Think again.

the Peacemakers in Action are the unknown, religiously motivated women and men working for peace in the world's most dangerous conflicts.

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January 2009: Tanenbaum in the Middle East

Tanenbaum's Religion and Conflict Resolution team traveled to Syria, Jordan and Israel.
 
  We convened some of our Peacemakers in Action in Jerusalem, trained woman peacemakers in Damascus and explored opportunities for Religion and Diversity Education in Amman.

Click here for the official report, photo galleries and daily staff journals.




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