Restoring the World by Making Peace in the Muslim-Majority World
THE INSTITUTE OF MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (IMES) AT THE ARAB BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Our partners at IMES describe the Khebz W Meleh (KwM) (Bread and Salt) initiative as follows:
“KwM is an interfaith peace-building initiative that aims to create inter-religious friendships through dialogue and share action. Through engaging in conversations that focus on the greater good, young people begin to form insights into different religions and form lasting friendships, all while serving their communities through social actions. The social actions are practical activities that help the youths learn how to work together. They identify an issue in their community, determine its root cause, and plan and execute a social action that targets the problem. The IMES team leads KwM groups in Lebanon and supports groups launched in Egypt and in Sudan through some of ABTS’ graduates.”
Because of the current need for social distancing, KwM has been temporarily suspended. ABTS is sharing its hospitality housing with healthcare workers during the fight against COVID-19. Please take a moment to read the latest news letter from our partner. Our partners at IMES describe the Khebz W Meleh (KwM) (Bread and Salt) initiative as follows:
“KwM is an interfaith peace-building initiative that aims to create inter-religious friendships through dialogue and share action. Through engaging in conversations that focus on the greater good, young people begin to form insights into different religions and form lasting friendships, all while serving their communities through social actions. The social actions are practical activities that help the youths learn how to work together. They identify an issue in their community, determine its root cause, and plan and execute a social action that targets the problem. The IMES team leads KwM groups in Lebanon and supports groups launched in Egypt and in Sudan through some of ABTS’ graduates.”