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DESCRIPTION:In the politically turbulent Middle East & North Africa, religious 
 minorities are too often marginalized, oppressed, and completely ignored. 
 But an upcoming event in San Francisco seeks to illuminate how these groups 
 have more in common than conflict. Bridging divides between culture and 
 spirituality, “Faith Beyond Borders: Voices of Dissent” will connect 
 and build solidarity between Middle Eastern/North African Christians, Jews 
 and Muslims with shared experiences of political and faith-based 
 persecution.\n\nPresented by JIMENA, the forum will feature several young 
 adult speakers from Arab countries and Iran, who have lived through major 
 upheaval, played influential roles in political movements, and have been 
 forced to flee their respective homes on account of their beliefs and 
 actions. They will come together to provide insight into the perspectives 
 of their communities, which are seldom heard in mainstream media or public 
 discourse.\n\nParticipants include: Hadeel Kouky, a Syrian Christian former 
 political prisoner who was detained for providing medical assistance to 
 demonstrators; Karmel Melamed, an award-winning journalist, noted human 
 rights and LGBT advocate and Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, an Egyptian 
 activist\n\nThe convening will feature a panel discussion moderated by 
 Dumisani Washington, senior pastor of the Congregation of Zion in Stockton. 
 An interactive question and answer forum will also explore the unique 
 struggles, commonalities and issues facing religious minorities in the 
 Middle East and North Africa as well as ways to build solidarity and mutual 
 support between groups. This event will open an opportunity for dialogue 
 between voices that rarely have a platform for meaningful and candid 
 interaction.\n\nThe event is open to the public and people of all religious 
 and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to attend, share ideas and learn 
 how to support one another as allies for religious pluralism and equality, 
 from the Bay Area to the Middle East.\n\n \nThursday, May 29 at 
 7:00pm\n\n290 Dolores St, San Francisco \n\nFree, but please RSVP dyanna at 
 jimena.org\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/05/20/18755992.php
SUMMARY:Voices of Dissent
LOCATION:290 Dolores St, San Francisco \n( a quick walk from 16th St BART)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/05/20/18755992.php
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