TY  - JOUR
A1  - Menachem Zoufala, Marcela
A1  - Dyduch, Joanna
A1  - Glöckner, Olaf
T1  - Jews and muslims in Dubai, Berlin, and Warsaw
BT  - interactions, peacebuilding initiatives, and improbable encounters
JF  - Religions
N2  - What is the nature of interactions between Jews and Muslims in contemporary Dubai, Berlin, and Warsaw? The purpose of the three presented case studies is to evaluate the state of affairs and identify newly emerging trends and patterns in the given trans-urban context. The methodology is based on qualitative anthropological research, emphasising an emic perspective that centralises respondents' own lived experiences and worldviews. The main research's findings made evident that interactions between Muslims and Jews in each examined location are, to various extents, acknowledged, and in some cases, also embody a formative part of public discourses. Perhaps the most visible manifestations of these relations are represented by the ambitious interfaith projects that were recently established in each geographical area in focus. The Abrahamic Family House (UEA), The House of One (GE), and The Community of Conscience (PL) reveal the aspirations of multi-faith religious leaders to overcome polarising dichotomies and search for common ground. One of the conclusive outcomes of the study is a somewhat diminishing impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Jewish-Muslim relations; however, the extent differs in each destination in focus. Finally, an unpredicted observation can be made. A surfacing inclination towards embracing a joint Muslim-Jewish Middle Eastern identity was perceived.
KW  - Jews and Muslims
KW  - Dubai
KW  - Berlin
KW  - Warsaw
KW  - multi-faith projects
KW  - The Abrahamic Family House
KW  - The House of One
KW  - The Community of Conscience;
KW  - cultural hybridisation
KW  - Abraham Accords
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13010013
SN  - 2077-1444
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -