Exploring The Sacred | Diversity, Divisiveness & Separation between Human Beings

Join us on September 21st | Diversity, Divisiveness & Separation between Human Beings

Join the Zoom Meeting here – https://zoom.us/j/94740768320

Speakers

Jonathan Granoff, Attorney, author, and international advocate emphasizing the legal, spiritual, and ethical dimensions of peace and security, with a specific focus on advancing the rule of law to address international threats such as nuclear weapons. He serves on numerous governing and advisory boards, including Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Fortune Forum, Jane Goodall Institute, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. He is a recipient of the Rutgers University School of Law’s Arthur E. Armitage Distinguished Alumni Award and a 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the Senior Advisor to the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates and its Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador for Peace, Security and Nuclear Disarmament of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, former Adjunct Professor of International Law at Widener University School of Law, and Chair of the Task Force on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Senior Advisor to the Committee on National Security of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Granoff is the award-winning screenwriter of The Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation and a prolific author. He has been a featured guest and expert commentator on numerous radio and television programs. He has presented expert testimony to the Parliaments of Canada and the United Kingdom, the US Congress, and the United Nations. BA (cum laude) from Vassar College, Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law. Since youth studied with Sufi Saint Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and was honored with his namesake Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen.

Imam Amr Dabour holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from the English Section of Al-Azhar University in Egypt. The topic of his Master Thesis is: “Infallibility of Prophets Between Torah, Bible, and the Qur’an.”

• He attended many non-degree courses in critical thinking and other contemporary Islamic issues throughout his career. He also conducted a classical study of Fiqh with well-known Muslim Scholars.
• He has a profound understanding of Islam and Muslim communities in the US, based on over 12 years of working with and spiritually leading communities in North Carolina and Florida.

Imam Amr is the religious and social director at SALAM (Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims).

Jon Fish, past president, ICGS.

Rachel Lyman, Director, Interfaith Explorers