The American Jewish Committee's network for young professionals, ACCESS, is partnering with the Mimouna Association, an organization of young Moroccan Muslim leaders, to educate and build ties among their American, Israeli, and Moroccan peers, the AJC reported Monday.
ACCESS and Mimouna have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to organize joint missions to Israel and Morocco; convene virtual conferences on Jewish heritage and regional cooperation; and create English and Arabic-language videos highlighting diversity and commonalities between Jews and Arabs.
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The two groups first began working together in 2014 to emphasize the importance of Jewish culture to Moroccan identity and cultural heritage. In 2017, the two organizations held a conference in Essaouira, Morocco, to discuss interfaith approaches to promoting understanding in the Middle East. A follow-up conference in 2018 examined the importance of education and social media in promoting interfaith cooperation.
Since 2015, the Mimouna Association has participated in all AJC Global Forums, including in Jerusalem in 2018.
"2,500 years of Jewish history in Morocco has created unique ties between Morocco and the Jewish people," said Mimouna Association President Elmehdi Boudra.
"AJC has been a committed partner of ours for many years. Together we are looking forward to strengthening the natural bonds between our communities and enriching the new period of engagement between Israel and Morocco," Boudra said.
Director of ACCESS Dana Steiner said, "Formalizing relations between our two organizations will allow our young professionals to unite and work toward creating positive shifts between Jews and Arabs. There is no better organization with which to accomplish this goal than the Mimouna Association."
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