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The third annual Twinningsm weekend kicked off this weekend as Jews and Muslims, as well as representatives of Mosques and Synagogues from across the globe cross came together to take part in the world's largest gathering encouraging ethnic tolerance.
Organized annually by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) in cooperation with the World Jewish Congress and the Islamic Society of North America, the Twinningsm weekend joins Muslim and Jewish students and young leadership groups to form partnerships and joint programs together, with the goal of building communication ties, reconciliation and cooperation between the two religions.
This year's Twinningsm seminar is being held after a tumultuous summer that resulted in an increase in anti-Muslim sentiments across the U.S. and Europe relating to the plans to build an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center in N.Y.