Honoring our Shared Humanity
Who We Are
We’re Americans of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds working together towards peace in our country and around the world.
What We Do
Our mission is to advance pluralism by educating, engaging, and empowering people and institutions to understand shared histories, bridge cultural and faith differences, confront interconnected forms of bias, and build inclusive, just communities.
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We empower educators with expert speakers and engaging online curriculum resources.
Train
We offer Inclusion and Belonging training for diverse professional groups nationwide.
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We create spaces for people from all backgrounds to connect meaningfully together.
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More UpdatesING CEO Joins Interfaith Panel
ING founder and CEO Maha Elgenaidi joined a panel that included director Daniel Ferguson and representatives from the other faiths (Christianity, Islam, and Judaism) shown in a new IMAX movie titled Jerusalem at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose following a special screening of the film for educators. Read MoreMuslim and Christian Women in Dialogue
On Saturday, March 7, ING’s Maha Elgenaidi presented to an audience of 85 women at Stone Church’s Women’s Retreat at the St. Francis Retreat Center in the beautiful hills of San Juan Bautista. The retreat was designed to expand the women’s intellectual and spiritual horizons by examining the similarities and… Read MoreING Partners with Congressman Honda to Combat Bullying
ING met with Congressman Mike Honda in January to discuss the widespread problem of religiously-motivated bullying which is preventable through education and interreligious engagement. At our initiative, the Congressman has committed to bring this issue to the attention of the school superintendents in his district. Representative Honda will share a… Read MoreListening to Those We Serve
The entire experience of planning a series of seminars with ING was inspirational. They did an amazing job. The ING team welcomed input along the way which allowed each session to be even better than the one before it. We will continue to work with ING as I am confident that they will continue to provide value in our work.
City Human Resources Director
I thought the ING seminar, “Preventing and Responding to Anti-Muslim Bigotry,” was an extremely valuable training for law enforcement, especially in today’s day and age with all the misunderstandings and misperceptions of the Muslim community…I feel this training will help my staff and I in developing better relationships and in responding to the needs of our community. I highly recommend this training to others.
Police Captain
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