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.
Gather
We create spaces for people from all backgrounds to connect meaningfully together.
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Challenging Bigotry in Creative Spaces
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Muslim and Arab Student Inclusion
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Challenging Islamophobia in the Workplace
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In Memoriam | New Internships | Interfaith Panels Provide Alternate Narrative
ING Mourns the Passing of Executive Director’s Mother Karima Elgenaidi (1925 – 2018) Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. “Surely, we belong to God and to Him we will return.” In recent weeks, ING Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi has been with her mother in preparation for the end… Read More
Join us at the Women’s March | ING in the News | Upcoming Events
Join Us at the San Jose Women’s March on Saturday! One year ago, millions of women around the United States and the world streamed into city centers in support of human rights, civil liberties, and social justice for all. In the Bay Area, ING speakers and staff… Read More
In Response to President Trump’s Remarks on Immigrants from Haiti and Africa
President’s Pejorative Remarks About Other Countries Show Need for Increased Knowledge about Immigrants to the United States and Intercultural Exchange Recent remarks by President Trump that degraded “s**t-hole countries” and called for more Norwegian immigrants instead of Africans and Latin Americans run counter to the United States’ traditional motto of “E… 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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