The Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) is an annual inter-cultural, inter-religious conference based in Vienna. The conference consists of discussion committees, guest speakers, dialogue panels and social events. The first annual Muslim Jewish Conference took place from the 1st until the 6th of August 2010 at the University of Vienna. 60 Jewish and Muslim students participated. The second annual Muslim Jewish Conference took place from 3 July until the 8 July 2011 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Thematic Committees
The 2010 conference was split into three thematic sections:
Additionally, a group was introduced by the conference; the Muslim Jewish Connection. This organization founded by a Rabbi David Goldberg in 2008 focuses on education for youth and adults in the Middle East.
Patronage & Honorary Committee 2010
The first 'Muslim Jewish Conference' was under the patronage of the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
The 2010 members of the Honorary Committee were:
Patricia Kahane, President of the 'Karl Kahane Foundation'.
Rabbi Marc Schneier, Chairman of the World Jewish Congress American Section, Founder and President of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU).
Grand-Rabbi Marc Raphaël Guedj, President of the Geneva-based interreligious Foundation 'Racines Et Sources' (roots and well-springs).
Dr Faouzi Skali, is an anthropologist and ethnologist; professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Fes, Morocco, and author of many publications including "La Voie Soufi" (The Soufi Path) and "Traces de Lumiere" (Traces of Light). He is also the Initiator of the Mediterranean Institute for Dialogue Project and Director of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.
Walter Ruby, Muslim Jewish Relations Officer for The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) since March 2008.
