People of many faiths and religious backgrounds joined Muslims on September 3 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC for a prayer service and Ramadan dinner to celebrate interfaith service projects. Watch scenes from the service and listen to Sayyid Syeed, national director for the Islamic Society of North America; Siba Subramaniam, vice president of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington; and Meg Poole, chair of Washington’s annual 9/11 Unity Walk talk about the importance of interfaith relations in a post- 9/11 world.
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This is very important work, at a time in history when it takes people’s concerted efforts to understand each other and come together.