Building Bridges Between Faiths, Diocese Reaches Out To Muslims
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![Mohammed Mohamed El Filali, outreach director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, the Rev. Lisa Green, diocesan ecumenical and interreligious officer, and Nuray Sonmez, president of the Islamic Dialogue Center Women’s organization, address the audience during a panel discussion hosted by Trinity Church in Allendale last December. PHOTO COURTESY TRINITY, ALLENDALE Interfaith panel discussion hosted by Trinity Church in Allendale December 2010.](https://dioceseofnewark.org/sites/default/files/Muslim_Christian_Interfaith_Trinity_Allendale.jpg)
In Ridgewood, a Muslim group holds regular meetings, rent-free, at St. Elizabeth’s.
In Kinnelon, an interfaith vigil is held at St. David’s in response to a Quran-burning incident.
In Allendale, a Muslim-Christian interfaith discussion panel is organized at Trinity in response to controversy over plans to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero.
In Montclair, the rector of St. John’s attracts both hostility and support after hosting an interfaith service that began with the Muslim call to prayer.