September 2, 2014|By Sergio Carmona, Staff Writer
Sholom Neistein and Mohamed Ghumrawi are good friends trying to inspire future generations.
Neistein, a 26-year-old pro-Israel Jewish man living in North Miami Beach, and Ghumrawi, a 24-year-old Arab American of Palestinian descent living in Miami, both recently created the Facebook page, "Humans Refusing To Be Enemies," where they promote peace by educating, enlightening, humanizing and cultivating discourse from a number of different perspectives. This is a campaign that both men have talked since early on in their friendship, which began when they met as college students at Florida International University in 2008.
Both men can be reached at humansrefusingtobeenemies@gmail.com, 954-736-8198 or 561-846-0830 for more information.
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To read the whole article, click here (or go to The Sun Sentinel, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-02/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jjdc-campaign-0903-20140902_1_peace-palestinian-middle-east)
To listen to the NPR interview, click here: or go to WLRN archives for "politics" for 2:04 AM on July 25, 2015: http://wlrn.org/post/sholom-mohamed-brothers-spite-israeli-palestinian-conflict?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=FBWLRN3693
This is a very uplifting story!! We should all try to be this open minded when we encounter different people.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting read and listen on these two men. I believe we should all strive for finding a common ground when meeting new people.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story, encouraging all of us to meet and welcome the new people in our lives.
ReplyDeleteWow thanks for sharing this professor I enjoyed reading this. I being a very open minded person can definitely relate.
ReplyDeleteEncountering new people is something that everyone will experience in life, and I think that it's very important to have an open mind and to try to empathize as much as possible with every person you meet. I don't think anyone should take sides when it comes to the topic of peace in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians. Great read, professor!
ReplyDeleteI agree that people should welcome new ones into their life, but at the same time there are reasons that some people have enemies. To have an enemy, or someone you dislike is acceptable.
ReplyDeleteThis was something really nice to read. I believe human beings should be more accepting of one another.
ReplyDeleteThe initiative taken by these two men is really exemplary. Also the fact that it was created here in Miami makes me proud that the city is a place where people from all different backgrounds can coexist happily.
ReplyDeleteThis story is really amazing because these two men are trying to point out that coexistence is not difficult,and should be something we all strive for. It is a very positive article, but it made me disappointed that even though the world is full of mixed cultures, we still have so far to go.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story. It shows that we've finally come to a time where other races and cultures are accepted. It's important to embrace all cultures!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing to read, especially in the midst of all the racial messiness that has been going on lately. There is hope in the middle of chaos, for people to consider one another and be treated justly and with love. Really cool how FIU students had something to do with all of this too.
ReplyDeleteDefiantly opens ones eyes and reminds us to accept one another, and always welcome people with open arms.
ReplyDeleteAlways be loving and caring. And most of all accept people for who they are.
ReplyDeleteThis is so great! I went and visited the facebook page and its a great place to go to find positivity-they were even on MSNBC! with cyber-bullying as an unfortunate commonality nowadays, I'm curious to see how they are treated online beyond the positivity and love of their facebook page wall.
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