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Last update - 23:24 26/11/2007 Major N.Y. Islamic center honors Orthodox rabbi at annual event By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: multi-faith  The Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI), considered one of the largest leading Muslim centers among the U.S. Muslim community, awarded a special honor to Orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier on Sunday. 400 Muslim religious leaders and businessman took part in the center's annual dinner Sunday. Those in attendance welcomed Schneier with much applause as the heads of the ICLI bestowed the special award upon the rabbi. The award was in recognition of Scheier's initiative for a unique multi-cultural symposium involving rabbis and imams held recently in New York. Another recipient of the same award was Imam Omar Namus, of New York, who also took part in the symposium. Advertisement Rabbi Marc Schneier is President and Founder of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), which work toward improving relations between minorities in the United States. He serves as the spiritual leader of Manhattan's New York Synagogue and was rated number 37 of the top 50 most influential American rabbis by Newsweek magazine in 2007. In his acceptance speech, Schneier referred to the imminent Middle East peace conference to be held shortly in Annapolis, Maryland, saying that the "problem with the conference is the absence of a senior religious figure who would represent both the Jewish and Muslim faiths." "Religion is a powerful factor in the Middle East" Schneier said, and added that without the participation of Jewish and Muslim religious leaders, the peace process will likely fail. Related articles: Orthodox rabbi, hip-hop mogul join forces to fight Islamophobia He's got one foot in his shul, the other in a hip-hop club List of 50 most influential U.S. rabbis raises eyebrows Rosner's guest: Rabbi Marc Schneier Bookmark to del.icio.us   Pot shots Hamas says Gazan rockets are not aimed at Israeli women and children. I'll be watching you Hezbollah says it will monitor Israel's civil defense drill closely.   1.   ny islamic center honors rabbi 00:32  |  ronda 27/11/07   2.   now this is the way it SHOULD be! 02:04  |  eric 27/11/07   3.   eric, check out how other religions are treated under Islam 03:36  |  Terry 27/11/07   4.   Terry - jews survived due to moslem protection 05:05  |  sam 27/11/07   5.   ALL RELIGIONS AGREE:LAND FROM RIVER TO RIVER PROMISED TO ISRAEL)) 05:35  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 27/11/07   6.   What a beautiful story. 06:22  |  Maureen Ann 27/11/07   7.   Kol Hakavod Muslims 06:57  |  Yosemite 27/11/07   8.   # 3 well ronda; we optimists had our moment... 07:22  |  eric 27/11/07   9.   # 5 i don`t recall seeing that anywhere, MOSHIACHI babe 07:24  |  eric 27/11/07   10.   # 5 hey voice; do you know a guy named paul harris? 07:43  |  eric 27/11/07   11.   Delusion and Delerium of the Religous 08:32  |  Brad 27/11/07   12.   # 1 to ronda in florida; re: my post # 7 09:28  |  eric 27/11/07   13.   Muslims and Jews are Brothers Its the Politicians who are Poison 09:39  |  *B.Heddem* 27/11/07   14.   Dupes and fools 07:04  |  Ruth Broch 06/04/08

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