Papers Session: Encounters Across Difference: Mobility, Language, and Authority
Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
This paper explores the long tradition of Christian–Muslim solidarity in Palestine and considers how this history can inform contemporary solidarity efforts in the United States and beyond. Palestinian Christians and Muslims have often worked together in shared political, social, and cultural struggles. Drawing from this history, this paper argues that the Palestinian experience offers an important model for strengthening relationships between Muslim and Christian communities with solidarity for Palestine as their focus. Such partnerships can deepen interfaith engagement and strengthen faith-based advocacy for justice and human dignity.