Peace in Our Schools Featured for Interfaith Dialogue - World Jewish Congress

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Peace in Our Schools Featured for Interfaith Dialogue

Peace in our Schools

Ramiz Bakhtiar and Lika Torikashvili were featured in an article in the Toronto Star for the work they do running peace workshops in schools around the world. Bakhtiar, originally from Afghanistan, and Torikashvili, from Georgia, formed the initiative to foster dialogue between Muslims and Jews.

Peace in Our Schools, a project of NextGen Inc., draws from Bakhtiar and Torikashvili's experiences coming from Afghanistan and Georgia, respectively, two countries that have witnessed tremendous divide and political contention in their lifetimes.

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