{"id":17196,"date":"2024-11-19T17:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/breaking-down-barriers-between-muslims-and-christians\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:19:18","slug":"breaking-down-barriers-between-muslims-and-christians","status":"publish","type":"mwcresource","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/breaking-down-barriers-between-muslims-and-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down barriers between Muslims and Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/assembly\/indonesia-2022\">Indonesia 2022: workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This workshop compares the wearing of face masks in response to COVID-19 with the wearing of face veils worn by some Muslim women for religious reasons. Memes and cartoons are used to explore the breaking of barriers in a humerous way. The workshop also looks at the importance of bodily practices in Islam and Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Jacqueline Hoover is a free-lance instructor is Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian relations based in the UK. She is a member of the sessional faculty at AMBS and an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church USA. 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