“The Phoenix Multi-Faith Society is an excellent example of individuals of different faiths and backgrounds coming together to provide a united front against intolerance, hate and discrimination, ultimately making Edmonton a better place to live.”
Denis Ducharme
Former Minister of Alberta Community Development
Our Stories
The Phoenix Multi-Faith Society for Harmony has been collecting actual stories of Abrahamic multi-faith cooperation, and has recently published this collection.
Click to read the book's welcoming messages.
Or, to read any of the individual stories, please click on a link below.
Muslim Stories:
Formation of the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities - Marlene Haymour and Shayda Nanji
Saima Ahmed's Realization - Saima Ahmed
Nomination for a King - Richard Awid
The Annual Interfaith Symposium: Uniting Women of Faith - Ayesha Mian
Uncle Sam Jamha - Richard Awid
Lawyers Working Together - Yasmeen Nizam
The Arabic-Hebrew Experience in Edmonton - Soraya Zaki Hafez
The Road to Healing - Soraya Zaki Hafez
Compassion Leads to Friendship - Richard Awid
Imam Hummudah Abd Al-Ati - Richard Awid
The Al Rashid - Canada's First Mosque - Richard Awid
Jewish Stories:
My Lebanese Cousins By Paula E. Kirman (includes The Relationship - Richard Awid)
Remembering Sam & Annie and the Crown Grocery - Don J. Manderscheid, Q.C.
Jewish Family Services - Supporting Edmonton Families of All Faiths - Debby Shoctor
True Harmony: Bridging Cultural Divides Through Music - Paula E. Kirman
Rabbi Ginsburg and the Deicide Debate - Kathryn Ivany
Eliot Cohen (Corday) - Sterling Haynes
Jake Superstein: A Man for All Faiths - Debby Shoctor
Remembering First Twins' Bar Mitzvah (1939) - Harold Rodnunsky
Christian Stories:
Father Bill Irwin: The Man, The Vision - Marc Barylo
Come Pray In Our Mosque - David J. Goa
Celebrating 150 Years in Solidarity with the People of Alberta Sisters of Charity of Montreal "Grey Nuns" - Sister Rosaleen Zdunich
My First Inter-Faith Encounter - David J. Goa
What We Want the Other to Know and Teach about Our Religious Traditions - Sister Rosaleen Zdunich
Interfaith Generosity: McDougall United Church and Beth Shalom Synagogue, 1938 - Kathryn Ivany
Jews & Christians Make History in Edmonton - Sister Rosaleen Zdunich
Rabbi Delivers Lecture Series at Roman Catholic Newman Theological College - Sister Rosaleen Zdunich
Working to Eliminate Discrimination: The Harmony Brunch - Paula E. Kirman
A Journey of Faith - Sister Rosaleen Zdunich
