Berkley Center

After hearing a racist comment in the small synagogue she attends while studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, Leah Kanzer (SFS'20) addresses why the sense of faith and belonging she finds in being Jewish also prompts her to criticize anti-black racism within Jewish communities.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Casey Doherty (C'20) wrestles with what it means to confront the legacy of racism that white people have left and that many are still leaving after visiting locations in Ghana associated with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

This week on the Berkley Forum contributors discuss the Catholic Church's contribution to Christian-Muslim dialogue in light of Pope Francis' trip to the United Arab Emirates and the joint document on "human fraternity" he signed with Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar.