September 11, 2008

IJCIC, The International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, mourns the passing of W.D. Mohammed, the preeminent leader of the African-American Muslim community in the United States of America, who brought his movement into the Islamic mainstream and was a champion of interfaith understanding.

Rabbi David Rosen, Chairman of IJCIC, noted W.D. Mohammed's frequent and passionate condemnations of racism, anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry; and his pioneering role in interfaith outreach – in particular to the Jewish community. "Imam Mohammed was a man of deep humanity spirituality and wisdom," he said.

W.D. Mohammed visited Israel on a few occasions – one of them at the invitation of the government of Israel; and was Rabbi Rosen's guest in Israel at a major interfaith conference in the year 2000 at which he spoke together with other notable religious leaders including the Dalai Lama.

The International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) is a coalition of Jewish organizations representing world Jewry to other religions. IJCIC's member organizations are American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith International, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Israel Jewish Council on Interreligious Relations, Rabbinical Assembly, Rabbinical Council of America, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, Union for Reform Judaism, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, World Jewish Congress

International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations