The Coexistence Trust is an organisation founded in 2005 by

Lord Janner of Braunstone Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, (11 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a British politician, barrister and writer. He became a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leicester in the 1970 general election as a last-minute ...

and

Prince Hassan of Jordan Prince Hassan bin Talal ( ar, الحسن بن طلال, born 20 March 1947) is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before King Hussein's death. Family Prince Ha ...

. The body was originally named The Political Council for Coexistence.

Purpose and mission

A network of senior

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

and Jewish political leaders worldwide with its headquarters in London, UK, the trust provides a bridge across the political spectrum to combat Islamophobia and

Anti-Semitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

wherever it may be found in the world. The trust uses its level of access to intervene at the highest levels of government whenever and wherever there are

racist Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

attacks against Muslims or Jews. The trust believes that with political authority comes the responsibility to be sensitive to the role of religion in public life. Therefore, the trust regularly arranges private meetings between leaders from the spheres of religion and politics to discuss contemporary issues. In addition to its membership, The trust has a distinguished group of patrons. These are among others, eminent personalities from the Abrahamic faiths. The Coexistence Trust's mission is to strengthen mutual understanding between Jewish and Muslim communities worldwide and to provide an enlightened centrist platform for Muslim and Jewish political leaders to combat Islamophobia and

at senior levels. It envisions a world in which the dialogue between Muslim and Jewish leaders is collaborative, open, respectful and focused on the benefit of society as a whole.

Patrons, trustees and members

Presidents

* Prince Hassan bin Talal

Chairperson

*2005–2008: Baron Janner of Braunstone *2008–2013: Baron Mitchell

Directors

Alan Senitt Alan Senitt (26 December 1978 – 9 July 2006) was a British political activist from Pinner, North London. He had previously attended Nower Hill High School, and was a former chairman of the Union of Jewish Students. He stood as the Labour Pa ...

*Samuel Klein

Deceased

*Baron Janner of Braunstone (former president)

Activities

Autumn 2008 Roadshow

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References

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