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Spectrum News journalist Zarina Khairzada profiled our programs director, Tasneem Noor, and associate director, Andrea Hodos, on how NewGround's work has been impacted by the crisis in Israel and Gaza, and how they have needed to adapt the fellowship to meet this moment.

We are in search of strong candidates for next year’s MAJIC cohort. Learning to listen resiliently and speak with courageous compassion is more critical than ever before. MAJIC provides the space to have rough draft conversations and build coalition skills at a time when polarization is ripping us apart.

Last weekend, our current cohort of Professional Fellows convened the first NewGround Symposium, an opportunity for NewGround community members to come together under the guidance of the Fellows to discuss the intense topics that these Fellows have grappled with over the past year: anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hate and bias, the interconnections between them, and the many painful stories connected to Israel Palestine and the crisis in Gaza.

  @abcnews highlighted NewGround and our Executive Director, Aziza Hasan, in a new article saying: "One of the most powerful moments for me, however, was one of the most somber." The iftar held by NewGround, a group led by executive director Aziza Hasan and associate director Andrea Hodos – Palestinian and Jewish, respectively – brought together dozens of Muslims and Jewish people.