The Collective is a subset of The 49%,”a women’s rights nonprofit with the goal of raising awareness of women’s and social issues to try to change…
The Collective is a subset of The 49%, a women’s rights nonprofit with the goal of raising awareness of women’s and social issues to try to change people’s minds and lawsA new global grassroots movement known as The Collective is uniting Jewish and Muslim women’s rights activists in conversation aboutIt all started on Oct. 7 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli civilians. According to Israel, Hamas killed over 1,200 people and abducted 240 hostages who were brought into the Gaza Strip.
Khorshed, who serves as the executive director of the New England Bangladeshi American Foundation and is also a board member of the American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council , took a trip to Israel with other Muslim women to show support.It’s on that trip that Khorshed met Paula Kweskin, a Jewish American documentary filmmaker and human rights attorney who lives in Israel.
But what helped her through was dozens of women in her network -- many of them Muslim – reaching out to her in support. One friend suggested getting a group of women together to discuss the attack, they hopped on a Zoom call, and The Collective was born. Since the Oct. 7 attacks, the Palestinian enclave health ministry reported about 32,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli Defense Force. Calls for a ceasefire are echoed around the world as the bombing continues and more than 100 hostages remain in captivity.
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