On Friday, July 19, 2019, Bilal Ansari, Co-Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Faculty Associate of Muslim Pastoral Theology, served as a guest educator at Jerusalem Peacebuilders’ Leadership Institute.

Dr. Ansari provided youth with three workshops exploring topics of restorative justice, peacebuilding, intercultural communication, ethics, religious pluralism, and democracy.

Jerusalem Peacebuilders (JPB) is a registered 501(c) 3 organization and a recognized provider of peace education. Since 2011, Dr. Ansari has assisted JPB with its interfaith summer youth programs in Vermont and Connecticut that serve young adults from Israel, Palestine, and the United States seeking to become the next generation of successful leaders and peacebuilders.