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Muslim World Partnership Initiative

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Welcome to the Muslim World Partnership Initiative!

Sister Cities International recognizes that in order to secure a more peaceful future, we must encourage better understanding and cooperation between the West and the Muslim world. Sister Cities International is in a unique position to play a vital role in bridging the gap between the Muslim world and the West through the "citizen diplomacy" movement. We engage communities in a broad range of programs and activities that involve these citizen diplomats around the world. The Muslim World Partnership Initiative seeks to provide U.S. communities and communities in the Muslim world opportunities for positive direct engagement with one another. The Muslim World Partnership Initiative will encourage mutual respect, understanding and cooperation through Sister Cities partnerships, educational outreach and joint programs. This Initiative will encompass several goals:

Strengthen the existing Sister Cities partnerships between the U.S. and Muslim world and form new partnerships.
Demonstrate through these Sisters Cities partnerships that mutual respect, understanding and cooperation can be built and sustained between the United States and the Muslim world.
Tell the remarkable stories of these partnerships and programs to help inform and educate the American public about the positive impact of citizen diplomacy.

Want to learn more about the Initiative? Click here for detailed information about why Sister Cities International is involved in this effort, activities and programs related to the Initiative, and information about how your community can get involved.

View a list of the 93 partnerships between U.S communities and communities in the Muslim world.

Visit our resources section for a wealth of information on sister cities in the Muslim world.

View a list of the international communities looking for U.S. sister cities.

Contact Laura Giroux, Muslim World Partnership Initiative Program Interim Manager, for more information about the Initiative. Telephone: (202) 347-8630 ext. 8639.