Musalaha
A Vision of Reconciliation
Musalaha, meaning “reconciliation” in Arabic, is a faith-based organization that teaches, trains, and facilitates reconciliation between diverse ethnic, religious, and social groups, drawing on biblical principles and indigenous practices to pursue joint liberation and redemption through nonviolent co-resistance.
Our Mission
Musalaha, founded in 1990 by indigenous people of this land, is a faith-based organization dedicated to promoting reconciliation between communities separated by ethnic, religious, and social barriers. Guided by local community leaders, we teach, train, and facilitate transformative encounters that foster unity, joint liberation, and nonviolent co-resistance. Through this work, we strive for healing, redemption, and sustainable peace within our society and across borders.
“We do not believe that our peoples are doomed to make the same mistakes; nor do we believe that we are forever locked in cycles of violence and political impasse… We must look at our past and our present in light of our hope for the future. ”
— Through My Enemy’s Eyes
Musalaha’s Philosophy of Reconcilliation
A process of restoring relationships between groups of (perceived) enemies by striving for joint liberation and redemption together. This process requires redefining oneself, resisting oppressive power structures and transforming conflict, through a profound and new identity and narrative. This transformation begets concrete steps towards non-violent liberation of the oppressed, and redemption of the oppressor, in co-resisting injustice together for the humanization of all.
Over the years, Musalaha has not limited its projects to the desert and expanded its work with children, women, youth, young adults, civil society leaders, and more. Our theological and philosophical approach to reconciliation has been recognized to be authentic and applicable to other contexts experiencing conflict around the world.
Musalaha’s reconcilliation model has been applied and taught in the UK, the USA, Germany, India, Northern Ireland, Hong King, and the MENA region.
The Reconciliation Process
Join the Team
We invite people of all backgrounds to explore the dynamics of reconciliation among Palestinians and Israelis. In addition, we provide a variety of internships and lectures in Jerusalem and online!
Make a donation.
Investing in Musalaha allows you to take part in our efforts that are impacting the lives of Palestinians and Israelis. Your investment brings you into our work of reconciliation and co-resistance to bring real change. We welcome you to join in our vision of restoring relationships while tackling injustices and oppression.