Jewish-Muslim slam poetry duo break stereotypes with words (via Times of Israel)

One talks about Allah and her mosque, the other talks about her synagogue and the Star of David. Together, they speak about faith, a powerful term when conjured in performance poetry by Hannah Halpern and Amina Iro, two college student poets who first met in a Washington, DC youth slam poetry team. 

This week, the two poets and friends were at Limmud UK, an annual Jewish learning event that drew more than 2,500 participants for a week of lectures, workshops, performances and discussions on a wide range of Jewish issues, ranging from culture, art and psychology to history and politics.

The two 18-year-olds held four poetry workshops, focusing on cultural differences, womanhood, identity and faith.

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The Times of Israel

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