Muslim-Jewish relations were on my mind after my interview with Sadia Shepard, but I was shy about bringing it up. When I got home though, I discovered a little treat in my inbox.

The Riverdale Press featured an interesting spin on Muslim-Jewish relations right here in Riverdale. In the story, “At Riverdale Jewish Center, Muslim student finds a haven for prayer”, a Muslim foreign exchange student finds herself praying the required 5 times a day at the local synagogue, the Riverdale Jewish Center, right by her school. The piece goes on to explore the lives of Muslim exchange students living with Jewish families and chronicles their positive experiences. One unobservant Jewish family decides to forgo vegeterian because of Muslim dietary laws.