Ten Iranian women from the world’s largest Shi’a Islam seminary will attend Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) for three weeks in May. Their arrival will mark the first ... read more about Iranian women scholars to study at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
When envoys from Iran and the world’s six major powers gather in Vienna today for a third round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program, you can safely bet that no ... read more about Time to rebuild good relations with Iran, CJP Director argues in Richmond newspaper op-ed
J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of EMU’s ... read more about CJP leader Daryl Byler nurtures Iran-EMU relationship
J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of the ... read more about EMU, MCC leaders nurture warm relationship with Islamic scholars in Iran
Syrians are flooding into neighboring Jordan at the rate of more than 1,000 per night, seeking refuge from a brutal civil war. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has taken steps to ... read more about SPI Alumni Help With Syrian Refugee Crisis
Cindy and Daryl Byler (back row, left) with young friends in Gaza. Two EMU student organizations are co-sponsoring an event meant to challenge the EMU and larger community with the ... read more about MCC Couple to Outline Middle East Issues
‘The world is hungry for the kinds of things taught in our Mennonite schools,’ says Daryl Byler, alumnus of both EMU and EMS. Read more… ... read more about World is Hungry for Peace Message, Says EMU Grad