Ruth Broyde SharoneA passionate interfaith leader, documentary filmmaker, journalist, and author, honored internationally for her contributions to cultural education, peace and justice, Ruth Broyde Sharone served as Co-Chair of the Southern California Parliament of theWorld's Religions (SCCPWR) for 10 years. She is an inspirational public speaker and travels frequently to college campuses to present interfaith programs including her award-winning documentary GOD AND ALLAH NEED TO TALK. Her riveting interfaith memoir, MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES: Why God and Allah Need to Talk, is considered "a primer on interfaith engagement," and was endorsed by more than 30 religious leaders including H.H. the Dalai Lama. The memoir won top awards in three literary competitions. She is also a co-author of the 2018 best-selling Amazon book, 21ST CENTURY VOICES: Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make A Difference. A strong believer in the arts as a powerful vehicle for interfaith engagement, Ruth created THIS IS WHO WE ARE, an interfaith musical celebrating our cultural and religious diversity and produced an album entitled INTERFAITH: The Musical. Invited twice to address UN roundtables in Geneva, Switzerland, Ruth has pioneered interfaith pilgrimages to Egypt, Israel and Turkey. In 1991 she co-founded FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM with an African-American Minister. Participants of diverse religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds were invited to share their faith stories as they retraced the steps of the Exodus, from Egypt to the Sinai to Jerusalem. FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM was highlighted on CNN World News in 1994. Ruth worked on staff of the global Parliament, serving as a Partner Cities Associate in the U.S., Latin America, Australia, and the Middle East. She initiated major interfaith events at the Bangladeshi and Moroccan Embassies in Washington, D.C. and was invited to present her unique interfaith programs in Spain, Mexico, England, and Italy. In 2013 she was inducted into the Martin Luther King Advisory Board at Morehouse College in Atlanta and in 2015 she received a special commendation as an interfaith leader from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Ruth was invited to teach a class called Interfaith Activism and Beyond at the Academy of Jewish Religion California (AJRCA), the first course of its kind at the rabbinical seminary. Ruth was also a regular correspondent for The Interfaith Observer, an on-line interfaith monthly, where she published more than 70 articles. Read More Read Less